World League

Koolkerke Stadion
Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Levan Dost started the match with the kick off. In the 13thth minute of the game Levan Dost who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mirza Olgunsoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robertinho Carabajal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 minutes of play, AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mirza Olgunsoy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fabrizio Di Muzio made in the 24th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Laurent Verhaghe immediately put the ball in play. Ulises Steven came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by SEFEROĞULLARI's Levan Dost. But to his dismay, Levan Dost quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After having played for 35 minutes, Joseph Smits managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Koolkerke's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joseph Smits was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the match, SEFEROĞULLARI's goal looked a bit too open when Robertinho Carabajal came free, but Mirza Olgunsoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute of the match AFC Koolkerke got a corner. SEFEROĞULLARI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Clóvis Bittencourt ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alex Koit was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 47 minutes into the game, AFC Koolkerke's Joseph Smits nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mirza Olgunsoy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Robertinho Carabajal made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, AFC Koolkerke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clóvis Bittencourt to maneuver through the defense. AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levan Dost in the 59th minute of play. Joseph Smits fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mirza Olgunsoy having to interfere. SEFEROĞULLARI's Uğur Erkovich was substituted for Levan Dost. SEFEROĞULLARI made a substitution. Berkem Bekata replaced Tao Ao Xing. Ulises Steven made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berkem Bekata in the 65th minute of play. Ulises Steven showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berkem Bekata in the 68th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mirza Olgunsoy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven got control of the ball when Berkem Bekata tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute Robertinho Carabajal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirza Olgunsoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulises Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Szilveszter Zarka, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Ulises Steven came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by SEFEROĞULLARI's Uğur Erkovich. But to his dismay, Uğur Erkovich quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 89th minute Szilveszter Zarka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Steven saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Berkem Bekatas short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Ulises Steven to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Szilveszter Zarka kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.