U18 League

Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Tiger's Ulrich Pickartz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Tapa Athlétic™'s Kristo Järv proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Tapa Athlétic™ from getting a goal against them. Jaan Haljasorg's late challenge caught a Tiger's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaan Haljasorg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th match minute, Tapa Athlétic™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaan Haljasorg to maneuver through the defense. Wolf Poll stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jaan Haljasorg's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. The audience was convinced that Elis Färber's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristo Järv was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Ulrich Pickartz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Kristo Järv made a huge save. Kristo Järv was a little too slow when Arvid Wacker got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 1-0. Tapa Athlétic™'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 31st minute, when Ulrich Pickartz scored to the left of an out of position Kristo Järv, making the score, 2-0. In the 34th minute, Jörgen Stossun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaan Haljasorg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wolf Poll read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute Ulrich Pickartz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristo Järv saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Ulrich Pickartz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kristo Järv. Ulrich Pickartz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaan Haljasorg to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Elis Färber 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. Jaan Haljasorg's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Wolf Poll skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tiger's Axel Schäuble was substituted for Albrecht Kowalke. Elis Färber kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65th match minute, Tapa Athlétic™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerd Kaar to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Ulrich Pickartz put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Kristo Järv. The audience was convinced that Ulrich Pickartz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristo Järv was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Kiur Lipp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Wolf Poll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Ulrich Pickartz sped through Tapa Athlétic™'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kristo Järv. If Elis Färber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arne Herber hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. If Elis Färber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulrich Pickartz in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kristo Järv saved Tapa Athlétic™ from getting behind. When Elis Färber came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Tiger 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 Elis Färber couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Tapa Athlétic™'s Ivo Mäekala got a free kick in the 85th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulrich Pickartz in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kristo Järv saved Tapa Athlétic™ from getting behind. 88 minutes into the game, Ulrich Pickartz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Kristo Järv was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jörgen Stossun hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. There was no doubt that Tiger were the better team. Tiger's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.