U23 World League

La Locomotora
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1324, VIP seats: 153) 3 minutes into the game, Fc Meremõisa's Virgo Ülisoo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tony Joyce made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Rodriguez's zone, Madis Rändkivi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tony Joyce came out of the goal and Madis Rändkivi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Virgo Ülisoo sped through Deportivo Rodriguez's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tony Joyce. Fc Meremõisa were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Deportivo Rodriguez's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Julius Kree took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Julius Kree got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tony Joyce quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tony Joyce stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgo Ülisoo's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Vahur Aav made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jason Douglas in the 20th minute. Tony Joyce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgo Ülisoo in the 21st minute of the match. Deportivo Rodriguez's Tony Joyce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgo Ülisoo in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute Fc Meremõisa were awarded a corner. Julius Kree went to the cornerflag to take it. Vahur Aav was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Javier Rodriguez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 29 minute of play. Vahur Aav showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Pedro in the 39th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes Deportivo Rodriguez got a freekick which was hit by Hal Cortez. Julius Kree struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Tony Joyce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Meremõisa. Felix Plummer charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Plummer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Felix Plummer kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. When Fc Meremõisa's Virgo Ülisoo in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Rodriguez's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Deportivo Rodriguez getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Tyrell Cochran hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Rodriguez's Pedro Pedro got a free kick in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jason Douglas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Julius Kree charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julius Kree the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Julius Kree kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Tom Nuut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, Deportivo Rodriguez's goalkeeper Tony Joyce had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgo Ülisoo. Tony Joyce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgo Ülisoo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ander Vooro in the 76th minute of play forced Deportivo Rodriguez's goalkeeper Tony Joyce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony Joyce was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Virgo Ülisoo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 84 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jason Douglas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vahur Aav was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Vahur Aav took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jason Douglas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fc Meremõisa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.