U21 League

Harkujärve Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Jakov Stähr started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jakov Stähr took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jaagup Luiga. Jaagup Luiga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Janno Arumäe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lembit Uustal during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 24 minutes into the game, Kees Plappert was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sydney FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harkujärve JK the free kick. After 26 minutes of play Harkujärve JK's Lembit Uustal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Jaagup Luiga came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Sydney FC's Kees Plappert. But to his dismay, Kees Plappert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Pierre Möhn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Harkujärve JK's zone, Jakov Stähr stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaagup Luiga came out of the goal and Jakov Stähr tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Harkujärve JK getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Janno Arumäe hit a great ball. Jakov Stähr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Jaagup Luiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the game, Pierre Möhn cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Jaagup Luiga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Harkujärve JK's Juss Kuusemetsa got a free kick in the 44th minute. Sydney FC's Ernst Schnur was substituted for Kees Plappert. When Henrik Reifer came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Sydney FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Henrik Reifer couldn't finish the play. If Jakov Stähr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kusti Annama to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Harald Inger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 53 played minutes, Harkujärve JK's Janno Arumäe shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rasmus Gölz 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 Harkujärve JK reached it. After 61 played minutes Harkujärve JK got a freekick which was hit by Kusti Annama. Sydney FC's Jaden Krieglmeier was substituted for Pierre Möhn. After a rather tough play, Harkujärve JK's Kusti Annama got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Jakov Stähr made a precise shot to the right of Jaagup Luiga. Harkujärve JK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Joel Mõniste hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Henrik Reifer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernst Schnur got free with Jaagup Luiga in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jaagup Luiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakov Stähr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marti Saare's late challenge caught a Sydney FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marti Saare helped the player get up and apologised. Marti Saare hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Jaagup Luiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Michel in the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of Sydney FC booed when Harkujärve JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ardo Riiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Harkujärve JK booed when Sydney FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hippolyt Esche didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kusti Annama received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Rasmus Gölz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sydney FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.