World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Eagle FC's Ekrem Tapa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute, Benjamin Fernado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the game, Kevin Täht was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kogimyae JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eagle FC the free kick. After 9 played minutes Kogimyae JK got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Täht. Arenc Tefa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lennart Merioja read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Joonas Nõmmiste recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Cefero in the 15th minute of play forced Kogimyae JK's goalkeeper Lennart Merioja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Damaso Cefero made a precise shot to the right of Lennart Merioja. Kogimyae JK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Lennart Merioja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jetmir Ruvina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jetmir Ruvina in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lennart Merioja prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Eagle FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Sotiraq Shelgu hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kogimyae JK's zone, Damaso Cefero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lennart Merioja came out of the goal and Damaso Cefero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Damaso Cefero got a free kick in the 37th minute. When Eagle FC's Jetmir Ruvina in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kogimyae JK's goalie prevented a goal. Lennart Merioja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jetmir Ruvina in the 42nd minute of play. Damaso Cefero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lennart Merioja read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henri Villem to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Zamir Osja notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Kogimyae JK's Lennart Merioja. Lennart Merioja was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kogimyae JK were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Eagle FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ronald Kask took the corner. After taking down the ball on Kogimyae JK's corner Ronald Kask fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cătălin Gârniceanu quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Jetmir Ruvina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eagle FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jetmir Ruvina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zamir Osja's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lennart Merioja read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. When Jetmir Ruvina came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Eagle FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jetmir Ruvina couldn't finish the play. Zamir Osja succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 70th playminute. Kogimyae JK's Lennart Merioja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Kogimyae JK from getting a goal against them. Eagle FC were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Kogimyae JK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arenc Tefa took the corner. After taking down the ball on Eagle FC's corner Arenc Tefa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lennart Merioja quite easily take care of the ball. Lennart Merioja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jetmir Ruvina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 78 minutes, Ekrem Tapa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eagle FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ekrem Tapa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lennart Merioja made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Ymer Memelli sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st minute of the match Eagle FC got a corner. Kogimyae JK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arenc Tefa ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Eagle FC's Jetmir Ruvina to a score. 0-5 in the 81st minute. Joonas Nõmmiste kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. If Jetmir Ruvina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jetmir Ruvina might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lennart Merioja. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jetmir Ruvina ran back to his position shaking his head. Ekrem Tapa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.