World League

Kopli Arena
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Villu Idavain got the match started through his kick off. Ariel Ponc made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Villu Idavain sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enar Aavakivi got free with Ariel Ponc in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Villu Idavain in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ariel Ponc saved Villa Mitre City from getting behind. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Villa Mitre City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pankracy Sochacki was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Kopli's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC Kopli's corner Pankracy Sochacki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ariel Ponc quite easily take care of the ball. Ariel Ponc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Villu Idavain in the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Kopli's Villu Idavain got a free kick in the 17th minute. Joakim Vennerström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James Madison, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 26 minutes of play, Villa Mitre City's Arsenio Maria made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joakim Vennerström was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 30thth minute of the game James Madison who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Kopli's Joakim Vennerström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arsenio Maria in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joakim Vennerström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joakim Vennerström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Madison in the 36th minute of play. After 36 minutes, James Madison made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. FC Kopli's Joakim Vennerström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Villa Mitre City's Ariel Ponc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Villu Idavain in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute James Madison shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joakim Vennerström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Villa Mitre City getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Imam Sarwono hit a great ball. Mauricio Macías's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joakim Vennerström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Ariel Ponc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Villu Idavain, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. FC Kopli's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pankracy Sochacki in the 47th minute.

Villa Mitre City's Generoso Laurgain was substituted for Long Yuan Di. The wind increased when Mauricio Macías made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre City's Mauricio Macías sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joakim Vennerström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Mauricio Macías ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joakim Vennerström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Mauricio Macías hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Joakim Vennerström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauricio Macías in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kopli's goalkeeper Joakim Vennerström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Villa Mitre City's Mauricio Macías got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Mauricio Macías took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Joakim Vennerström to make any attempt to save it. Arsenio Maria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ariel Ponc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pankracy Sochacki in the 77th minute of the match. Arsenio Maria was extremely unlucky when he, in the 78th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kopli's goalkeeper Joakim Vennerström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joakim Vennerström made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Mauricio Macías sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, FC Kopli's Joakim Vennerström got control of the ball when Arsenio Maria tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kopli's zone, Mauricio Macías stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joakim Vennerström came out of the goal and Mauricio Macías tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 98 minutes into the game, Henri Meri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kopli's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villa Mitre City the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Kopli fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 97th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Joakim Vennerström, was totally fooled by Villa Mitre City's Imam Sarwono, who 99 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The Villa Mitre City supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Villa Mitre City would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.