U23 World League

Kurevere staadion
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valdo Kinkar kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter Siggman in the 3rd minute of play forced JK Kurevere's goalkeeper Ragnar Paju to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Madis Kurg charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Madis Kurg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Madis Kurg hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Samyang Ramen's Alex Wållander got control of the ball when Jakob Ojamaa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute of the match JK Kurevere got a corner. Samyang Ramen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Asso Taelma ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on JK Kurevere's corner Asso Taelma fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alex Wållander quite easily take care of the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Walter Siggman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ragnar Paju was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ragnar Paju made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Siggman in the 19th minute of play. Samyang Ramen's Alex Wållander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Reismaa in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute, Melker Magnusson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Samyang Ramen's goalkeeper Alex Wållander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdo Kinkar. Samyang Ramen's Alex Wållander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Samyang Ramen from getting a goal against them. Ragnar Paju showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walter Siggman, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. If Walter Siggman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute Walter Siggman 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. Walter Siggman scored 1-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ragnar Paju, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Walter Siggman to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Hans-Jürgen Nudelman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samyang Ramen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hans-Jürgen Nudelman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hans-Jürgen Nudelman struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Ragnar Paju didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Samyang Ramen. Samyang Ramen made a substitution. Sam Yang replaced Fabrizio Ravanelli. Laur Vellemäe hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. A hard shot 59 in the game by Walter Siggman from a close distance when the talented Ragnar Paju managed to make a qualified save. JK Kurevere's players were relieved. Samyang Ramen's Bo-Erik Apelkvist was substituted for Walter Siggman. Hans-Jürgen Nudelman made a great header on Samyang Ramen's corner, it was just that JK Kurevere's Ragnar Paju managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 66th minute Bo-Erik Apelkvist 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. Bo-Erik Apelkvist did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Ragnar Paju 69 minutes into the match. Ragnar Paju showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo-Erik Apelkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 80 played minutes Samyang Ramen got a freekick which was hit by Thor Dalström. JK Kurevere's Sepo Anderson was substituted for Jakob Ojamaa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Göran Nordgren got free with Ragnar Paju in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Yang in the 86th 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 87th minute of the match Samyang Ramen got a corner. JK Kurevere's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hans-Jürgen Nudelman ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of JK Kurevere booed when Samyang Ramen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sam Yang didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 90 played minutes Samyang Ramen got a freekick which was hit by Melker Magnusson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Reismaa in the 91st minute of play forced Samyang Ramen's goalkeeper Alex Wållander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Samyang Ramen 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.