World League

Ülenurme Arena
Spectators: 7642 (Terracing: 5733, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filipe Moreno started the match with the kick off. The supporters of fc priben booed when Varennes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donovan Nash didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute of the match, Zhelyazko Geranov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gilberto Boone was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. fc priben's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zhelyazko Geranov in the 7th minute. Filipe Morenos short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Gilberto Boone to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 8 in the game by Filipe Moreno from a close distance when the talented Gilberto Boone managed to make a qualified save. Varennes's players were relieved. In the 9thth minute of the game Maurice Odonnell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but fc priben's Jörgen Haavel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sten Forsman charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sten Forsman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in fc priben fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! In the 14th minute Seth Luke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jörgen Haavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maurice Odonnell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Filipe Moreno kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gilberto Boone. That made the score 1-1 in the 24 minute of play. In the 35th match minute, fc priben was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Moreno to maneuver through the defense. Gilberto Boone made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Filipe Moreno sent off a good shot on target. fc priben were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Varennes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zhelyazko Geranov took the corner. 41 minutes into the match, Maurice Odonnell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jörgen Haavel. fc priben's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maurice Odonnell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 44 minutes of play, Varennes's Bernardo Goudreau made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jörgen Haavel was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maurice Odonnell to make the kick off. In the 57th minute Zhelyazko Geranov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Boone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, fc priben's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Goudreau came free, but Jörgen Haavel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilberto Boone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Zhelyazko Geranov managed to get in a good position for a shot. fc priben's supporters rose to their feet, but Zhelyazko Geranov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilberto Boone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gilberto Boone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhelyazko Geranov in the 75th minute of play. With a little luck, fc priben's Jörgen Haavel got control of the ball when Maurice Odonnell tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Zhelyazko Geranov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85thth minute of the game Maurice Odonnell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but fc priben's Jörgen Haavel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jörgen Haavel had great luck who in the 86thth minute grab hold of the ball when Maurice Odonnell from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When Varennes's Maurice Odonnell in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye fc priben's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurice Odonnell in the 89th minute of play forced fc priben's goalkeeper Jörgen Haavel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filipe Moreno recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maurice Odonnell in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jörgen Haavel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Varennes played a much better game than fc priben and deserved their victory. The fc priben players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.