U18 World League

Koljala Arena
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hamílton Cardozo got the match started through his kick off. JK Koljala's Julius Riiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamílton Cardozo in the 5th minute of play. Hamílton Cardozo scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julius Riiga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maurício Sarmento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Indrek Kargu in the 15th minute of play. Hamílton Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Matías Viña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamílton Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julius Riiga having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, one of JK Koljala:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Matías Viña shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamílton Cardozo in the 33rd minute of play forced JK Koljala's goalkeeper Julius Riiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diamante Negro DK - VV's Maurício Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Indrek Kargu in the 34th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Uudo Udu during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Diamante Negro DK - VV booed when JK Koljala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uudo Udu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hamílton Cardozo in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julius Riiga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Hamílton Cardozo came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Diamante Negro DK - VV 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 Hamílton Cardozo couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute Hamílton Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julius Riiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41stth minute of the game Hamílton Cardozo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JK Koljala's Julius Riiga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. JK Koljala's Julius Riiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamílton Cardozo in the 43rd minute of play. Matías Viña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Julius Riiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute Indrek Kargu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurício Sarmento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Indrek Kargu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, J.J Haagenstjerne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 played minutes JK Koljala got a freekick which was hit by Uudo Udu. Maurício Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Väärsi in the 58th minute of the match. Oliver Väärsi might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maurício Sarmento. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oliver Väärsi ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamílton Cardozo in the 63rd minute of play forced JK Koljala's goalkeeper Julius Riiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 minutes of play, Diamante Negro DK - VV's Hamílton Cardozo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julius Riiga was left in no man's land by his defense there! 69 minutes into the match, Hamílton Cardozo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julius Riiga. JK Koljala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hamílton Cardozo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raúl Dias got free with Julius Riiga in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th minute of the match J.J Haagenstjerne sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julius Riiga skillfully saved the ball. Julius Riiga had great luck who in the 85thth minute grab hold of the ball when Hamílton Cardozo from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Matías Viña recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Diamante Negro DK - VV booed when JK Koljala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andris Äss didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matías Viña struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Julius Riiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Diamante Negro DK - VV. The supporters of Diamante Negro DK - VV booed when JK Koljala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peedu Suvi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raúl Dias struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Julius Riiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Diamante Negro DK - VV. In the 94th minute Hamílton Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julius Riiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 97 minutes into the match, Diamante Negro DK - VV's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Väärsi came free, but Maurício Sarmento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diamante Negro DK - VV's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.