U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Prudencio Ostargi started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Kogimyae JK getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Aare Urm hit a great ball. In the 4th minute Prudencio Ostargi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lennart Merioja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kalju Onkel hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Teodosio Niva was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 9th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Lennart Merioja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Ostargi in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixto Ralondo in the 28th minute of play forced Kogimyae JK's goalkeeper Lennart Merioja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henri Villem charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henri Villem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Henri Villem kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After 37 minutes, Primitivo Abadia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cremonese and the Kogimyae JK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 37 played minutes Cremonese got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Abadia. The supporters of Cremonese booed when Kogimyae JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olavi Lainevoog didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute of the match Teodosio Niva shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lennart Merioja showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henri Villem to make the kick off. Lennart Merioja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Prudencio Ostargi in the 52nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gualterio Idacio got free with Lennart Merioja in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lennart Merioja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Ralondo in the 56th minute of the match. After 56 played minutes Cremonese got a freekick which was hit by Teodosio Niva. Gualterio Idacio hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. If Melchor Ondino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th match minute, Cremonese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sixto Ralondo to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Kogimyae JK booed when Cremonese was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodosio Niva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lennart Merioja made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Prudencio Ostargi sent off a good shot on target. In the 82nd minute, Ronald Kask hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, Kogimyae JK's goal looked a bit too open when Gualterio Idacio came free, but Lennart Merioja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.