U23 World League

Lustiga Huset
Spectators: 7848 (Terracing: 5888, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) Khamzat Chimaev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Jan-Ove Berglund managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Heren Istarion's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan-Ove Berglund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elar Villems breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lukas Drewitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aigar Veider, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, Elmu Treimann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan-Ove Berglund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Elar Villems made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aigar Veider in the 9th minute of play forced The Heren Istarion's goalkeeper Lukas Drewitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elar Villems made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elberg Azov in the 10th minute. The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aigar Veider in the 17th minute of play. In the 21stth minute of the game Lembit Nurmela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elberg Azov might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st 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. 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 31st minute. Elar Villems made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Elberg Azov sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Vila's Eero Loorits got a free kick in the 45th minute. After a rather tough play, Vila's Eero Loorits got a free kick in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Lembit Nurmela made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Elberg Azov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Heren Istarion's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elberg Azov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to The Heren Istarion getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Fred Amorim hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Vila's Kalle Käbin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lukas Drewitz. That made the score 0-1 after 57 minutes of play. 60 minutes into the match, Vila's goal looked a bit too open when Khamzat Chimaev came free, but Elar Villems reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, The Heren Istarion's Elberg Azov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elar Villems made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Elberg Azov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elar Villems was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eero Loorits during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The Heren Istarion's Sebastian Lilja was substituted for Big Brainovich. Eero Loorits hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Lukas Drewitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lembit Nurmela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elar Villems showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khamzat Chimaev in the 75th minute of the match. Elar Villems showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elberg Azov in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Sven-Åke Samuelsson 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. 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. The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aigar Veider in the 85th minute of play. In the 88th minute of the match Jan-Ove Berglund shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elar Villems showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When The Heren Istarion's Elberg Azov in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vila's goalie prevented a goal. Elar Villems came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by The Heren Istarion's Elberg Azov. But to his dismay, Elberg Azov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After 94 played minutes The Heren Istarion got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Göktuğ Zekeriya. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Heren Istarion fans cheered their team off the field, for while Vila had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.