U23 World League

Monumento Sports
Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5817, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Monumento Sports's Natanael Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingmar Übi in the 6th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Monumento Sports was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Saldanha to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, JK Kurevere's Sander Raudla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Natanael Sena narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Monumento Sports's Bunda Brilhante managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Asso Taelma in the 20 minute of the game. In the 21st match minute, Monumento Sports was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bunda Brilhante to maneuver through the defense. In the 24thth minute of the game Raul Reismaa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Monumento Sports's Natanael Sena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute, Raul Reismaa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, JK Kurevere's goalkeeper Ragnar Paju had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Válter Siqueira. After some careless play in the Monumento Sports defense, Sander Raudla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Natanael Sena. The Monumento Sports fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Natanael Sena should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sander Raudla in the 44th minute of play forced Monumento Sports's goalkeeper Natanael Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Monumento Sports's goal looked a bit too open when Sander Raudla came free, but Natanael Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raul Reismaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Natanael Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Reismaa in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Válter Siqueira in the 55th minute of play forced JK Kurevere's goalkeeper Ragnar Paju to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Luz hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th play minute Sander Raudla came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Natanael Sena. 0-2. If Raul Reismaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. JK Kurevere made a substitution. Rainer Kasemetsa replaced Endel Nuut. An unexpected shot in the 67th minute by Ingmar Übi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ragnar Paju showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válter Siqueira in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Toninho Arruda made a precise shot to the right of Ragnar Paju. JK Kurevere's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. JK Kurevere's Maarek Saar was substituted for Raul Reismaa. After 82 played minutes Monumento Sports got a freekick which was hit by Lino Saldanha. In the 85th minute Maarek Saar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natanael Sena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natanael Sena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maarek Saar's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Natanael Sena made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Maarek Saar sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maarek Saar in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Natanael Sena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 96 minutes into the game, Sander Raudla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Natanael Sena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.