U23 World League

Trooper Arena
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Henri Quesada made the kick off which started today's match. Tansel İftihar charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tansel İftihar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th minute, Tansel İftihar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 8 minutes into the game, Eralp Alkın was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fear Of The Dark's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saint Côme de Fresné the free kick. The supporters of Saint Côme de Fresné booed when Fear Of The Dark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eralp Alkın didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Henri Quesada put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Akil Kırman. Dan Gillette charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dan Gillette the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th match minute, Saint Côme de Fresné was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Gillette to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the game, Henri Quesada cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Akil Kırman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mustafa Barış Sanat charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mustafa Barış Sanat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Saint Côme de Fresné booed when Fear Of The Dark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustafa Barış Sanat didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 26 played minutes, Saint Côme de Fresné's Luc Boulogne shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Akil Kırman came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Saint Côme de Fresné reached it. Henri Quesada hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The supporters of Fear Of The Dark booed when Saint Côme de Fresné was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Fougeray didn't get a good kick on the ball. Akil Kırman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christophe Dugas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akil Kırman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christophe Dugas, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mustafa Barış Sanat was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Luc Boulogne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akil Kırman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henri Quesada in the 59th minute of play forced Fear Of The Dark's goalkeeper Akil Kırman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th match minute, Fear Of The Dark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uygur Acıbadem to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Fear Of The Dark's zone, Henri Quesada stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Akil Kırman came out of the goal and Henri Quesada tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Henri Quesada struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Akil Kırman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saint Côme de Fresné. Akil Kırman acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Luc Boulogne. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Rıfat Zülfü during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ahmet Rıfat Zülfü hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Fear Of The Dark's Akil Kırman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri Quesada in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Henri Quesada dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Akil Kırman, 0-3. After 72 minutes of play Saint Côme de Fresné's Dan Gillette was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Saint Côme de Fresné getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Dan Gillette hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christophe Dugas got free with Akil Kırman in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Akil Kırman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Henri Quesada showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 85 minute of play. When the match was over Saint Côme de Fresné could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fear Of The Dark throughout the match.