U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Parker Tomlinson made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute Myles Honeycutt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lennart Merioja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Myles Honeycutt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lennart Merioja made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 16th 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. Kogimyae JK's Henri Villem got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lennart Merioja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Michel in the 23rd minute of play. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henri Villem got free with Zachery MacFarland in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronald Kask fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachery MacFarland having to interfere. Lennart Merioja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Myles Honeycutt in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goalkeeper Zachery MacFarland had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joonas Nõmmiste. In the 35th minute of the match Kogimyae JK got a corner. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ronald Kask ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kogimyae JK's Lennart Merioja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benny Fletcher in the 41st minute of play. When Henri Villem came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Kogimyae JK 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 Henri Villem couldn't finish the play. In the 44th match minute, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andy Brooks to maneuver through the defense. Zachery MacFarland made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronald Kask in the 45th minute. After 47 minutes of play, Kogimyae JK's Henri Villem made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachery MacFarland was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

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. After a rather tough play, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Arturo Michel got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Henri Villem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kogimyae JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Henri Villem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zachery MacFarland breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lennart Merioja made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Parker Tomlinson sent off a good shot on target. Myles Honeycutt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Lennart Merioja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Jeffrey Lambert got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the match, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goal looked a bit too open when Henri Villem came free, but Zachery MacFarland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Henri Villem made a precise shot to the right of Zachery MacFarland. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ronald Kask took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zachery MacFarland. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri Villem in the 75th minute of play. Zachery MacFarland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joonas Nõmmiste in the 77th minute of play. Zachery MacFarland 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 79th minute. In the 83rdth minute of the game Henri Villem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Zachery MacFarland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Joonas Nõmmiste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sulev Oksmaa during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The long shot by Roman Holbrook in the 91st minute really tested Lennart Merioja's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI booed when Kogimyae JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olavi Lainevoog didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 92 minutes of play, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Arturo Michel made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lennart Merioja was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Kogimyae JK's Sander Eenmaa got a free kick in the 97th minute. Kogimyae JK were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.