U23 League

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Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Viljar Niidumaa made the kick off and thus started the match. The Tigers's Tyrone Meehan got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Tyrone Meehan managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Tigers's supporters rose to their feet, but Tyrone Meehan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joonas Järve breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Mureșan in the 11th minute of play forced Drunken Sea Monkeys's goalkeeper Joonas Järve to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ionuț Mureșan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joonas Järve having to interfere. Tyrone Meehan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Joonas Järve tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joonas Järve took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hayden Moore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionuț Mureșan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Harri Kaalep hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After 23 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Hayden Moore. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ionuț Mureșan in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joonas Järve saved Drunken Sea Monkeys from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ken Tänav during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Drunken Sea Monkeys getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ken Tänav hit a great ball. Ionuț Mureșan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joonas Järve read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. After 31 minutes Drunken Sea Monkeys's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rio Blewitt who took care of the corner kick. The corner led The Tigers's Tyrone Meehan to a score. 0-3 in the 31st minute. Hayden Moore might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joonas Järve. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hayden Moore ran back to his position shaking his head. Joonas Järve made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Mureșan in the 35th minute of play. After 39 minutes, Tyrone Meehan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Tigers and the Drunken Sea Monkeys players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tyrone Meehan hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Benji Murray received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Joonas Järve tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Viljar Niidumaa 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.

Joonas Järve was a little too slow when Ionuț Mureșan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 0-5. After a rather tough play, Drunken Sea Monkeys's Gert Naer got a free kick in the 61st minute. The Tigers made a substitution. Phil Clarke replaced Hayden Moore. In the 62nd match minute, Drunken Sea Monkeys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gert Naer to maneuver through the defense. Benji Murray struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Joonas Järve didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Tigers. Joonas Järve made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Tyrone Meehan sent off a good shot on target. The Tigers's Sid Francis was substituted for Jonatan Fredericksen. With an all-out effort, The Tigers's Joonas Järve threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Phil Clarke, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Joonas Järve stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ionuț Mureșan's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. After some careless play in the Drunken Sea Monkeys defense, Tyrone Meehan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joonas Järve. The Drunken Sea Monkeys fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joonas Järve should have stopped the shot. The Tigers's Carl Atkins was substituted for Ionuț Mureșan. Carl Atkins received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Joonas Järve came out and tried to block the shot, but Carl Atkins slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 90th minute. Joonas Järve came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by The Tigers's Carl Atkins. But to his dismay, Carl Atkins quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. The Tigers's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.