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Rousa Staadion
Spectators: 7983 (Terracing: 5988, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edvin Ridal made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Sowa in the 3rd minute of play forced Pärnu Lihtsad FC's goalkeeper Rein Kahest to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Zygmunt Sowa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rein Kahest was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 8th minute Hardi Annus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rein Kahest saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Pärnu Lihtsad FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zygmunt Sowa came free, but Rein Kahest reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute Zygmunt Sowa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rein Kahest saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rein Kahest showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Cutts in the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Cutts in the 17th minute of play forced Pärnu Lihtsad FC's goalkeeper Rein Kahest to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Atlético C.F. booed when Pärnu Lihtsad FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rauno Kink didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Sowa in the 18th minute of play forced Pärnu Lihtsad FC's goalkeeper Rein Kahest to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Ruben Cutts had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rein Kahest. Pärnu Lihtsad FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ruben Cutts was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 29th minute, Ruben Cutts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pärnu Lihtsad FC's Rein Kahest played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hardi Annus in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Pärnu Lihtsad FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Andrus Pilvistu hit a great ball. Rein Kahest showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hardi Annus in the 39th minute of the match. Zygmunt Sowa took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rein Kahest. Rein Kahest dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Aimar Luhamaa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gabriel Indus came out and tried to block the shot, but Aimar Luhamaa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hardi Annus to strike the kick off in the second half. Pärnu Lihtsad FC's Rein Kahest played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hardi Annus in the 52nd minute of play. After 54 minutes of play, Atlético C.F.'s Hardi Annus made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rein Kahest was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrus Pilvistu in the 59th minute of play forced Atlético C.F.'s goalkeeper Gabriel Indus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Pärnu Lihtsad FC's goalkeeper Rein Kahest had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hardi Annus. After a rather tough play, Pärnu Lihtsad FC's Andrus Pilvistu got a free kick in the 61st minute. After having played for 63 minutes, Zygmunt Sowa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético C.F.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Zygmunt Sowa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, Ruben Cutts dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rein Kahest, 1-6. Neeme Mihklimäe hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Rein Kahest was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zygmunt Sowa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-8 in the 77 minute of play. When Märt Org came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Atlético C.F. 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 Märt Org couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Pärnu Lihtsad FC defense, Hardi Annus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rein Kahest. The Pärnu Lihtsad FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rein Kahest should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Pärnu Lihtsad FC's Rein Kahest got control of the ball when Hardi Annus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rein Kahest took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Cutts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Hardi Annus reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rein Kahest. The goal made the score 1-10. Taimo Lasn's late challenge caught a Atlético C.F.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taimo Lasn helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Pärnu Lihtsad FC's Taimo Lasn got a free kick in the 93rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Uuno Karmo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético C.F.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Uuno Karmo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rein Kahest breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andrus Pilvistu kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Atlético C.F. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.