Hotels is faster than Shuttle

Tallink Hotels versus Shuttle, Tuesday 24th of May at Kalev stadium (Tallinn) – kick off 10:00 local time. This is the second game in group B of the Tallink Cup 2016.

Hotels team has quite strong history – winner 2014, bronze 2013 etc. This is their first game this year and surely they are ready to show their fast friends from sea, that they are again ready to fight until the gold and glory. Joint team of Shuttle (Star and Superstar) has played already their first game this year. It was against the beautiful Finnish Princess of the seas. Shuttle won it with load of goals and showed no mercy or weak hole in their lines. Shuttle is fast and strong this year.

Game started with quite equal play, where maybe Hotels team had more opportunities to score, but Shuttle did some very dangerous counterattacks. Hotels pressure had success when their left wing did good tribling and scored from very sharp angle. Half time score for Hotels 1:0. Second half the picture didn’t changed a lot. Game mainly on the Shuttle side of the pitch and Shuttle doing counterattacks, but no luck or success to score. Hotels managed to open the Shuttle defense line and goals started to come and three in a row. Good discipline game from Hotels, where Shuttle had their moments and strength, but no goals this time.

Final score Tallink Hotels versus Shuttle 4:0 (half time 1:0). Good performance by Hotels, where they showed their fast maritime friends that Hotels is faster than Shuttle.

Goals:
Martin Gerndorf (Hotels) 15´ 1:0; 59` 3:0; 70` 4:0
Krister-Kaspar Rannamaa (Hotels) 47` 2:0

MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the game was Martin Gerndorf (Hotels).
Referee: Igor Kazakov

Next and last game in group B will be held on 30th of May in Kalev stadium Tallinn, where Baltic Princess will play against Tallink Hotels. In this game will be clarified, who will continue to playoffs from group B.

Taavi Tiivel
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