World League

Reval Fortress Arena
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gunnar Alles got the match started through his kick off. FC Rebel's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aadam Põld in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Abadia in the 18th minute of play forced FC Rebel's goalkeeper Mehis Johannson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Hannes Nurmik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Frances saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gunnar Alles in the 22nd minute of play forced CRIMINAL MAMBO's goalkeeper Ruperto Frances to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Carmelo Marz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehis Johannson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomas Santikurtz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardo Mattin made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Rebel's Keijo Valt. In the 35th minute Hannes Nurmik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Frances saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 0-1 became the score in the 37th minute when Carmelo Marz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. CRIMINAL MAMBO's Ruperto Frances played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gunnar Alles in the 45th minute of play. Mehis Johannson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Santikurtz, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute Gunnar Alles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Frances saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carmelo Marz to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Silver Nurk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Frances saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CRIMINAL MAMBO's Ruperto Frances played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silver Nurk in the 54th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Rebel's Mehis Johannson got control of the ball when Carmelo Marz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 57 minutes, Ricardo Abadia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CRIMINAL MAMBO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Abadia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ruperto Frances 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 63rd minute. Ruperto Frances made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gunnar Alles in the 65th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, CRIMINAL MAMBO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Santikurtz to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in CRIMINAL MAMBO's zone, Aadam Põld stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruperto Frances came out of the goal and Aadam Põld tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bob Bo in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mehis Johannson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gunnar Alles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruperto Frances having to interfere. After 77 played minutes FC Rebel got a freekick which was hit by Vello Kimmel. CRIMINAL MAMBO's Ruperto Frances played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silver Nurk in the 79th minute of play. Mehis Johannson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carmelo Marz in the 81st minute. Ruperto Frances showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silver Nurk in the 87th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. CRIMINAL MAMBO had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.