U18 World League

Reval Fortress Arena
Spectators: 7833 (Terracing: 5876, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alvar Noobel made the kick off which started today's match. Ats Oolo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Martxot in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th match minute, FC Rebel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teet Poltimäe to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rebel's zone, Jorge Martxot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ats Oolo came out of the goal and Jorge Martxot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ats Oolo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Rivero in the 8th minute of the match. Ats Oolo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Martxot in the 11th minute of play. Iker Vasco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvar Noobel in the 12th minute. After 14 played minutes Academia FC got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Martxot. After 21 minutes FC Rebel's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nicolas Salvidor who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Academia FC's Leandro Sergi getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Marcelino Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th match minute, FC Rebel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvar Noobel to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Academia FC defense, Märt Lend kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iker Vasco. The Academia FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iker Vasco should have stopped the shot. 32 minutes into the match, Teet Poltimäe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iker Vasco. Academia FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teet Poltimäe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Iker Vasco was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Alvar Noobel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alvar Noobel really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. 39 minutes into the match, FC Rebel's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Martxot came free, but Ats Oolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, FC Rebel's Alvar Noobel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iker Vasco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 44th minute, FC Rebel's Joonatan Ansip ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iker Vasco. Iker Vasco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jorge Martxot made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Märt Lend in the 54th minute of play forced Academia FC's goalkeeper Iker Vasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Rebel's Ats Oolo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Martxot in the 57th minute of play. Iker Vasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joonatan Ansip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mario Rivero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Jorge Martxot made a precise shot to the right of Ats Oolo. FC Rebel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Iker Vasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anti Loome in the 66th minute of play. Teet Poltimäe kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Iker Vasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teet Poltimäe in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teet Poltimäe in the 76th minute of play forced Academia FC's goalkeeper Iker Vasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iker Vasco came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Rebel's Teet Poltimäe. But to his dismay, Teet Poltimäe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teet Poltimäe in the 82nd minute of play forced Academia FC's goalkeeper Iker Vasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Academia FC's Iker Vasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joonatan Ansip in the 84th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Rebel fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! FC Rebel:s Ats Oolo showed great skill when he stopped Nicolas Salvidor:s penalty. Nicolas Salvidor scored 5-2 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ats Oolo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 95th minute Teet Poltimäe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Vasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdur Osjamets's late challenge caught a Academia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valdur Osjamets helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Rebel getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Siim Lasn hit a great ball. With a little luck, FC Rebel's Ats Oolo got control of the ball when Nicolas Salvidor tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Rebel'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.