U23 World League

RAE
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iacob Nedelcea took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kert Hindremäe kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 7 minutes of play, ⚽RAE⚽'s Aristide Maghiar made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taavi Jõekallas was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Endel Emane managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Goodfellas's supporters rose to their feet, but Endel Emane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ionuț Cozma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 18 minutes into the match, FC Goodfellas's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Oneț came free, but Taavi Jõekallas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ⚽RAE⚽ booed when FC Goodfellas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvald Levi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the FC Goodfellas defense, Aristide Maghiar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Taavi Jõekallas. The FC Goodfellas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Taavi Jõekallas should have stopped the shot. When Aristide Maghiar came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the ⚽RAE⚽ 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 Aristide Maghiar couldn't finish the play. Iacob Nedelcea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Taavi Jõekallas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iacob Nedelcea's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Taavi Jõekallas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Prezan in the 36th minute of play forced FC Goodfellas's goalkeeper Taavi Jõekallas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taavi Jõekallas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aristide Maghiar in the 38th minute. In the 42nd match minute, ⚽RAE⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucian Crăiniceanu to maneuver through the defense. After 46 minutes of play, ⚽RAE⚽'s Iacob Nedelcea made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taavi Jõekallas was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Endel Emane to make the kick off. ⚽RAE⚽'s Aristide Maghiar got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Iacob Nedelcea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taavi Jõekallas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iacob Nedelcea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Goodfellas booed when ⚽RAE⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristide Maghiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristide Maghiar in the 75th minute of play forced FC Goodfellas's goalkeeper Taavi Jõekallas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damian Oneț charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damian Oneț the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Goodfellas booed when ⚽RAE⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Oneț didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taavi Jõekallas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iacob Nedelcea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvald Levi during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Osvald Levi hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. If Aristide Maghiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Taavi Jõekallas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iacob Nedelcea in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Endel Emane in the 93rd minute of play forced ⚽RAE⚽'s goalkeeper Ionuț Cozma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hubert Avitaja's late challenge caught a ⚽RAE⚽'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hubert Avitaja helped the player get up and apologised. Hubert Avitaja hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute Damian Oneț shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavi Jõekallas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ⚽RAE⚽ fully deserved thier win.