U23 World League

Reval Fortress Arena
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ander Onnu made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Teet Annimäe made a precise shot to the right of Kåre Blom. INIXET BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, FC Rebel's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Larsfelt came free, but Maarek Allikvee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kåre Blom made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Teet Annimäe sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of INIXET BK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Rebel:s goal. Kåre Blom had in the 24thth minute some difficulties stopping Teet Annimäe's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Maarek Allikvee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Larsfelt in the 33rd minute of play. Michael Karlsson took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maarek Allikvee. Maarek Allikvee dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 40 minutes into the match, FC Rebel's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Larsfelt came free, but Maarek Allikvee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Karlsson in the 44th minute of play forced FC Rebel's goalkeeper Maarek Allikvee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Allan Larsfelt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kåre Blom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teet Annimäe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Allan Larsfelt fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored INIXET BK's protests and gave Allan Larsfelt a yellow card for diving instead. Allan Larsfelt hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Kåre Blom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ander Onnu in the 54th minute of the match. Enar Stüf hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th match minute, FC Rebel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmar Pilvistu to maneuver through the defense. If Axel Wall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Allan Larsfelt succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. After some careless play in the INIXET BK defense, Ander Onnu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kåre Blom. The INIXET BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kåre Blom should have stopped the shot. FC Rebel's Ailar Pärt was substituted for Silver Roolaht. Maarek Allikvee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Karlsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Michael Karlsson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Maarek Allikvee. That made the score 2-3 in the 76 minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Enar Stüf cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Kåre Blom was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, FC Rebel's Maarek Allikvee got control of the ball when Allan Larsfelt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Per-Erik Bergfelt succeeded in the game's 83rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-4. After 87 minutes of play, FC Rebel's Ander Onnu made it 4-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kåre Blom was left in no man's land by his defense there! 90 minutes into the match, Elmar Pilvistu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kåre Blom. INIXET BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elmar Pilvistu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-4. After 93 minutes of play, FC Rebel's Enar Stüf made it 6-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kåre Blom was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Rebel's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.