U23 World League

Reval Fortress Arena
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ander Onnu got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Paso FC's Arden Colas got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 4 minutes of play, FC Rebel's Teet Annimäe made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfonso Lander was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Elijo Conchas in the 7th minute of play forced FC Rebel's goalkeeper Janar Averin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tarvi Laanemets charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tarvi Laanemets the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tarvi Laanemets hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Alfonso Lander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ander Onnu, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Janar Averin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Cutberto in the 15th minute of the match. Janar Averin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Cutberto in the 17th minute of play. Marcelo Tajo might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Janar Averin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelo Tajo ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Elijo Conchas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Janar Averin was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Janar Averin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elijo Conchas in the 34th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elijo Conchas in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Janar Averin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfonso Lander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarvi Laanemets in the 41st minute of play. Norman Võrk hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Elijo Conchas made the kick off in the second half. Janar Averin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elijo Conchas went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Janar Averin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elijo Conchas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tarvi Laanemets had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teet Annimäe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC Rebel getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Teet Annimäe hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Teet Annimäe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfonso Lander was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Silvestre Cutberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Janar Averin made a huge save. In the 83rd minute, Enar Stüf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Janar Averin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elijo Conchas, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. When FC Rebel's Enar Stüf in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paso FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 88th minute, Côme Verga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfonso Lander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enar Stüf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Teet Annimäe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Rebel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.