U18 League

Kurevere staadion
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerd Saareoja took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulko Schwaderer in the 2nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Vanaliin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 4th minute Raik Sauer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Vanaliin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Vanaliin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Garefrekes in the 5th minute of play. After 6 minutes JK Kurevere's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was David Garefrekes who took care of the corner kick. Heiner Zöllmer kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th match minute, Tiger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Gebauer to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 20 minutes, David Garefrekes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiger's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Garefrekes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 21 minutes into the game, Raik Sauer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Hugo Vanaliin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 26 minutes of play, Tiger's Fulko Schwaderer made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Vanaliin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fulko Schwaderer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Jörg Hebenthal got a free kick in the 34th minute. After 39 minutes of play, Tiger's Raik Sauer made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Vanaliin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tiger's Raik Sauer got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The wind increased when Raik Sauer made the kick off in the second half. Raik Sauer took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hugo Vanaliin. Hugo Vanaliin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. In the 81st minute, Manuel Gebauer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilmar Kurg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hartmut Weidenhammer having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Heiner Zöllmer 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. A collision led to JK Kurevere getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Jaanek Vall hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Tiger's David Garefrekes tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 89 minutes, Koit Lusik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JK Kurevere and the Tiger players grew even worse after the yellow card. JK Kurevere's Hugo Vanaliin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raik Sauer in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute, David Garefrekes made a precise shot to the right of Hugo Vanaliin. JK Kurevere's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. When the match was over Tiger could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than JK Kurevere throughout the match.