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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Mait Kansi charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mait Kansi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mait Kansi hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elar Talumets in the 5th minute of play forced U21 South Africa's goalkeeper Lebang Nkadimeng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 South Africa's William Thebile got a free kick in the 9th minute. Lebang Nkadimeng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elar Talumets, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After 14 minutes U21 South Africa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vaino Jõe who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Vaino Jõe got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lebang Nkadimeng quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Lebang Nkadimeng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antti Saari in the 16th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Shaheed Dube dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Taimo Raska, 1-0. After 27 minutes, Jocob Nhlapo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 South Africa and the U21 Estonia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to U21 South Africa getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Jocob Nhlapo hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Shaheed Dube 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. Kalju Videvik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Lebang Nkadimeng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, U21 Estonia's goal looked a bit too open when Shaheed Dube came free, but Taimo Raska reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shaheed Dube in the 39th minute of play forced U21 Estonia's goalkeeper Taimo Raska to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Vaino Jõe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute, Freddie Steyn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mait Kansi to strike the kick off in the second half. Taimo Raska took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shaheed Dube, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, U21 South Africa's Lebang Nkadimeng got control of the ball when Mait Kansi tried to sneak it across the goal line. U21 South Africa made a substitution. Melusi Madiba replaced William Thebile. U21 South Africa made a substitution. James Thebile replaced Shaheed Dube. Lebang Nkadimeng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elar Talumets in the 59th minute of play. After 64 minutes of play, U21 South Africa's James Thebile made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taimo Raska was left in no man's land by his defense there! 68 minutes into the match, U21 South Africa's goal looked a bit too open when Elar Talumets came free, but Lebang Nkadimeng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Taimo Raska took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Thebile, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Vaino Jõe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute James Thebile shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taimo Raska saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Kalju Videvik took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Lebang Nkadimeng to make any attempt to save it. After 78 minutes, Dean Bandura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 South Africa and the U21 Estonia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dean Bandura kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 South Africa's goalkeeper Lebang Nkadimeng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling James Thebile in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Taimo Raska prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lebang Nkadimeng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elar Talumets, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After some careless play in the U21 Estonia defense, James Thebile kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Taimo Raska. The U21 Estonia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Taimo Raska should have stopped the shot. Lebang Nkadimeng made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Miko Grosberg sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 South Africa had won after a very even match.