U23 World League

Tapa Lava
Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Taavet Rannik started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Taavet Rannik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guido Karmel was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. JK raamatuid.ee were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after CF JABATOS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ainar Kork took the corner. An unexpected shot in the 11th minute by Evald Laaneloog got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Guido Karmel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taavet Rannik in the 14th minute of the match. A collision led to CF JABATOS getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Bernardo Osorio hit a great ball. With a little luck, CF JABATOS's Guido Karmel got control of the ball when Evald Laaneloog tried to sneak it across the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Evald Laaneloog dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Guido Karmel, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in JK raamatuid.ee's zone, Marcos Txeru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hubert Kalinin came out of the goal and Marcos Txeru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 26 minutes, Ainar Kork made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. CF JABATOS's Guido Karmel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Guido Karmel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taavet Rannik in the 31st minute of the match. JK raamatuid.ee were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after CF JABATOS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ainar Kork took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Ainar Kork got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Guido Karmel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marcos Txeru struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Hubert Kalinin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CF JABATOS. JK raamatuid.ee's Taavet Rannik got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guido Karmel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ainar Kork, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Thomas hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evald Laaneloog in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guido Karmel saved CF JABATOS from getting behind. A collision led to CF JABATOS getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Elpidio Efraim hit a great ball. 62 minutes in the game, Taavet Rannik dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. If Ainar Kork had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Taavet Rannik sped through CF JABATOS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Guido Karmel. Hubert Kalinin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Efraim in the 88th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Arno Õng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CF JABATOS's Guido Karmel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taavet Rannik in the 95th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. JK raamatuid.ee had played much better football throughout.