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Kiritu Staadion
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) If Valmar Kirsimäe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tõnu Kõiv in the 7th minute of play forced SK Kiritu's goalkeeper Tarvi Kaalikas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valmar Kirsimäe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Raimo Niilo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Heiki Nahkur put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in SK Kiritu fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! After a rather tough play, Singa's Kert Artla got a free kick in the 17th minute. Valmar Kirsimäe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raimo Niilo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Tarvi Kaalikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristjan Kesa in the 22nd minute of play. Kristjan Kesa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paul Allikmäe might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raimo Niilo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paul Allikmäe ran back to his position shaking his head. Raimo Niilo was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Valmar Kirsimäe capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valmar Kirsimäe really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Kristjan Kesa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Tarvi Kaalikas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tarvi Kaalikas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tõnu Kõiv, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. If Valmar Kirsimäe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valmar Kirsimäe to strike the kick off in the second half. Valmar Kirsimäe's late challenge caught a Singa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valmar Kirsimäe helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SK Kiritu's Valmar Kirsimäe got a free kick in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tõnu Kõiv in the 55th minute of play forced SK Kiritu's goalkeeper Tarvi Kaalikas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kristjan Kesa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tõnu Kõiv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Tarvi Kaalikas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Singa's Kristjan Kesa got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SK Kiritu's Tarvi Kaalikas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tõnu Kõiv in the 65th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristjan Kesa got free with Tarvi Kaalikas in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of SK Kiritu booed when Singa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ralf Oksmaa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taavi Krooni's late challenge caught a Singa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taavi Krooni helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, Taavi Krooni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tõnu Kõiv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Tarvi Kaalikas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Kristjan Kesa came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Singa 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 Kristjan Kesa couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Tõnu Kõiv's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tarvi Kaalikas was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Samuel Noorsaar's late challenge caught a SK Kiritu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel Noorsaar helped the player get up and apologised.