World League

Reval Fortress Arena
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Faustão Abraão started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Panait Frânculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silver Nurk, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silver Nurk in the 6th minute of play. Mehis Johannson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Mehis Johannson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhou in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Rebel's goalkeeper Mehis Johannson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, Zhou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mehis Johannson. FC Rebel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zhou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Alexandria Team08 from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu got control of the ball when Silver Nurk tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, FC Rebel's Panait Frânculescu threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tambet Nugin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 39 minutes of play, Alexandria Team08's Basarab Panciu made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mehis Johannson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Raivo Ratas got free with Panait Frânculescu in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Panait Frânculescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raivo Ratas in the 44th minute. The audience was convinced that Zhou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehis Johannson was relentless in the 47th minute of the game.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tambet Nugin made a kick off. Mehis Johannson was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Faustão Abraão capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Faustão Abraão really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Panait Frânculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tambet Nugin in the 54th minute of the match. FC Rebel's Mehis Johannson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustão Abraão in the 56th minute of play. Zhou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mehis Johannson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Hannes Nurmik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Rebel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hannes Nurmik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexandria Team08's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kılıç Özyuva in the 66th minute. If Faustão Abraão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Rebel's Ailar Veispak was substituted for Raivo Ratas. The supporters of Alexandria Team08 booed when FC Rebel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raigo Rahumets didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Alexandria Team08 booed when FC Rebel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronald Kukk didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, FC Rebel's goalkeeper Mehis Johannson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kılıç Özyuva. Panait Frânculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ailar Veispak in the 79th minute of the match. FC Rebel's Mehis Johannson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save FC Rebel from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silver Nurk in the 85th minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Panait Frânculescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panait Frânculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ailar Veispak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehis Johannson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Abraão, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90thth minute of the game Ailar Veispak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Rebel's Hannes Nurmik got a free kick in the 91st minute. Alexandria Team08's Gustaf Svanér shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 92nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mehis Johannson but with some difficulty. Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ailar Veispak in the 94th minute of play. The Alexandria Team08 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Alexandria Team08 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.