National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1029 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 237, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mihovil Pešorda made the kick off which started today's match. Urmo Kaber recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th match minute, U21 Estonia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paavo Einla to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes, U21 Croatia's Dominik Zafranović shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Antti Hein 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 U21 Croatia reached it. Ladislav Gilja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urmo Kaber in the 18th minute of play. U21 Estonia were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after U21 Croatia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Artur Pikk took the corner. 24 minutes into the match, U21 Estonia's goal looked a bit too open when Ištvan Lerga came free, but Antti Hein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, U21 Estonia's goal looked a bit too open when Ištvan Lerga came free, but Antti Hein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25thth minute of the game Urmo Kaber who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Croatia's Ladislav Gilja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Croatia's zone, Urmo Kaber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ladislav Gilja came out of the goal and Urmo Kaber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urmo Kaber in the 33rd minute of play forced U21 Croatia's goalkeeper Ladislav Gilja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antti Hein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Relja Mihaljević, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After some careless play in the U21 Estonia defense, Relja Mihaljević kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antti Hein. The U21 Estonia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antti Hein should have stopped the shot. In the 39th minute, Paavo Einla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Mihovil Pešorda made a precise shot to the right of Antti Hein. U21 Estonia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 46th minute, Tạ Öö made a precise shot to the right of Ladislav Gilja. U21 Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tạ Öö to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of U21 Estonia booed when U21 Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mate Zahora didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ladislav Gilja stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tạ Öö's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. After some careless play in the U21 Croatia defense, Tạ Öö kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ladislav Gilja. The U21 Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ladislav Gilja should have stopped the shot. Antti Hein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Relja Mihaljević, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Ladislav Gilja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tạ Öö in the 70th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Mihovil Pešorda sped through U21 Estonia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Antti Hein. U21 Estonia's Eerik Eha was substituted for Erik Au. U21 Estonia made a substitution. Ragnar Mäekala replaced Tạ Öö. Vatroslav Jurić might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antti Hein. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vatroslav Jurić ran back to his position shaking his head. 82 minutes into the match, U21 Estonia's Ragnar Mäekala sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ladislav Gilja narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ištvan Lerga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Antti Hein tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 91 played minutes U21 Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Relja Mihaljević. The supporters of U21 Croatia booed when U21 Estonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paavo Einla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antti Hein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ištvan Lerga in the 94th minute of the match. The U21 Croatia players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented U21 Estonia from taking control. The game ends in a draw.