World League

Reval Fortress Arena
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anders Röd made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, FC Rebel's Manoel da Fonseca got a free kick in the 4th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Tincho Palermo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Rebel's Kuido Ööpik. Kuido Ööpik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Tincho Palermo in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Rebel's goalie prevented a goal. Benito Michael made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anders Röd in the 13th minute. If Tincho Palermo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 19th minute Tincho Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kuido Ööpik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kuido Ööpik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Guang Peng in the 25th minute of play. The corner led CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Tincho Palermo to fire away a dangerous shot which Kuido Ööpik despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Raivo Ratas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Michael having to interfere. 32 minutes in the game Raigo Rahumets did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Manoel da Fonseca. Anders Röd recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benito Michael made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Anders Röd sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes into the match, CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's goalkeeper Benito Michael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raivo Ratas. FC Rebel were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tambet Nugin took the corner. The corner ended in Tambet Nugin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Benito Michael did a great save. Benito Michael made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Tambet Nugin sent off a good shot on target. After the first half CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tincho Palermo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Tincho Palermo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kuido Ööpik. The goal made the score 0-2. In the 55th minute, CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Tincho Palermo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kuido Ööpik. Kuido Ööpik yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Tincho Palermo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kuido Ööpik read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Tincho Palermo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kuido Ööpik. That made the score 0-4 in the 60 minute of play. FC Rebel's Silver Nurk was substituted for Anders Röd. Benito Michael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raivo Ratas in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Rebel's goalkeeper Kuido Ööpik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute of the match CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS got a corner. FC Rebel's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tincho Palermo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Tincho Palermo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Rebel's Kuido Ööpik did a great save. In the 73rd minute, Silver Nurk 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: 1-4. CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS made a substitution. Julian Casado replaced Xu Guang Peng. CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS made a substitution. Kasper Häll replaced Tincho Palermo. In the 82nd minute, Raivo Ratas 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kasper Häll got free with Kuido Ööpik in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benito Michael stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raivo Ratas's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. The FC Rebel supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's performance. The match ended with a win for CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS.