U23 League

Fighters Stadion
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Friedel Wahlberg made the kick off which started today's match. Enar Härmi's late challenge caught a Hamburg Fighters's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enar Härmi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Hamburg Fighters booed when Fluffy White Bunnies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enar Härmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kilian Gutrath took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Egert Velberg. Fluffy White Bunnies's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Egert Laht charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Egert Laht the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fluffy White Bunnies fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Egert Velberg, was totally fooled by Hamburg Fighters's Kilian Gutrath, who 10 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. With 15 minutes on the clock, Enar Härmi commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fluffy White Bunnies! After 22 minutes, Friedel Wahlberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hamburg Fighters and the Fluffy White Bunnies players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Hamburg Fighters getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Friedel Wahlberg hit a great ball. If Ander Raidma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luka Reich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ander Raidma in the 28th minute of play forced Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Matthew Jastrzembowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Egert Velberg was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Friedel Wahlberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 32 minute of play. In the 34th minute, Luka Reich made a precise shot to the right of Egert Velberg. Fluffy White Bunnies's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 39th minute, Fluffy White Bunnies's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Luka Reich fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 42 played minutes Hamburg Fighters got a freekick which was hit by Burkhard Niebler. When Fluffy White Bunnies's Ander Raidma in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hamburg Fighters's goalie prevented a goal. Ander Raidma recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ander Raidma to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ander Raidma made a precise shot to the right of Matthew Jastrzembowski. Hamburg Fighters's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. After 56 played minutes Hamburg Fighters got a freekick which was hit by Luka Reich. Matthew Jastrzembowski stood somewhat misplaced when Ander Raidma came free in front of goal and shot 4-2 to the left of him in the 57 minute. The supporters of Fluffy White Bunnies booed when Hamburg Fighters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Friedel Wahlberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Urmo Tuur came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Fluffy White Bunnies 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 Urmo Tuur couldn't finish the play. Fluffy White Bunnies's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ivari Oja in the 64th minute. After a rather tough play, Hamburg Fighters's Burkhard Niebler got a free kick in the 69th minute. Fluffy White Bunnies's Ivari Oja couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 69th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hamburg Fighters. After 70 played minutes Hamburg Fighters got a freekick which was hit by Burkhard Niebler. When Ander Raidma fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fluffy White Bunnies's protests and gave Ander Raidma a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Fluffy White Bunnies getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Ander Raidma hit a great ball. Ander Raidma scored 4-4 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthew Jastrzembowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Fluffy White Bunnies's Ander Raidma in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hamburg Fighters's goalie prevented a goal. 84 minutes into the match, Fluffy White Bunnies's goal looked a bit too open when Friedel Wahlberg came free, but Egert Velberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthew Jastrzembowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ander Raidma in the 91st minute. After 94 played minutes, Fluffy White Bunnies's Veiko Üts shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Matthew Jastrzembowski 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 Fluffy White Bunnies reached it. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.