U18 World League

Rauakyrve Staadion
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angelo Linares started the match with the kick off. Betão Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ken Koppel's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. The attack was good, but when Ken Koppel in the 4th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 6 minutes into the match, Sprite Star Football's goalkeeper Betão Paraíba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ken Koppel. Markus Lõoke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Linares, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Markus Lõoke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Linares, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Markus Lõoke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Linares in the 11th minute of play. Mihkel Raudsoo hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Kaljo Mäe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 played minutes Armageddon got a freekick which was hit by Kaljo Mäe. Kaljo Mäe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Betão Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Ken Koppel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Betão Paraíba. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 31st match minute, Armageddon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mihkel Raudsoo to maneuver through the defense. Pedrão Cordeiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Markus Lõoke. Armageddon's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Sprite Star Football's goalkeeper Betão Paraíba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ken Koppel. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexi Lalas during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Armageddon booed when Sprite Star Football was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexi Lalas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mihkel Raudsoo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Betão Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sprite Star Football's Betão Paraíba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Sprite Star Football from getting a goal against them. Leopold Mäe charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leopold Mäe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 42 played minutes Armageddon got a freekick which was hit by Leopold Mäe. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ken Koppel to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaljo Mäe in the 51st minute of play forced Sprite Star Football's goalkeeper Betão Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Leopold Mäe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd match minute, Sprite Star Football was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro da Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. Sprite Star Football's Betão Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaljo Mäe in the 63rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ken Koppel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Betão Paraíba was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. A collision led to Sprite Star Football getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Leandro da Fonseca hit a great ball. After having played for 81 minutes, Gunnar Oit managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Armageddon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gunnar Oit was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gunnar Oit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Betão Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Angelo Linares could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Markus Lõoke however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of Armageddon booed when Sprite Star Football was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean da Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Sprite Star Football's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Oit came free, but Betão Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Betão Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaljo Mäe in the 91st minute of play. Betão Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ken Koppel, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that Armageddon were the better team. Armageddon's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.