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Saksakula Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vambola Edu kicked off to start the match. Vambola Edu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. JK Saksakula's Ander Karmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Pinho in the 5th minute of play. Jüri Oese made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Marti Potisepp sent off a good shot on target. When Nico da Costa came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Racke 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 Nico da Costa couldn't finish the play. Jüri Oese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vambola Edu in the 11th minute of the match. Jüri Oese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vambola Edu, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Cauan Faustino might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ander Karmo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cauan Faustino ran back to his position shaking his head. Nico da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Ander Karmo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Ander Karmo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico da Costa in the 20th minute of play forced JK Saksakula's goalkeeper Ander Karmo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ander Karmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico da Costa in the 26th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in JK Saksakula's zone, Cauan Faustino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ander Karmo came out of the goal and Cauan Faustino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marti Potisepp got free with Jüri Oese in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th minute Rando Tomat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jüri Oese saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Racke's goal looked a bit too open when Rando Tomat came free, but Jüri Oese reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marti Potisepp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Jüri Oese made a huge save. Racke's Jüri Oese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vambola Edu in the 33rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Nico da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Racke's supporters rose to their feet, but Nico da Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ander Karmo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 35 minutes, Sten Palts mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JK Saksakula and the Racke players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th match minute, JK Saksakula was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sten Palts to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, Racke's goal looked a bit too open when Vambola Edu came free, but Jüri Oese reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ander Karmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan Faustino, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute, Ricardo Pinho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Martin Joamets hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Jarmo Ettur managed to get in a good position for a shot. JK Saksakula's supporters rose to their feet, but Jarmo Ettur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jüri Oese breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Cauan Faustino made the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, JK Saksakula's goalkeeper Ander Karmo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Pinho. Hardo Naaber kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Nico da Costa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Ander Karmo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jüri Oese came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by JK Saksakula's Marti Potisepp. But to his dismay, Marti Potisepp quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Racke's Urmas Nõmmeots was substituted for Arnold Lamp. Ander Karmo made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Nico da Costa sent off a good shot on target. Sten Palts hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Kaspar Veiderma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Ander Karmo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in JK Saksakula's zone, Nico da Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ander Karmo came out of the goal and Nico da Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute, Ricardo Pinho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Ricardo Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ricardo Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Nico da Costa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The JK Saksakula support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.