U21 World League

Outback Oval
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erik Vahar started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, OldHighburyInvincibles's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Vahar came free, but Frank Di Cristofaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ülo Võsandi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Carosella in the 7th minute of the match. With a little luck, OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro got control of the ball when Kardo Mäidu tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donato Carosella in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ülo Võsandi saved Sdny Kryptonite from getting behind. When Kardo Mäidu fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sdny Kryptonite's protests and gave Kardo Mäidu a yellow card for diving instead. After 18 played minutes Sdny Kryptonite got a freekick which was hit by Kardo Mäidu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Carosella in the 21st minute of play forced Sdny Kryptonite's goalkeeper Ülo Võsandi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Vahar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Frank Di Cristofaro made a huge save. A collision led to OldHighburyInvincibles getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Biagio Rosini hit a great ball. Erik Vahar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Di Cristofaro having to interfere. In the 34th minute Donato Carosella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ülo Võsandi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42ndth minute of the game Donato Carosella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sdny Kryptonite's Ülo Võsandi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. OldHighburyInvincibles's attentive Amos Arcangeli managed to snatch the ball when Andre Kobakäpp made a throw-in in the 47th minute of the game. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Donato Carosella made the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Armin Madonna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the OldHighburyInvincibles and the Sdny Kryptonite players grew even worse after the yellow card. 51 minutes into the game, one of OldHighburyInvincibles:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 55th minute, Donato Carosella ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ülo Võsandi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Ülo Võsandi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Carosella in the 60th minute of the match. Bianco Giandomenico struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Ülo Võsandi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OldHighburyInvincibles. With a little luck, Sdny Kryptonite's Ülo Võsandi got control of the ball when Aurelio Ferrante tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emanuele Monzeglio kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 78 played minutes Donato Carosella rounded Sdny Kryptonite's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. Donato Carosella's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ülo Võsandi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. After 83 minutes of play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Donato Carosella made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ülo Võsandi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 95th minute, Andre Kobakäpp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.