U21 World League

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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Aadolf Martikainen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Joona Rosenqvist made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Tomáš Jirsa sent off a good shot on target. Joona Rosenqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomáš Jirsa in the 6th minute. With a little luck, Karhulan Veikot's Joona Rosenqvist got control of the ball when Tomáš Jirsa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aadolf Martikainen hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Joona Rosenqvist made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Tomáš Jirsa sent off a good shot on target. Joona Rosenqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Lorenc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomáš Jirsa in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joona Rosenqvist, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 18 played minutes Závodní Pivovary Sil.Hill got a freekick which was hit by Tomáš Kusý. Joona Rosenqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomáš Jirsa in the 20th minute. Joona Rosenqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomáš Jirsa's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. With his leg Joona Rosenqvist managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Závodní Pivovary Sil.Hill's Tomáš Jirsa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 27th match minute, Karhulan Veikot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daddy Seppo to maneuver through the defense. When Emanuel Burger came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Závodní Pivovary Sil.Hill 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 Emanuel Burger couldn't finish the play. In the 29thth minute of the game Tomáš Jirsa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karhulan Veikot's Joona Rosenqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentin Uusiniemi during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Karhulan Veikot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Uusiniemi to maneuver through the defense. Ari Alin made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Závodní Pivovary Sil.Hill's Jan Jandera. 43 minutes into the game, Závodní Pivovary Sil.Hill's Tomáš Jirsa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joona Rosenqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After having played for 46 minutes, Aadolf Martikainen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karhulan Veikot's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aadolf Martikainen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomáš Jirsa to strike the kick off in the second half. Daddy Seppo hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Tomáš Jirsa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Joona Rosenqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yrjänä Vihtilä hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomáš Jirsa in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joona Rosenqvist saved Karhulan Veikot from getting behind. Yrjänä Vihtilä charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yrjänä Vihtilä the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joona Rosenqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomáš Jirsa in the 65th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomáš Jirsa in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joona Rosenqvist saved Karhulan Veikot from getting behind. In the 81stth minute of the game Tomáš Jirsa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karhulan Veikot's Joona Rosenqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Tomáš Jirsa came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Závodní Pivovary Sil.Hill 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 Tomáš Jirsa couldn't finish the play. After 93 played minutes Karhulan Veikot got a freekick which was hit by Arttu Piiroinen. In the 95th minute Tomáš Jirsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joona Rosenqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Závodní Pivovary Sil.Hill were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Karhulan Veikot for a fine match.