I think with normal it could be open match. You won by 17 points and diference between normal and CT is in my eyes not more than some 15-20 points. But it’s difficult to estimate the result before the match, so I understand your CT. I was more surprised by your effort against our U21 (but maybe you expected our U21 playing TIE even if you refused the agreement).
I think that with players after just 3 seasons of training is very difficult to find players for 2-3 zone, especially for SF.