U23 World League

Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rein Goethals got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Leon Van Der Meren got a free kick in the 4th minute. After some careless play in the de belletrekkers defense, Ömer Erdem kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baxter De Hond. The de belletrekkers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baxter De Hond should have stopped the shot. Baxter De Hond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömer Erdem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Andırın SK's Ali Nabi Eskioğlu got control of the ball when Rein Goethals tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 16th minute, Tahsin Paksu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Nabi Eskioğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rein Goethals in the 17th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Ömer Erdem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Andırın SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ömer Erdem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baxter De Hond breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andırın SK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Rein Goethals scored to the left of an out of position Ali Nabi Eskioğlu, making the score, 1-1. Baxter De Hond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cumhur Atasan, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. de belletrekkers's attentive Daan Vos managed to snatch the ball when Adil Taşdan made a throw-in in the 28th minute of the game. Ali Nabi Eskioğlu was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Rein Goethals capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rein Goethals really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 36th minute, Norbert Van den Gans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The de belletrekkers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rein Goethals got free with Ali Nabi Eskioğlu in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Erdem in the 47th minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Baxter De Hond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ömer Erdem was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Percy Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baxter De Hond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ömer Erdem might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Baxter De Hond. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ömer Erdem ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Paulus Van Hove managed to get in a good position for a shot. de belletrekkers's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulus Van Hove was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Nabi Eskioğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ömer Erdem might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Baxter De Hond. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ömer Erdem ran back to his position shaking his head. Baxter De Hond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ömer Erdem in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Andırın SK's goal looked a bit too open when Rein Goethals came free, but Ali Nabi Eskioğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Rein Goethals fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored de belletrekkers's protests and gave Rein Goethals a yellow card for diving instead. After 62 played minutes de belletrekkers got a freekick which was hit by Rein Goethals. After 65 minutes, Yusuf Ülgen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Andırın SK and the de belletrekkers players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Andırın SK getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Yusuf Ülgen hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, de belletrekkers's Leon Van Der Meren tried to score from far away in the 67th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Yusuf Ülgen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matthias Claes kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of de belletrekkers booed when Andırın SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruhi Ağırtaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Andırın SK's Ömer Erdem in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye de belletrekkers's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Erdem in the 81st minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Baxter De Hond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Nabi Eskioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt de Rudder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Nabi Eskioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rein Goethals, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute Arnold De Raemaekers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Nabi Eskioğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ömer Erdem who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 93rdth minute tested the skills of Baxter De Hond when he managed to save the team from getting behind. For all the effort they put into the match, the Andırın SK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for de belletrekkers.