U18 World League

Koljala Arena
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robert Tõnuri started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Siim Voolaid kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving 江桑希. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. When Chinese Flying Dragon's 杜鸿迪 in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JK Koljala's goalie prevented a goal. When 肖常永 fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chinese Flying Dragon's protests and gave 肖常永 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, 肖常永 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 played minutes, JK Koljala's Raimo Ehatamm shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper 江桑希 came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in JK Koljala reached it. Robert Tõnuri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 江桑希 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olaf Varm, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 吕磊旭 hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 24 minutes into the game, 杜鸿迪 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Maarek Meri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 江桑希 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robert Tõnuri went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. JK Koljala's Siim Voolaid got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Robert Tõnuri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JK Koljala fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 杜鸿迪 was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Robert Tõnuri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 江桑希 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Chinese Flying Dragon:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of JK Koljala:s goal. In the 59th minute there was a penalty for JK Koljala. Raimo Ehatamm stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving 江桑希. 4-1. 江桑希 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robert Tõnuri went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute of the match, 鲁风鹰 got a very nice opportunity to score, but Maarek Meri was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 鲁风鹰 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Maarek Meri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Robert Tõnuri came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the JK Koljala 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 Robert Tõnuri couldn't finish the play. After having played for 76 minutes, 温军泉 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chinese Flying Dragon's supporters crossed their fingers, but 温军泉 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 6-1 when Robert Tõnuri sped through Chinese Flying Dragon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 江桑希. Viljar Nael hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, 鲁风鹰 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Viljar Nael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 江桑希 having to interfere. Chinese Flying Dragon's 江桑希 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Tõnuri in the 90th minute of play. Olaf Varm's late challenge caught a Chinese Flying Dragon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olaf Varm helped the player get up and apologised. Olaf Varm kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 尹棋伟 during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Chinese Flying Dragon's 尹棋伟 got a free kick in the 96th minute. Robert Tõnuri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. JK Koljala's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.