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Racke
Spectators: 7276 (Terracing: 5569, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cauan Faustino kicked off to start the match. Jüri Oese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Sade in the 3rd minute of the match. Ricardo Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Hurm having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Metsapere's zone, Nico da Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven Hurm 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Faustino in the 10th minute of play forced Metsapere's goalkeeper Sven Hurm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the game, Valdek Otsus was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Racke's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Metsapere the free kick. A collision led to Racke getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Valdek Otsus hit a great ball. Ricardo Pinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 18th minute Arni Maa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven Hurm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ricardo Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sven Hurm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauan Faustino in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, Racke's Nico da Costa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sven Hurm made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Arni Maa struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Sven Hurm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Racke. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Metsapere's goalkeeper Sven Hurm, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Rein Vasser notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Racke's Jüri Oese. Jüri Oese was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arni Maa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Hurm having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mark Sade was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Arni Maa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sven Hurm. Metsapere's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arni Maa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Metsapere's goalkeeper Sven Hurm, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arni Maa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Hurm having to interfere. Nico da Costa took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sven Hurm. Sven Hurm dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Racke's Jüri Oese proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Racke from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Metsapere defense, Ricardo Pinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sven Hurm. The Metsapere fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sven Hurm should have stopped the shot. Racke's Urmas Nõmmeots was substituted for Arnold Lamp. Ricardo Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arni Maa in the 81st minute of play forced Metsapere's goalkeeper Sven Hurm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauan Faustino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 87 minutes of play, Racke's Nico da Costa made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven Hurm was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ricardo Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Hurm having to interfere. Racke walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.