U18 World League

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Olari Mõniste made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Kogimyae JK's zone, Earle Franklin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Väino Pärtel came out of the goal and Earle Franklin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Olari Mõniste put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Bickford Rafferty. 10 minutes into the match, Kogimyae JK's goalkeeper Väino Pärtel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Earle Franklin. Bickford Rafferty showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taavi Ööbik, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 14th match minute, Kogimyae JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihkel Urm to maneuver through the defense. When Payton Todman came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Amputees FC 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 Payton Todman couldn't finish the play. Bickford Rafferty showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taavi Ööbik in the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Amputees FC booed when Kogimyae JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olari Mõniste didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bickford Rafferty showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olari Mõniste, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Bickford Rafferty made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olari Mõniste in the 32nd minute of play. Bickford Rafferty didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kogimyae JK's Olari Mõniste shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Olari Mõniste might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bickford Rafferty. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olari Mõniste ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Amputees FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jess Everett hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 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. Earle Franklin was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Jess Everett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Väino Pärtel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bickford Rafferty didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 57th minute, which inside left pole to 1-4. Olari Mõniste who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Bickford Rafferty when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Olari Mõniste in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bickford Rafferty, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 67 in the game by Olari Mõniste from a close distance when the talented Bickford Rafferty managed to make a qualified save. Amputees FC's players were relieved. Amputees FC's Bickford Rafferty played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olari Mõniste in the 70th minute of play. Bickford Rafferty made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Olari Mõniste sent off a good shot on target. Tom Kaldalu kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute of the match Payton Todman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Väino Pärtel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A hard shot 84 in the game by Olari Mõniste from a close distance when the talented Bickford Rafferty managed to make a qualified save. Amputees FC's players were relieved. Ollie Heberle charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ollie Heberle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ollie Heberle hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Väino Pärtel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Earle Franklin in the 92nd minute of the match. The Kogimyae JK fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Kogimyae JK's Olari Mõniste looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Kogimyae JK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kogimyae JK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.