U23 World League

Kurevere staadion
Spectators: 7983 (Terracing: 5988, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) Valdo Kinkar made the kick off and thus started the match. Jann Kaldur made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Tunge Titans's Werner van Dam. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khamzat Chimaev in the 7th minute of play forced JK Kurevere's goalkeeper Ragnar Paju to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the JK Kurevere defense, Henry Dalström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ragnar Paju. The JK Kurevere fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ragnar Paju should have stopped the shot. Ragnar Paju made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khamzat Chimaev in the 13th minute of play. Henry Dalström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ragnar Paju having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henry Dalström in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ragnar Paju saved JK Kurevere from getting behind. In the 26th match minute, Tunge Titans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lilian Thuram to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khamzat Chimaev in the 33rd minute of play forced JK Kurevere's goalkeeper Ragnar Paju to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th match minute, Tunge Titans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Salles to maneuver through the defense. Ragnar Paju showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Dalström, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute Henry Dalström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ragnar Paju saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henry Dalström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Tunge Titans's Lilian Thuram got a free kick in the 46th minute. Willy Herzog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Reismaa in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henry Dalström to make the kick off. Werner van Dam kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Lilian Thuram charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lilian Thuram the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lilian Thuram hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. JK Kurevere's Albert Suvi was substituted for Jakob Ojamaa. A collision led to Tunge Titans getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Lilian Thuram hit a great ball. Henry Dalström took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ragnar Paju. Ragnar Paju dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Willy Herzog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Suvi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Henry Dalström came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Tunge Titans 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 Henry Dalström couldn't finish the play. In the 72nd minute, Stellan Lund 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. Tunge Titans made a substitution. Richard Olofsson replaced Stellan Lund. 75 minutes into the match, Tunge Titans's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Reismaa came free, but Willy Herzog reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Suvi in the 82nd minute of play forced Tunge Titans's goalkeeper Willy Herzog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ragnar Paju made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Dalström in the 84th minute of play. The supporters of Tunge Titans booed when JK Kurevere was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raul Reismaa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tunge Titans's Willy Herzog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Suvi in the 87th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Jann Kaldur in the 89th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Tunge Titans's Werner van Dam. After having played for 93 minutes, Henry Dalström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tunge Titans's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henry Dalström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Tunge Titans players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.