U23 World League

Estádio Ubaldinho
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Oscar Ortiz made the kick off and thus started the match. Lennart Merioja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edinho Pitta in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute, Ago Erikson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Kogimyae JK getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ago Erikson hit a great ball. Lennart Merioja made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Sonny Jönsätt sent off a good shot on target. João Pedro Alvarenga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri Villem, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Joonas Nõmmiste 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. Lennart Merioja made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Carlos Castro in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute Henri Villem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Alvarenga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Pedro Alvarenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henri Villem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th match minute, Kogimyae JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aare Urm to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Diamante Negro DK - VV getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. João Carlos Castro hit a great ball. João Pedro Alvarenga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joonas Nõmmiste in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ronald Kask's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Pedro Alvarenga was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. The supporters of Diamante Negro DK - VV booed when Kogimyae JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronald Kask didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Olari Raudsoo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kogimyae JK's Lennart Merioja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Kogimyae JK from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Henri Villem sped through Diamante Negro DK - VV's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Pedro Alvarenga. João Pedro Alvarenga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joonas Nõmmiste, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Henri Villem was the one to do the kick off. Diamante Negro DK - VV's Oscar Ortiz got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Diamante Negro DK - VV's João Pedro Alvarenga got control of the ball when Joonas Nõmmiste tried to sneak it across the goal line. Virgílio Ribeiro's late challenge caught a Kogimyae JK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Virgílio Ribeiro helped the player get up and apologised. Virgílio Ribeiro hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Lennart Merioja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Ortiz in the 69th minute of play. In the 76th minute Henri Villem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Alvarenga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Kogimyae JK booed when Diamante Negro DK - VV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgílio Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diamante Negro DK - VV's Edinho Pitta got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edinho Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lennart Merioja having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Oscar Ortiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lennart Merioja was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.