U18 World League

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Kaur Nestra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Pabla in the 3rd minute of play. Zurdo FC's Robustiano Frederik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahti Lausmäe in the 5th minute of play. When Hipolito Cordera came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Zurdo FC 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 Hipolito Cordera couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 9th minute by Santo Quinto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Kaur Nestra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hipolito Cordera in the 17th minute of the match. If Bernardino Pabla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Vormsi Vald's Kalle Võsomägi got a free kick in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Santo Quinto recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kaur Nestra. Santo Quinto showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hardi Laanemets in the 32nd minute of play forced Zurdo FC's goalkeeper Robustiano Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zurdo FC's Robustiano Frederik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hardi Laanemets in the 34th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Vormsi Vald's corner Ahti Lausmäe fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Robustiano Frederik quite easily take care of the ball. Robustiano Frederik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahti Lausmäe, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 38 played minutes Zurdo FC got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Porfirio. In the 40th match minute, Vormsi Vald was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arne Honga to maneuver through the defense. Vormsi Vald's Kalle Võsomägi got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hardi Laanemets was the one to do the kick off. Robustiano Frederik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hardi Laanemets in the 52nd minute of the match. The Vormsi Vald fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Vormsi Vald's Ahti Lausmäe looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Arne Honga charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arne Honga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th match minute, Vormsi Vald was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arne Honga to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th match minute, Zurdo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardino Pabla to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Ahti Lausmäe took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Robustiano Frederik to make any attempt to save it. After 74 played minutes Zurdo FC got a freekick which was hit by Santo Quinto. After 75 played minutes Vormsi Vald got a freekick which was hit by Raivo Heinloo. In the 77th match minute, Vormsi Vald was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahti Lausmäe to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Pabla in the 77th minute of play forced Vormsi Vald's goalkeeper Kaur Nestra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santo Quinto during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th minute, Santo Quinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zurdo FC's Robustiano Frederik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahti Lausmäe in the 83rd minute of play. Robustiano Frederik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ain Raska in the 85th minute of play. Santo Quinto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zurdo FC! In the 96th minute, the referee gave Vormsi Vald a penalty. Ahti Lausmäe looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Robustiano Frederik. Vormsi Vald played a much better game than Zurdo FC and deserved their victory. The Zurdo FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.