U23 World League

Harkujärve Arena
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Janno Arumäe got the match started through his kick off. Eusebio Pueblo made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Martin Üksvärav sent off a good shot on target. In the 5th minute Martin Üksvärav shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusebio Pueblo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Moscovi Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Üksvärav came free, but Eusebio Pueblo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Gonzalez took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Silver Saluste. Silver Saluste dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 16th minute, Ernesto Mino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Tiit Kääpa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eusebio Pueblo, 1-1. If Mariano Gonzalez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silver Saluste showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Gonzalez in the 28th minute of the match. After 34 played minutes Harkujärve JK got a freekick which was hit by Martin Üksvärav. In the 35th minute, Sepo Kiis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Harkujärve JK's zone, Mariano Gonzalez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silver Saluste came out of the goal and Mariano Gonzalez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Gonzalez in the 44th minute of play forced Harkujärve JK's goalkeeper Silver Saluste to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mariano Gonzalez made a kick off. Eusebio Pueblo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Üksvärav, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hardi Rahumets in the 66th minute of play forced Moscovi Ψ's goalkeeper Eusebio Pueblo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moscovi Ψ's Eusebio Pueblo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janno Arumäe in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Martin Üksvärav had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eusebio Pueblo. Moscovi Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Üksvärav was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 76th minute Janno Arumäe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusebio Pueblo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eusebio Pueblo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Üksvärav in the 77th minute of the match. A collision led to Moscovi Ψ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Valentin Errando hit a great ball. Eusebio Pueblo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Üksvärav in the 91st minute of play. Eusebio Pueblo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Üksvärav, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Mariano Gonzalez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silver Saluste. Harkujärve JK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Gonzalez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Harkujärve JK had won after a very even match.