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Maholm Arena
Spectators: 8394 (Terracing: 6298, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Elmo Kööp got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Real Sociedad de Jäneda's Volli Mineja got a free kick in the 4th minute. Arvo Talur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmo Kööp, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to FC Maholm getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Aivar Kivaste hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, Real Sociedad de Jäneda's goal looked a bit too open when Elmo Kööp came free, but Arvo Talur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute, Elmo Kööp left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Maholm fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artem Vinogradov during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Artem Vinogradov hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehis Laenaja in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reino Ida saved FC Maholm from getting behind. In the 23rd minute, Arvo Hütt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reino Ida was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Reino Ida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehis Laenaja, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Mehis Laenaja's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reino Ida was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When Arvo Hütt came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Real Sociedad de Jäneda 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 Arvo Hütt couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Kalev Aaring managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Sociedad de Jäneda's supporters rose to their feet, but Kalev Aaring was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reino Ida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Görkem Şahbazoğlu struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Arvo Talur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Maholm. After having played for 34 minutes, Elmo Kööp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Maholm's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elmo Kööp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Artem Vinogradov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arvo Talur, 2-1. The supporters of FC Maholm booed when Real Sociedad de Jäneda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aksel Rannus didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Real Sociedad de Jäneda's Arvo Talur got control of the ball when Görkem Şahbazoğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 48 played minutes, Real Sociedad de Jäneda's Volli Mineja shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Reino Ida came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Real Sociedad de Jäneda reached it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mehis Laenaja to make the kick off. Reino Ida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehis Laenaja in the 55th minute of play. Arvo Talur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Görkem Şahbazoğlu in the 60th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eevald Landi got free with Reino Ida in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Reino Ida was a little too slow when Arvo Hütt got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 3-2. 73 minutes into the match, Real Sociedad de Jäneda's goal looked a bit too open when Elmo Kööp came free, but Arvo Talur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Real Sociedad de Jäneda getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Arvo Hütt hit a great ball. Real Sociedad de Jäneda's Arvo Talur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elmo Kööp in the 79th minute of play. Mehis Laenaja was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 81st minute. Real Sociedad de Jäneda's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Arvo Talur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Görkem Şahbazoğlu in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute Elmo Kööp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvo Talur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Leandro Testa fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Maholm's protests and gave Leandro Testa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th minute, Leandro Testa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, FC Maholm's Elmo Kööp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arvo Talur narrowly saved just below the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Maholm had played much better football throughout.