U21 World League

ARENA ACADÉMICA
Spectators: 7880 (Terracing: 5911, Seating: 1812, VIP seats: 157) Eddie Holm started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd match minute, Armageddon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elari Lõoke to maneuver through the defense. Elari Lõoke might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vladimiro Nafarroa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elari Lõoke ran back to his position shaking his head. Peeter Nurk was a little too slow when Eddie Holm got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of ★银河蓝★GalA FC booed when Armageddon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasimir Karu didn't get a good kick on the ball. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Vladimiro Nafarroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Metsalu in the 17th minute of play. Samuel Toussain could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Peeter Nurk made a huge save. Peeter Nurk was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bogumil Orlicki showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 21 minute of play. After some careless play in the Armageddon defense, Eddie Holm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peeter Nurk. The Armageddon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peeter Nurk should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Armageddon's Leopold Mäe got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Armageddon's goalkeeper Peeter Nurk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Eddie Holm sped through Armageddon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Peeter Nurk. In the 42nd minute, Vello Vitt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Armageddon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Vladimiro Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Metsalu, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elari Lõoke to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Toussain in the 51st minute of play forced Armageddon's goalkeeper Peeter Nurk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute Eddie Holm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peeter Nurk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th match minute, Armageddon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vello Vitt to maneuver through the defense. Peeter Nurk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogumil Orlicki in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute Eddie Holm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peeter Nurk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Eddie Holm had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Peeter Nurk. Armageddon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eddie Holm was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. In the 69th minute Bogumil Orlicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peeter Nurk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elari Lõoke received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vladimiro Nafarroa came out and tried to block the shot, but Elari Lõoke slotted it home off the left post making it 5-2 in the 74th minute. Peeter Nurk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Toussain in the 80th minute of play. Siro Rainerio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Peeter Nurk. Armageddon's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 87 minutes, Vello Vitt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Armageddon and the ★银河蓝★GalA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th minute, Vello Vitt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bogumil Orlicki in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peeter Nurk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raul Metsalu might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vladimiro Nafarroa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raul Metsalu ran back to his position shaking his head. Peeter Nurk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Toussain, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. ★银河蓝★GalA FC'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.