U21 World League

Harkujärve Arena
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Burak Rede made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the game, Amílcar Salgueiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Miradeses FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harkujärve JK the free kick. Amílcar Salgueiro hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Tiit Kääpa 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. 9 minutes into the game, Harkujärve JK's Tiit Kääpa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Plácido Madureira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. A collision led to Harkujärve JK getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Tiit Kääpa hit a great ball. Plácido Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiit Kääpa, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. A collision led to Harkujärve JK getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Kuno Kubja hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arno Vanaliin during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Anjos in the 21st minute of play. Silver Saluste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Burak Rede, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 24 minutes Harkujärve JK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Manuel Anjos who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of Miradeses FC booed when Harkujärve JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jörgen Vool didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silver Saluste stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Burak Rede's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Kuno Kubja hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Manuel Anjos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silver Saluste. Harkujärve JK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 30th minute Manuel Anjos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silver Saluste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Anjos in the 31st minute of play. After 34 minutes of play Harkujärve JK's Kuno Kubja was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 37th minute of the match Miradeses FC got a corner. Harkujärve JK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Manuel Anjos ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 39th minute, Janno Arumäe 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. Silver Saluste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Januário Castelo Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Silver Saluste didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Januário Castelo Branco went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Silver Saluste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Januário Castelo Branco in the 45th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Janno Arumäe to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burak Rede in the 53rd minute of play forced Harkujärve JK's goalkeeper Silver Saluste to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th match minute, Harkujärve JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arvo Laaneoks to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burak Rede in the 58th minute of play forced Harkujärve JK's goalkeeper Silver Saluste to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Plácido Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janno Arumäe in the 59th minute of play. After having played for 60 minutes, Hardi Rahumets managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harkujärve JK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hardi Rahumets was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Januário Castelo Branco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Silver Saluste made a huge save. Hardi Rahumets hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Harkujärve JK defense, Januário Castelo Branco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silver Saluste. The Harkujärve JK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silver Saluste should have stopped the shot. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harkujärve JK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Manuel Anjos was slow to take the kick. During this time Miradeses FC's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Harkujärve JK's Tiit Kääpa got a free kick in the 77th minute. The Miradeses FC fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Miradeses FC's Burak Rede 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 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 82nd minute, Isidro Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Harkujärve JK booed when Miradeses FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cândido Perdigão didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Miradeses FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Cândido Perdigão hit a great ball. Harkujärve JK's Tiit Kääpa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 91st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Miradeses FC. In the 94th match minute, Miradeses FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avelino Souto to maneuver through the defense. Miradeses FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.