U23 World League

Gold Raiders Arena
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arif Erdem got the match started through his kick off. Adam de Reyck made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Arif Erdem sent off a good shot on target. Adam de Reyck was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arif Erdem showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 9 minute of play. Mehmet Özdilek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arif Erdem made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 18thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Adam de Reyck would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. A collision led to Gold Raiders FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mehmet Özdilek hit a great ball. Adam de Reyck was a little too slow when Arif Erdem got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 3-0. Resul Yalın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bert Vercruysse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Arif Erdem reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adam de Reyck. The goal made the score 4-0. Adam de Reyck came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Gold Raiders FC's Arif Erdem. But to his dismay, Arif Erdem quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Arif Erdem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Erdem in the 46th minute of play forced Olavarria FC's goalkeeper Adam de Reyck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Harold Reynders made a kick off. Herald Dujardin struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Resul Yalın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Olavarria FC. 54 minutes into the game, Gold Raiders FC's Arif Erdem nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adam de Reyck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Adam de Reyck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Erdem in the 57th minute of the match. Arif Erdem scored 7-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adam de Reyck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 71st minute, Mehmet Özdilek made a precise shot to the right of Adam de Reyck. Olavarria FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. The supporters of Gold Raiders FC booed when Olavarria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reinaert Van Elsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Arif Erdem came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Gold Raiders FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arif Erdem couldn't finish the play. In the 79th minute, Arif Erdem got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Ahmet Hasan Tanju had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Olavarria FC defense, Arif Erdem kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adam de Reyck. The Olavarria FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adam de Reyck should have stopped the shot. Adam de Reyck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uygur Üstüner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the game, Gold Raiders FC's Arif Erdem nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adam de Reyck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0.