World League

Koljala Arena
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edvard Kupits made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armindo Belém in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eero Treial saved JK Koljala from getting behind. After 5 minutes, Armindo Belém made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. JK Koljala's Eero Treial tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 7 minutes into the game, Vinará FC's Armindo Belém nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eero Treial made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Edvard Kupits could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Konrāds Rabkins made a huge save. In the 13th minute, Boleslaw Golob hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, JK Koljala's Konrāds Rabkins threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kaur Vaasna, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpected shot in the 19th minute by Edvard Kupits got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 22nd match minute, Vinará FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cao Zhi Jun to maneuver through the defense. Härmo Redi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Konrāds Rabkins made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Vinará FC's Sylwester Fikus got a free kick in the 26th minute. Kaur Vaasna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konrāds Rabkins having to interfere. 30 minutes into the game, JK Koljala's Härmo Redi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Konrāds Rabkins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Härmo Redi in the 32nd minute of play forced Vinará FC's goalkeeper Konrāds Rabkins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th match minute, Vinará FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boleslaw Golob to maneuver through the defense. After 36 minutes of play, JK Koljala's Kaur Vaasna made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Konrāds Rabkins was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vinará FC's goalkeeper Konrāds Rabkins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cao Zhi Jun hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Armindo Belém made a kick off. After 50 played minutes JK Koljala got a freekick which was hit by Kaur Vaasna. Armindo Belém's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eero Treial firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, JK Koljala's Eero Treial got control of the ball when Armindo Belém tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind JK Koljala's goalkeeper Eero Treial, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eero Treial made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armindo Belém in the 58th minute. Härmo Redi might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Konrāds Rabkins. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Härmo Redi ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Härmo Redi in the 60th minute of play forced Vinará FC's goalkeeper Konrāds Rabkins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 played minutes Vinará FC got a freekick which was hit by Filiberto Franco. Konrāds Rabkins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edvard Kupits in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Edvard Kupits had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Konrāds Rabkins. Vinará FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edvard Kupits was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Boleslaw Golob fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eero Treial having to interfere. Konrāds Rabkins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edvard Kupits in the 75th minute of play. Cao Zhi Jun charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cao Zhi Jun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 played minutes Vinará FC got a freekick which was hit by Cao Zhi Jun. The supporters of JK Koljala booed when Vinará FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cao Zhi Jun didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Härmo Redi in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Konrāds Rabkins saved Vinará FC from getting behind. Armindo Belém recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cao Zhi Jun kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Konrāds Rabkins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuno Viru, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Konrāds Rabkins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janari Õunapuu, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After some careless play in the Vinará FC defense, Kuno Viru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Konrāds Rabkins. The Vinará FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Konrāds Rabkins should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Vinará FC's zone, Janari Õunapuu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Konrāds Rabkins came out of the goal and Janari Õunapuu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Konrāds Rabkins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janari Õunapuu in the 92nd minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. JK Koljala fully deserved thier win.