U18 League

Rauakyrve Staadion
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfred Dærup started the match with the kick off. Kaspar Thabo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Armageddon's Tarmo Mustkivi got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes, Strib Galacticos IF's Terkild Svarte shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rein Reiljan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Strib Galacticos IF reached it. A collision led to Strib Galacticos IF getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Alfred Dærup hit a great ball. Rikardt Kjeldsvig made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Imre Karus sent off a good shot on target. 15 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Rikardt Kjeldsvig had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mairo Kirst. 18 minutes into the game, Robin Hagensted was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Strib Galacticos IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Armageddon the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Hugo Kaar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rikardt Kjeldsvig. That made the score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. Magnus Õng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rikardt Kjeldsvig having to interfere. Rikardt Kjeldsvig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Imre Karus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Alfred Dærup had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rein Reiljan. Armageddon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfred Dærup was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 34 minutes into the game, Magnus Kyrning was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Strib Galacticos IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Armageddon the free kick. After 34 played minutes Strib Galacticos IF got a freekick which was hit by Magnus Kyrning. In the 38th minute, Alfred Dærup left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Strib Galacticos IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Walther Mackeprang's late challenge caught a Armageddon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walther Mackeprang helped the player get up and apologised. Walther Mackeprang kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Imre Karus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rikardt Kjeldsvig having to interfere. Rikardt Kjeldsvig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mairo Kirst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mairo Kirst in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rikardt Kjeldsvig saved Strib Galacticos IF from getting behind. Rein Reiljan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Dærup, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 47 minutes of play, Strib Galacticos IF's Kaspar Thabo made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rein Reiljan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Imre Karus to make the kick off. Strib Galacticos IF's Rikardt Kjeldsvig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Imre Karus in the 52nd minute of play. A collision led to Strib Galacticos IF getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Terkild Svarte hit a great ball. Armageddon's Hugo Kaar got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Strib Galacticos IF's Rikardt Kjeldsvig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magnus Õng in the 57th minute of play. After having played for 58 minutes, Robin Hagensted managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strib Galacticos IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robin Hagensted was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rikardt Kjeldsvig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Kaar, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mairo Kirst in the 64th minute of play forced Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Rikardt Kjeldsvig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rikardt Kjeldsvig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mairo Kirst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armageddon's Rein Reiljan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Armageddon from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Alfred Dærup took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Rein Reiljan to make any attempt to save it. In the 76th minute, Strib Galacticos IF's Alfred Dærup dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. After 82 minutes, Kaspar Thabo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Strib Galacticos IF and the Armageddon players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th match minute, Armageddon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konrad Uba to maneuver through the defense. Rikardt Kjeldsvig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Imre Karus in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Kaspar Thabo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magnus Õng in the 95th minute of play forced Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Rikardt Kjeldsvig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Strib Galacticos IF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.