U23 World League

Vila Highschool
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 5995, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Vila's Ivo Männik started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Roland Czerniejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennart Ojarand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Vila were awarded a corner. Viljar Läänemets went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Viljar Läänemets almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Veth Crystals's Roland Czerniejewski did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Milano in the 9th minute of play forced Vila's goalkeeper Ahti Eelmäe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lembit Nurmela's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Roland Czerniejewski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Roland Czerniejewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaanek Võigemast, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Ahti Eelmäe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofil Zagrobelny in the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rdth minute of the game Bartosz Lizewski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vila's Ahti Eelmäe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ahti Eelmäe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bartosz Lizewski's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Olgierd Ziemniak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute, Huang Hui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roland Czerniejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viljar Läänemets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27thth minute of the game Mauro Milano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vila's Ahti Eelmäe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roland Czerniejewski made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Ivo Männik sent off a good shot on target. Mauro Milano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahti Eelmäe having to interfere. Ahti Eelmäe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Milano in the 40th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goal looked a bit too open when Ivo Männik came free, but Roland Czerniejewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mauro Milano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahti Eelmäe was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Teofil Zagrobelny hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bartosz Lizewski to make the kick off. When Lembit Nurmela fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vila's protests and gave Lembit Nurmela a yellow card for diving instead. After 51 played minutes Vila got a freekick which was hit by Lembit Nurmela. In the 55th minute Jaanek Võigemast shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Czerniejewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Lembit Nurmela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vila's supporters rose to their feet, but Lembit Nurmela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Czerniejewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Vila's Lembit Nurmela in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Veth Crystals's goalie prevented a goal. Ahti Eelmäe was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Mauro Milano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mauro Milano really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. The supporters of Vila booed when Veth Crystals was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Huang Hui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Veth Crystals's Roland Czerniejewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaanek Võigemast in the 67th minute of play. Ahti Eelmäe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauro Milano in the 69th minute. Veth Crystals's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Teofil Zagrobelny in the 70th minute. The corner led Veth Crystals's Teofil Zagrobelny to fire away a dangerous shot which Ahti Eelmäe despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ahti Eelmäe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Milano, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Roland Czerniejewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo Männik, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olgierd Ziemniak got free with Ahti Eelmäe in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Olgierd Ziemniak was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 82nd minute. Veth Crystals's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Veth Crystals's Mauro Milano got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 89 played minutes Veth Crystals got a freekick which was hit by Teofil Zagrobelny. A collision led to Vila getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Lembit Nurmela hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Veth Crystals had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.