U23 World League

Wanzbach Sportpark
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Menderes Uluç made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's goalkeeper Şadi Cihaner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thomas Schmuck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Menderes Uluç in the 7th minute of the match. Poli Timisoara's Thomas Schmuck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Arif Polatalp in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, Menderes Uluç cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Thomas Schmuck was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jens-Uwe Lack sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute Thomas Knoppertz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şadi Cihaner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Vefa Ökmener got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vefa Ökmener scored 0-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomas Schmuck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ahmet Arif Polatalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Thomas Schmuck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomas Schmuck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seyhun Oyum, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Jens-Uwe Lack hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas Schmuck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Menderes Uluç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Thomas Knoppertz made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Poli Timisoara's zone, Seyhun Oyum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Schmuck came out of the goal and Seyhun Oyum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Ata Türkoğlu was substituted for Kubat Acıbadem. The audience was convinced that Menderes Uluç's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomas Schmuck was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Ahmet Arif Polatalps short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Thomas Schmuck to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Poli Timisoara's Thomas Schmuck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Menderes Uluç in the 70th minute of play. Ahmet Arif Polatalps short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Thomas Schmuck to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Poli Timisoara's Thomas Schmuck got control of the ball when Ahmet Arif Polatalp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Şadi Cihaner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominic Haug in the 85th minute of play. Jens-Uwe Lack fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şadi Cihaner having to interfere. After 88 played minutes Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa got a freekick which was hit by Şakir Uçarer. Şadi Cihaner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Knoppertz, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Jens-Uwe Lack cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Şadi Cihaner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Poli Timisoara supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's performance. The match ended with a win for Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa.