U23 World League

Vila Highschool
Spectators: 7750 (Terracing: 5814, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lembit Nurmela kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes The Heren Istarion got a freekick which was hit by Fred Amorim. Uudo Vähe charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uudo Vähe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Heren Istarion booed when Vila was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uudo Vähe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elberg Azov took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elar Villems. Elar Villems dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vila's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jan-Ove Berglund was slow to take the kick. During this time The Heren Istarion's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Jan-Ove Berglund got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Elar Villems quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Heren Istarion's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aigar Veider was slow to take the kick. During this time Vila's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Vila's corner Aigar Veider fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lukas Drewitz quite easily take care of the ball. The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save The Heren Istarion from getting a goal against them. After 29 played minutes Vila got a freekick which was hit by Kalle Käbin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elberg Azov in the 31st minute of play forced Vila's goalkeeper Elar Villems to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elberg Azov might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elar Villems. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elberg Azov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th minute Elberg Azov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elar Villems saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Vila's goal looked a bit too open when Elberg Azov came free, but Elar Villems reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elar Villems showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elberg Azov in the 37th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes Vila got a freekick which was hit by Julius Ojakallas. Elar Villems showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elberg Azov, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, Vila's Eero Loorits got a free kick in the 47th minute.

52 minutes into the match, Vila's goal looked a bit too open when Elberg Azov came free, but Elar Villems reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vila's Elar Villems played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khamzat Chimaev in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th match minute, Vila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oskar Ansip to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, The Heren Istarion's Jan-Ove Berglund broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. With an all-out effort, The Heren Istarion's Elar Villems threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elberg Azov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice moves Elberg Azov could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Elar Villems however easily saved by the left post. Elar Villems made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elberg Azov in the 69th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elberg Azov got free with Elar Villems in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elar Villems took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elberg Azov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rdth minute of the game Elberg Azov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vila's Elar Villems was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elar Villems made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Åke Samuelsson in the 75th minute. The Heren Istarion made a substitution. Sebastian Lilja replaced Big Brainovich. Lukas Drewitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aigar Veider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan-Ove Berglund's late challenge caught a Vila's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan-Ove Berglund helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th match minute, The Heren Istarion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Ove Berglund to maneuver through the defense. Elar Villems showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Åke Samuelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vila's goalkeeper Elar Villems, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Heren Istarion had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.