U23 World League

Stadium of Mercy
Spectators: 8016 (Terracing: 6014, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The audience was convinced that Ulf Öfverman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ardo Viru was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Alexandre Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuido Tooma, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Alexandre Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robertinho Carlos in the 9th minute of play. Yağızalp Beyazit struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Alexandre Pires didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nisu Unn. 14 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's goal looked a bit too open when Yağızalp Beyazit came free, but Alexandre Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yağızalp Beyazit in the 14th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Nisu Unn's Yağızalp Beyazit sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexandre Pires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 18 minutes Brothers of Mercy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Normando Guztros who took care of the corner kick. Robertinho Carlos made a great header on Nisu Unn's corner, it was just that Brothers of Mercy's Alexandre Pires managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Nisu Unn's Juan Pis got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Nisu Unn's Ardo Viru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulf Öfverman in the 25th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yağızalp Beyazit in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexandre Pires saved Brothers of Mercy from getting behind. After 29 minutes Brothers of Mercy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Normando Guztros who took care of the corner kick. Ardo Viru made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Ulf Öfverman sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Nisu Unn's Ardo Viru got control of the ball when Ulf Öfverman tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Nisu Unn's Ardo Viru got control of the ball when Ulf Öfverman tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Kuido Tooma came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Nisu Unn 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 Kuido Tooma couldn't finish the play. If Mats Elg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 1-0 became the score in the 46th minute when Ulf Öfverman elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Bengt-Rune Strömbom made the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Brothers of Mercy's Gustaf Berggren made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ardo Viru was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yağızalp Beyazit might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexandre Pires. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yağızalp Beyazit ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağızalp Beyazit in the 59th minute of play forced Brothers of Mercy's goalkeeper Alexandre Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Brothers of Mercy's Ulf Öfverman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ardo Viru narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Brothers of Mercy's Leonardo Odeen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Illimar Leemets, made in the 62nd minute of the game. Ardo Viru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulf Öfverman in the 63rd minute of the match. When Nisu Unn's Yağızalp Beyazit in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brothers of Mercy's goalie prevented a goal. Nisu Unn's Alo Nigol was substituted for Kuido Tooma. Alexandre Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robertinho Carlos in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt-Rune Strömbom in the 74th minute of play forced Nisu Unn's goalkeeper Ardo Viru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on Brothers of Mercy's corner Thiago van Dijk fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ardo Viru quite easily take care of the ball. When Brothers of Mercy's Bengt-Rune Strömbom in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nisu Unn's goalie prevented a goal. Bengt-Rune Strömbom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ardo Viru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Nisu Unn's Alexandre Pires threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Erik Männik, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 85th match minute, Brothers of Mercy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kieran Robertson to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Brothers of Mercy's Alexandre Pires got control of the ball when Alo Nigol tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexandre Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Männik in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to Nisu Unn getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Arne Teraväe hit a great ball. Brothers of Mercy's Alexandre Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Männik in the 96th minute of play. Nisu Unn's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.