Official Cup

Meremõisa Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomas Herrero started the match with the kick off. Fc Meremõisa's Urmas Tohter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Goiz Calderon in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Goiz Calderon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U.D. Mancini's Taio Elias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taaniel Aron in the 7th minute of play. Urmas Tohter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Herrero in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Fc Meremõisa's Tom Nuut sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Taio Elias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by U.D. Mancini's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kaur Toompere was slow to take the kick. During this time Fc Meremõisa's players had a chance to rest. Arvo Vesi made a great header on Fc Meremõisa's corner, it was just that U.D. Mancini's Taio Elias managed to reach the ball for a save. 1-0 became the score in the 21st minute when Taaniel Aron elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Calvino Lozano hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Goiz Calderon kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. If Tom Nuut had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U.D. Mancini's Taio Elias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taaniel Aron in the 36th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fc Meremõisa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Taaniel Aron in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Taio Elias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taaniel Aron in the 46th minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Taio Elias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 1-0.

In the 63rd minute, U.D. Mancini's Calvino Lozano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Urmas Tohter. Urmas Tohter yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. With a little luck, Fc Meremõisa's Urmas Tohter got control of the ball when Thomas Herrero tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Meremõisa's zone, Goiz Calderon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urmas Tohter came out of the goal and Goiz Calderon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arvo Vesi charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arvo Vesi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th minute, Thomas Herrero reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Urmas Tohter. The goal made the score 1-2. Fc Meremõisa's Uku Koppelmaa got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Ando Looga came free, but Taio Elias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Thomas Herrero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Urmas Tohter. Fc Meremõisa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thomas Herrero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Taio Elias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tom Nuut in the 82nd minute of play. Urmas Tohter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calvino Lozano in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calvino Lozano in the 88th minute of play forced Fc Meremõisa's goalkeeper Urmas Tohter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Herrero blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Urmas Tohter having to make a save. Calvino Lozano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Urmas Tohter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U.D. Mancini eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.