U23 League

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Schorsch Schmalzbauer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Schorsch Schmalzbauer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mart Poom having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 6th minute of play forced Vila's goalkeeper Mart Poom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Vila's Marko Rätsep got a free kick in the 9th minute. Tony Henwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lembit Nurmela in the 12th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Jay Flack got a free kick in the 13th minute. With a little luck, Vila's Mart Poom got control of the ball when 史挺亮 tried to sneak it across the goal line. The corner led Staffordshire Terrier FC's Waldemar Guimarães to fire away a dangerous shot which Mart Poom despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Vila's goalkeeper Mart Poom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 史挺亮. 史挺亮 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mart Poom came out and tried to block the shot, but 史挺亮 slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 18th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mart Poom saved Vila from getting behind. In the 24th match minute, Vila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmu Treimann to maneuver through the defense. Waldemar Guimarães scored 2-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mart Poom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If 史挺亮 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 36 minutes, 史挺亮 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Staffordshire Terrier FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but 史挺亮 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Schorsch Schmalzbauer got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tony Henwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lembit Nurmela in the 45th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Schorsch Schmalzbauer got free with Mart Poom in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lembit Nurmela made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Schorsch Schmalzbauer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Staffordshire Terrier FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Schorsch Schmalzbauer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mart Poom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mart Poom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Vila's Eero Loorits was substituted for Raido Umal. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vila's goalkeeper Mart Poom, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sergo Lepp kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 63rd minute of play forced Vila's goalkeeper Mart Poom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony Henwood made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lembit Nurmela in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute of the match, Lembit Nurmela got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tony Henwood was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lembit Nurmela got free with Tony Henwood in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mart Poom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vila's goalkeeper Mart Poom, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lembit Nurmela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Henwood having to interfere. Vila made a substitution. Manole Iosifian replaced Bruno Vilberg. Tristram Gower struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Mart Poom didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Staffordshire Terrier FC. Mart Poom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristram Gower, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Vila players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Staffordshire Terrier FC.