U21 World League

Patissia Arena
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tiit Kääpa got the match started through his kick off. Virgil Olariu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hardi Rahumets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silver Saluste didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonard Chirculescu went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Leonard Chirculescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silver Saluste having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Chirculescu in the 14th minute of play forced Harkujärve JK's goalkeeper Silver Saluste to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Unai Herrera charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Unai Herrera the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 28 minutes into the match, Unai Herrera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silver Saluste. Harkujärve JK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Unai Herrera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 32nd match minute, Paralia Athens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Chirculescu to maneuver through the defense. Silver Saluste made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Unai Herrera sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The wind increased when Leonard Chirculescu made the kick off in the second half. Silver Saluste didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonard Chirculescu went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Silver Saluste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Chirculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silver Saluste stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonard Chirculescu's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harkujärve JK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Teodor Romeo was slow to take the kick. During this time Paralia Athens's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Paralia Athens's Luca Tomozei getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Leonard Chirculescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silver Saluste having to make a save. Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Chirculescu in the 66th minute of play. After 67 played minutes Paralia Athens got a freekick which was hit by Luca Tomozei. Silver Saluste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Unai Herrera, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mircea Robu in the 76th minute of play. Virgil Olariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janno Arumäe, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Paralia Athens's Unai Herrera in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Harkujärve JK's goalie prevented a goal. Silver Saluste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Chirculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute Unai Herrera 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. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Harkujärve JK's goalkeeper Silver Saluste, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Paralia Athens getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Luca Tomozei hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Harkujärve JK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Paralia Athens.