U18 World League

Hell Pot
Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Fire Breathers FC's Bidun Ferreras 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. Gerd Saareoja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Txaran Cancela having to interfere. 7 minutes into the game, JK Kurevere's Gerd Saareoja nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Txaran Cancela made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, JK Kurevere's Ago Leks got a free kick in the 12th minute. When Dani Murgia came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Fire Breathers 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 Dani Murgia couldn't finish the play. When Ago Leks fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JK Kurevere's protests and gave Ago Leks a yellow card for diving instead. Ago Leks hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After having played for 30 minutes, Martino Torroba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fire Breathers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martino Torroba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute, one of Fire Breathers FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fire Breathers FC. Txaran Cancela came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by JK Kurevere's Gerd Saareoja. But to his dismay, Gerd Saareoja quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 38th minute, Ivar Meri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, JK Kurevere's Jaanek Vall got a free kick in the 41st minute. A collision led to JK Kurevere getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Gerd Saareoja hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ilmar Kurg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gerd Saareojas short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Txaran Cancela to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cordarrell Zabala in the 54th minute of play forced JK Kurevere's goalkeeper Hugo Vanaliin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bidun Ferreras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivar Meri hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bidun Ferreras in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Vanaliin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 67th minute, Bidun Ferreras made a precise shot to the right of Hugo Vanaliin. JK Kurevere's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 71st minute Bidun Ferreras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Vanaliin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Vanaliin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bidun Ferreras in the 74th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bartuelo Ruich in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Vanaliin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Cordarrell Zabala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hugo Vanaliin was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. 85 minutes into the match, Fire Breathers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ilmar Kurg came free, but Txaran Cancela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. JK Kurevere's Hugo Vanaliin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bidun Ferreras in the 89th minute of play. Cordarrell Zabala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Vanaliin having to interfere. Hugo Vanaliin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cordarrell Zabala in the 96th minute of the match. The Fire Breathers FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching JK Kurevere's performance. The match ended with a win for JK Kurevere.