U18 World League

Pirmastu Staadion
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andrus Õunapuu kicked off to start the match. If Elco Mulders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Andrus Õunapuu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jan Sibon to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jüri Kosemaa during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th minute, Jüri Kosemaa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 16 played minutes, De Ontembare Leeuwen's Rinus Ronde shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Märt Kääramees came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in De Ontembare Leeuwen reached it. Jan Sibon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrus Õunapuu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Märt Kääramees made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elco Mulders in the 20th minute of play. When Andrus Õunapuu came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the TSC Tartu Seminar 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 Andrus Õunapuu couldn't finish the play. In the 24th minute, Koos Staal made a precise shot to the right of Märt Kääramees. TSC Tartu Seminar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrus Õunapuu during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th match minute, TSC Tartu Seminar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrus Õunapuu to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of TSC Tartu Seminar booed when De Ontembare Leeuwen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koos Staal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 minutes, Elbert van Zijp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Ontembare Leeuwen and the TSC Tartu Seminar players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, De Ontembare Leeuwen's Elbert van Zijp got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Märt Kääramees showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koos Staal in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koos Staal in the 45th minute of play forced TSC Tartu Seminar's goalkeeper Märt Kääramees to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Koos Staal made a kick off. An unexpected shot in the 51st minute by Koos Staal got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Märt Kääramees took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elco Mulders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Märt Kääramees made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elco Mulders in the 56th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Koos Staal got free with Märt Kääramees in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Märt Kääramees showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elco Mulders, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Märt Kääramees made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Koos Staal sent off a good shot on target. After 72 minutes of play, TSC Tartu Seminar's Andrus Õunapuu made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan Sibon was left in no man's land by his defense there! 78 minutes into the game, Elco Mulders recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Märt Kääramees. Elco Mulders showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. 81 minutes into the match, TSC Tartu Seminar's goalkeeper Märt Kääramees had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Koos Staal. Andrus Õunapuu kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Edgar Enkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgar Enkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes TSC Tartu Seminar got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Enkvist. 95 minutes into the match, TSC Tartu Seminar's goalkeeper Märt Kääramees had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Koos Staal. When the final whistle sounded De Ontembare Leeuwen left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than TSC Tartu Seminar.