U18 World League

Kutsikate varjupaik
Spectators: 7952 (Terracing: 5965, Seating: 1829, VIP seats: 158) After having played for 2 minutes, Oskari Ilari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Heren Istarion's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oskari Ilari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With 7 minutes on the clock, Ahto Nõukas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Kutsikad:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Heren Istarion:s goal. After 12 minutes, Meelis Tuulemaa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kutsikad and the The Heren Istarion players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Kutsikad getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Meelis Tuulemaa hit a great ball. Kurt Lindman took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kaur Onkel. Kaur Onkel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernst Ande got free with Bengt-Åke Håkansson in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mehis Ruusamäe in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bengt-Åke Håkansson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 39 minutes into the match, Dan Hjortberg notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Kutsikad's Kaur Onkel. Kaur Onkel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Lindman in the 45th minute of play forced Kutsikad's goalkeeper Kaur Onkel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kurt Lindman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half The Heren Istarion were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kurt Lindman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Kurt Lindman came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the The Heren Istarion fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kurt Lindman couldn't finish the play. Roland Åkerberg hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 54 minutes into the match, The Heren Istarion's goal looked a bit too open when Meelis Tuulemaa came free, but Bengt-Åke Håkansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaur Onkel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Lindman, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Oskari Ilari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Kaur Onkel made a huge save. Kaur Onkel made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Kurt Lindman sent off a good shot on target. In the 72nd match minute, The Heren Istarion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Lindman to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the game, The Heren Istarion's Jakob Andreasson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kaur Onkel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Oskari Ilari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaur Onkel having to interfere. In the 83rd match minute, The Heren Istarion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olov Vennerberg to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute Ernst Ande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Åke Håkansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, The Heren Istarion's Dan Hjortberg got a free kick in the 91st minute. Nils-Erik Blomkvist hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 95th match minute, Kutsikad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernst Ande to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Heren Istarion had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.