U21 World League

Kurevere staadion
Spectators: 7853 (Terracing: 5891, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Haldun Gürdal got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Dominick Griechting had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olavi Pulver. JK Kurevere's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dominick Griechting was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Olavi Pulver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Namık Raşit in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Şafak Yücelay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Onur Kıvrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Volli Laineste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olavi Pulver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haldun Gürdal in the 13th minute of play. Abbas Ergüner hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Ailar Lahe from long distance, 20 minutes into the match, got Onur Kıvrak's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Onur Kıvrak was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Volli Laineste capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Volli Laineste really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After a rather tough play, JK Kurevere's Hendrik Trolla got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 31 minutes of play, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Mustafa Namık Raşit made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olavi Pulver was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Namık Raşit in the 34th minute of play forced JK Kurevere's goalkeeper Olavi Pulver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abbas Ergüner's late challenge caught a JK Kurevere's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abbas Ergüner helped the player get up and apologised. A hard shot by Ailar Lahe from long distance, 36 minutes into the match, got Onur Kıvrak's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 43rd minute, Lembitu Püss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olavi Pulver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Namık Raşit in the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hendrik Trolla was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in JK Kurevere's zone, Haldun Gürdal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olavi Pulver came out of the goal and Haldun Gürdal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abbas Ergüner was shown his second yellow card after 57 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 57th minute, Abbas Ergüner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. JK Kurevere's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ailar Lahe in the 60th minute. A nice corner shot did that Vallo Laada got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Onur Kıvrak quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hendrik Trolla in the 63rd minute of play forced ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goalkeeper Onur Kıvrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by JK Kurevere's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Haldun Gürdal was slow to take the kick. During this time ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Haldun Gürdal almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but JK Kurevere's Olavi Pulver did a great save. Mustafa Namık Raşit charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mustafa Namık Raşit the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mustafa Namık Raşit recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 79th match minute, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Özkan Öztaş to maneuver through the defense. Leopold Uibo hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Vallo Laada kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Onur Kıvrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hendrik Trolla in the 91st minute of the match. The supporters of JK Kurevere booed when ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haldun Gürdal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Onur Kıvrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hendrik Trolla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.