U21 World League

Excalibur Arena
Spectators: 8027 (Terracing: 6022, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bruno Hechter started the match with the kick off. Tadeo Fidele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eino Hint, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Tadeo Fidele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdur Hindpere, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Elvio Sanson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Terremoto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Elvio Sanson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mihkel Ülipikk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Bruno Hechter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihkel Ülipikk was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaanek Vaher in the 13th minute of play forced Terremoto FC's goalkeeper Tadeo Fidele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Jaanek Vaher made a precise shot to the right of Tadeo Fidele. Terremoto FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With an all-out effort, Terremoto FC's Mihkel Ülipikk threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pascual Lamberto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Pascual Lamberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihkel Ülipikk having to interfere. Elvio Sanson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mihkel Ülipikk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Hechter in the 40th minute of play. Mihkel Ülipikk made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Bruno Hechter sent off a good shot on target. In the 44th match minute, Vila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kalle Viigipuu to maneuver through the defense. After 45 played minutes, Terremoto FC's Pascual Lamberto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mihkel Ülipikk came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Terremoto FC reached it. A collision led to Vila getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Uudo Vähe hit a great ball. After the first half Vila 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 Bruno Nigol to strike the kick off in the second half. Tadeo Fidele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaanek Vaher in the 51st minute of play. Bruno Hechter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Vila defense, Pascual Lamberto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mihkel Ülipikk. The Vila fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mihkel Ülipikk should have stopped the shot. Elvio Sanson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mihkel Ülipikk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Tadeo Fidele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Nigol in the 61st minute of play. Mihkel Ülipikk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Hechter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Elvio Sanson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mihkel Ülipikk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascual Lamberto in the 73rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Vila's Kalle Viigipuu got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Jaanek Vaher charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaanek Vaher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, Jaanek Vaher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Pascual Lamberto 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. In the 85th minute, Kalle Viigipuu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.