U18 World League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kristofer Üllas kicked off to start the match. Uuno Viira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute, Marciano Maxin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abelardo Cristofor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristofer Üllas in the 8th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ailar Kõlar during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vila:s Heiki Mees showed great skill when he stopped Fabio Ferdinand:s penalty. Raimundo Primo hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. When Uuno Viira came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Vila 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 Uuno Viira couldn't finish the play. Heiki Mees made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Desiderio Tancredo sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when Vila was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Kalde didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabricio Martxot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 39th minute, Fabio Ferdinand got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 43rd minute, Marciano Maxin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Heiki Mees was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 48th minute, Marciano Maxin fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Heiki Mees, passed just outside the right post. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Marciano Maxin made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Sportivo Ben Hur's Abelardo Cristofor got control of the ball when Aare Kõiv tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kristofer Üllas scored 2-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abelardo Cristofor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 60 minutes, Desiderio Tancredo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Ben Hur and the Vila players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Desiderio Tancredo to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st match minute, Vila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Kalde to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Vila getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Alex Kalde hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Desiderio Tancredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arvi Tuulemaa charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arvi Tuulemaa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Vila's Arvi Tuulemaa got a free kick in the 78th minute. A collision led to Vila getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Tiit Aupaju hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute of the match Fabio Ferdinand sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Heiki Mees skillfully saved the ball. Heiki Mees showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Ferdinand in the 86th minute of the match. After having played for 87 minutes, Marciano Maxin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marciano Maxin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute, Jonatan Evis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Many of Vila's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Vila may have spent more time on the ball, but Sportivo Ben Hur were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.