U23 World League

Mesillot Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Jandarma's Seçkin Taykut started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 17th minute of the match Jandarma got a corner. Maccabi Netanya's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. İbrahim Ethem Turalp ran over to the corner to take the kick. Amitsur Rafner thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Josh Ben-Ari, a very annoying self made goal in the 17th minute which led to 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Maccabi Netanya's goal looked a bit too open when Erenay Tetiker came free, but Josh Ben-Ari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes Jandarma got a freekick which was hit by Selçuk Soytekin. 22 minutes into the game, Mati Adamski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Aydemir Süvari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 35th minute, Amitsur Rafner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute of the match Erberk Ezelhan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Josh Ben-Ari skillfully saved the ball. In the 40th minute, Seçkin Taykut ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Josh Ben-Ari was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When Jandarma's Seçkin Taykut in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maccabi Netanya's goalie prevented a goal. Selçuk Soytekin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Josh Ben-Ari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Seçkin Taykut had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 53 minutes into the game, Seçkin Taykut recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Josh Ben-Ari. Seçkin Taykut showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Maccabi Netanya's Josh Ben-Ari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erenay Tetiker in the 62nd minute of play. Josh Ben-Ari made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Seçkin Taykut sent off a good shot on target. İbrahim Ethem Turalp's late challenge caught a Maccabi Netanya's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İbrahim Ethem Turalp helped the player get up and apologised. Aydemir Süvari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simeon Zibak in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Simeon Zibak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maccabi Netanya fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raz Factor in the 82nd minute of play forced Jandarma's goalkeeper Aydemir Süvari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josh Ben-Ari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seçkin Taykut in the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Maccabi Netanya's Elyakim Cheulkar got a free kick in the 86th minute. Seçkin Taykut in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Josh Ben-Ari, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Amitsur Rafner's late challenge caught a Jandarma's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amitsur Rafner helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th minute, Amitsur Rafner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jandarma's İbrahim Ethem Turalp got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Although Maccabi Netanya had been in control for most of the match, Jandarma still came away with the win.