U18 League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ronnie Howard took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 13 played minutes Manchester United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Robert Downton. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronald Kask in the 13th minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Martyn Patten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lennart Merioja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronnie Howard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Henri Villem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kogimyae JK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Manchester United F.C.'s Martyn Patten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronald Kask in the 21st minute of play. Martyn Patten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joonas Nõmmiste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Robert Downton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 25 minutes of play, Kogimyae JK's Joonas Nõmmiste made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martyn Patten was left in no man's land by his defense there! Henri Villem struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Martyn Patten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kogimyae JK. Robert Downton got his second yellow card in the match during the 32nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 33rd minute, Robert Downton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martyn Patten came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Kogimyae JK's Joonas Nõmmiste. But to his dismay, Joonas Nõmmiste quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Olari Raudsoo charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olari Raudsoo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Manchester United F.C. booed when Kogimyae JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olari Raudsoo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute of the match Isaac Morgan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lennart Merioja skillfully saved the ball. Olavi Lainevoog hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Kogimyae JK's Sulev Oksmaa got a free kick in the 69th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henri Villem in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martyn Patten saved Manchester United F.C. from getting behind. After 83 minutes, Henri Villem made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Manchester United F.C.'s Martyn Patten tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 93rd match minute, Manchester United F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Archie Beadle to maneuver through the defense. The Kogimyae JK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.