U23 World League

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Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) In the 5th match minute, Harkujärve JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdo Heinaru to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Minerul Baita -MM- getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ionică Şendrea hit a great ball. Tiit Kääpa hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Codruț Podgoreanu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 13th minute. Minerul Baita -MM-'s manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Silver Saluste successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Silver Saluste stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Qiu Wei Ting's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Harkujärve JK from getting a goal against them. Qiu Wei Ting fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silver Saluste having to interfere. Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cédric Payen in the 34th minute of play. When Arno Vanaliin fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harkujärve JK's protests and gave Arno Vanaliin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th match minute, Harkujärve JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arno Vanaliin to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Codruț Podgoreanu fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 40th minute Xalo Camara 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. Silver Saluste had great luck who in the 41stth minute grab hold of the ball when Cédric Payen from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cédric Payen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 50 minutes, Xalo Camara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minerul Baita -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Xalo Camara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harkujärve JK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Qiu Wei Ting was slow to take the kick. During this time Minerul Baita -MM-'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Qiu Wei Ting almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste did a great save. After a rather tough play, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Ionică Şendrea got a free kick in the 54th minute. Harkujärve JK's Arno Vanaliin got his second yellow card of the match in the 57th minute. The referee ordered Arno Vanaliin off the ground. After a rather tough play, Harkujärve JK's Arno Vanaliin got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 61st minute, Cédric Payen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minerul Baita -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 65 played minutes Minerul Baita -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Cédric Payen. Gerd Öpik kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Harkujärve JK's zone, Cédric Payen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silver Saluste came out of the goal and Cédric Payen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tom Luik kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Xalo Camara 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 81st minute, Cédric Payen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silver Saluste was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 87th 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. After a rather tough play, Harkujärve JK's Tiit Kääpa got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute of the match Qiu Wei Ting shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silver Saluste showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Minerul Baita -MM-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Qiu Wei Ting in the 90th minute. Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Niță in the 92nd minute of play. Janno Arumäe's late challenge caught a Minerul Baita -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Janno Arumäe helped the player get up and apologised. When the referee ended the match the Minerul Baita -MM- players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.