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Raasna
Spectators: 8238 (Terracing: 6298, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 10) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kaido Koppelmann got the match started through his kick off. Edvin Ime received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alari Vaasna came out and tried to block the shot, but Edvin Ime slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. JK Raasna's Vambola Rajur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaido Koppelmann in the 6th minute of play. Tom Palts made a great header on Puhi JK's corner, it was just that JK Raasna's Vambola Rajur managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Puhi JK booed when JK Raasna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Vanaots didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uno Lemmik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alari Vaasna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joonas Varblane in the 20th minute of play. Joonas Varblane received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alari Vaasna came out and tried to block the shot, but Joonas Varblane slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. Vambola Rajur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tauri Rääbis in the 27th minute of the match. The supporters of Puhi JK booed when JK Raasna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uno Lemmik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tavo Raha kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Kaido Koppelmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vambola Rajur was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Puhi JK's Alari Vaasna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvin Ime in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute of the match, Edvin Ime tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alari Vaasna saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 41 minutes into the match, Tavo Raha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vambola Rajur. JK Raasna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tavo Raha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Kaido Koppelmann hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Uku Nemvalts's late challenge caught a JK Raasna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Uku Nemvalts helped the player get up and apologised. Joonas Varblane placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joonas Varblane was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Puhi JK getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Jüri Lõiv hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joonas Varblane in the 58th minute of play forced Puhi JK's goalkeeper Alari Vaasna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Taavi Talviste ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alari Vaasna was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taavi Talviste in the 64th minute of play forced Puhi JK's goalkeeper Alari Vaasna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joonas Varblane in the 65th minute of play forced Puhi JK's goalkeeper Alari Vaasna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Uno Lemmik notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Puhi JK's Alari Vaasna. Alari Vaasna was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. JK Raasna's Uno Lemmik got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Uku Nemvalts got his second yellow card in the match during the 78th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 79th minute, Uku Nemvalts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute of the match Joonas Varblane shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alari Vaasna showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. JK Raasna's attentive Edvin Ime managed to snatch the ball when Tom Palts made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 84th minute Joonas Varblane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alari Vaasna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alari Vaasna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uno Lemmik, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Taavi Talviste's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alari Vaasna was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. A collision led to Puhi JK getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Jüri Lõiv hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Tauri Rääbis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Puhi JK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-3. Puhi JK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.