U18 World League

Harkujärve Arena
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kusti Annama got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maarek Kalmus got free with Rene Tristan in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gaston Matthew charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaston Matthew the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE got a freekick which was hit by Gaston Matthew. Angelo Crescencio charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelo Crescencio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's zone, Arvo Laaneoks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Tristan came out of the goal and Arvo Laaneoks tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Angelo Crescencio was shown his second yellow card after 10 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Angelo Crescencio hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Kusti Annama kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rene Tristan. That made the score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. Harkujärve JK's Lembit Uustal got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lembit Uustal in the 17th minute of play forced C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's goalkeeper Rene Tristan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 minutes, Justo Berto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE and the Harkujärve JK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th match minute, C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justo Berto to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Laurgain kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Kusti Annama managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harkujärve JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Kusti Annama was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rene Tristan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 25 minutes into the match, Harkujärve JK's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Paulin came free, but Jaagup Luiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 minutes of play C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's Gaston Matthew was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's Rene Tristan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cipriano Paulin in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jaagup Luiga saved Harkujärve JK from getting behind. Lembit Uustal's late challenge caught a C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lembit Uustal helped the player get up and apologised. After 42 played minutes Harkujärve JK got a freekick which was hit by Lembit Uustal.

The wind increased when Tomas Laurgain made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE's zone, Lembit Uustal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Tristan came out of the goal and Lembit Uustal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rene Tristan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kusti Annama, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 63 minutes into the game, Kusti Annama cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Rene Tristan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rene Tristan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kusti Annama in the 70th minute of play. When Justo Berto was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 71 minutes had been played. After 72 played minutes C.S. y D. GENERAL LAVALLE got a freekick which was hit by Justo Berto. 74 minutes into the game, Harkujärve JK's Kusti Annama nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rene Tristan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Rene Tristan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kusti Annama in the 82nd minute of play. Cipriano Paulin hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. If Maarek Kalmus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lembit Uustal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Rene Tristan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rene Tristan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kusti Annama, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harkujärve JK's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.