World League

Carlsberg Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) FC Autolycus's Pablo Viator started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pablo Viator received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Illimar Sulg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the FC Autolycus defense, Riivo Paat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fryderyk Budzynski. The FC Autolycus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fryderyk Budzynski should have stopped the shot. Illimar Sulg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Viator in the 14th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Helari Põldmaa in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fryderyk Budzynski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pablo Viator in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Illimar Sulg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Pablo Viator's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Illimar Sulg was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. After 27 minutes FC Hugo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kryspin Lichniak who took care of the corner kick. The corner led FC Autolycus's Tytus Serwacki to a score. 2-1 in the 27th minute. Pablo Viator might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Illimar Sulg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pablo Viator ran back to his position shaking his head. Kryspin Lichniak blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Illimar Sulg having to make a save. In the 44th minute Pablo Viator shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Illimar Sulg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Hugo's goalkeeper Illimar Sulg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fryderyk Budzynski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taavi Kapsi, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute FC Hugo were awarded a corner. Maarek Nisu went to the cornerflag to take it. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Taavi Kapsi made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Tytus Serwacki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taavi Kapsi in the 54th minute of play forced FC Autolycus's goalkeeper Fryderyk Budzynski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 68 in the game by Pablo Viator from a close distance when the talented Illimar Sulg managed to make a qualified save. FC Hugo's players were relieved. Pablo Viator fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Illimar Sulg having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pablo Viator in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Illimar Sulg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fryderyk Budzynski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taavi Kapsi in the 82nd minute of the match. Pablo Viator fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Illimar Sulg having to interfere. 85 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when FC Hugo's Helari Põldmaa fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Bernhard Saaring fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fryderyk Budzynski having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Pablo Viator got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. FC Autolycus's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.