U18 World League

Meremõisa Arena
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tyrell Klein made the kick off which started today's match. Fc Meremõisa's Urmas Tohter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyrell Klein in the 4th minute of play. After 6 played minutes Fc Meremõisa got a freekick which was hit by Ernst Elu. In the 9th minute, Voldemar Kivimäe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc Meremõisa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Mando Modise hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Jocob Modise hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute of the match, Voldemar Kivimäe got a very nice opportunity to score, but Phillip Mhlongo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Mando Modise fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eiffel's protests and gave Mando Modise a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th minute, Mando Modise hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, Eiffel's goalkeeper Phillip Mhlongo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Voldemar Kivimäe. Rando Saari scored 2-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Phillip Mhlongo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 28th minute, Robert Rännu made a precise shot to the right of Phillip Mhlongo. Eiffel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 30thth minute of the game Voldemar Kivimäe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eiffel's Phillip Mhlongo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Voldemar Kivimäe got free with Phillip Mhlongo in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Fc Meremõisa's Voldemar Kivimäe got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Voldemar Kivimäe in the 41st minute of play forced Eiffel's goalkeeper Phillip Mhlongo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Eiffel's zone, Voldemar Kivimäe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Phillip Mhlongo came out of the goal and Voldemar Kivimäe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. During the 45th minute of the match Mando Modise completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Mando Modise a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Mando Modise kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Voldemar Kivimäe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Phillip Mhlongo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Rännu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute Fc Meremõisa were awarded a corner. Kaur Toompere went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Kaur Toompere got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Phillip Mhlongo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Phillip Mhlongo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Voldemar Kivimäe, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Voldemar Kivimäe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Phillip Mhlongo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eiffel's Phillip Mhlongo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Voldemar Kivimäe in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Rando Saari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Phillip Mhlongo was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Voldemar Kivimäe in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Phillip Mhlongo saved Eiffel from getting behind. William Mnisi kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, Eiffel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicholas Radebe to maneuver through the defense. Rando Saari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phillip Mhlongo having to interfere. Tyrell Klein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phillip Mhlongo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Voldemar Kivimäe, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Urmas Tohter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyrell Klein in the 92nd minute of play. A collision led to Eiffel getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Enock Mbheki hit a great ball. Siim Oksa kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Fc Meremõisa's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.