U23 World League

Arrakis
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Priidik Lumiste took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hugo Nõmmiste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Ubelteso in the 2nd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Zurdo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ainar Ütt came free, but La Cimas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 played minutes Dune got a freekick which was hit by Norman Alekõrs. After a defensive mix-up in Dune's zone, Cornelio Ongile stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Nõmmiste came out of the goal and Cornelio Ongile tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 17 minutes of play, Zurdo FC's Cornelio Ongile made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Nõmmiste was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dune's Asko Puuk got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Cornelio Ongile had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Zurdo FC's zone, Priidik Lumiste stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. La Cimas came out of the goal and Priidik Lumiste tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. La Cimas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Priidik Lumiste in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the game, Cornelio Ongile was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zurdo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dune the free kick. In the 34th match minute, Zurdo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornelio Ongile to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Nõmmiste stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cornelio Ongile's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Samuel Olt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Dune's Asko Puuk got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After 44th play minutes Cornelio Ongile shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Hugo Nõmmiste and just under the crossbar into goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Cornelio Ongile made the kick off in the second half. Hugo Nõmmiste showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cornelio Ongile in the 53rd minute of the match. Asko Puuk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but La Cimas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Cornelio Ongile's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Hugo Nõmmiste skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asko Puuk in the 59th minute of play forced Zurdo FC's goalkeeper La Cimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 minutes, Samuel Olt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dune and the Zurdo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Samuel Olt kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Väino Nahk kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Cornelio Ongile kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Zurdo FC's Cornelio Ongile got a free kick in the 68th minute. Hugo Nõmmiste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornelio Ongile, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Väino Nahk kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Edmundo Dos Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Nõmmiste. Dune's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Dos Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 78th minute Cornelio Ongile shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Nõmmiste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dune's Hugo Nõmmiste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Dos Santos in the 82nd minute of play. After 84 played minutes Zurdo FC got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Frans. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ainar Ütt in the 84th minute of play forced Zurdo FC's goalkeeper La Cimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Dune's zone, Cornelio Ongile stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Nõmmiste came out of the goal and Cornelio Ongile tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Asko Puuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Dune getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Aimar Toompere hit a great ball. Cornelio Ongile fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Nõmmiste having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Zurdo FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.