U18 League

Tapa Linnastaadion
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ahti Tõruke got the match started through his kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Kęstutis Jakubauskas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tapa Athlétic™'s Ahto Hõbe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kipras Gelžinis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the match, Tapa Athlétic™'s goal looked a bit too open when Kęstutis Jakubauskas came free, but Ahto Hõbe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th match minute, Tapa Athlétic™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janar Vanamets to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Lithuanian amber's Aras Nutautas got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Ąžuolas Laucius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bert Kapten in the 35th minute of the match. Kęstutis Jakubauskas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Lithuanian amber's Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tapa Athlétic™'s goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Lithuanian amber getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Marius Naujokas hit a great ball. Ahto Hõbe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aras Nutautas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahto Hõbe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kęstutis Jakubauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kęstutis Jakubauskas to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Kalle Astuja left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tapa Athlétic™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A collision led to Lithuanian amber getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Daugirdas Čižiūnas hit a great ball. Ahto Hõbe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kęstutis Jakubauskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kęstutis Jakubauskas kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Lithuanian amber's Kipras Gelžinis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ahto Hõbe. Ahto Hõbe yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kęstutis Jakubauskas in the 81st minute of play forced Tapa Athlétic™'s goalkeeper Ahto Hõbe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Bert Kapten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tapa Athlétic™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Bert Kapten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ahto Hõbe was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Kęstutis Jakubauskas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kęstutis Jakubauskas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Kęstutis Jakubauskas charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kęstutis Jakubauskas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tapa Athlétic™ booed when Lithuanian amber was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kęstutis Jakubauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Lithuanian amber supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lithuanian amber would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.