U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henri Villem got the match started through his kick off. Fredrik Fors hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Henri Villem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kogimyae JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Henri Villem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bengt Ånger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kogimyae JK's Ronald Kask got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Cheetah Team:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kogimyae JK:s goal. In the 13th minute, Mark Malmberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cheetah Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Vincent Lenberg charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vincent Lenberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cheetah Team's Vincent Lenberg got a free kick in the 18th minute. Henri Villem might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bengt Ånger. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henri Villem ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute, Leopold Eit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cheetah Team's Bengt Ånger proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Cheetah Team from getting a goal against them. Lennart Merioja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Malmberg in the 32nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Cheetah Team defense, Joonas Nõmmiste kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bengt Ånger. The Cheetah Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bengt Ånger should have stopped the shot. 38 minutes into the game, Michel Skräddare was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cheetah Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kogimyae JK the free kick. Michel Skräddare kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Joonas Nõmmiste reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bengt Ånger. The goal made the score 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mark Malmberg to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Joonas Nõmmiste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt Ånger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bengt Ånger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joonas Nõmmiste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henri Villem in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bengt Ånger prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 70 minutes into the match, Cheetah Team's goal looked a bit too open when Leopold Eit came free, but Bengt Ånger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olari Raudsoo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bengt Ånger having to interfere. The supporters of Kogimyae JK booed when Cheetah Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fredrik Fors didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Henri Villem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bengt Ånger was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Cheetah Team's Bengt Ånger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri Villem in the 77th minute of play. Cheetah Team's Bengt Ånger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri Villem in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Ronald Kask had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bengt Ånger. Cheetah Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronald Kask was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 86th minute Henri Villem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt Ånger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.