Official Cup

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Spectators: 509 (Terracing: 382, Seating: 117, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tiit Kääpa started the match with the kick off. Janno Arumäe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Abel Neron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abel Neron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiit Kääpa in the 10th minute of the match. If Jose Aritza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiit Kääpa in the 16th minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Abel Neron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Harkujärve JK's Tiit Kääpa in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Balvanera's goalie prevented a goal. Silver Saluste came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Balvanera's Eusebio Lehoi. But to his dismay, Eusebio Lehoi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Abel Neron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiit Kääpa in the 30th minute of play. Abel Neron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janno Arumäe in the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to Deportivo Balvanera getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Santiago Sosa hit a great ball. The supporters of Deportivo Balvanera booed when Harkujärve JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arvo Laaneoks didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jose Aritza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Silver Saluste made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Balvanera's Jose Aritza got a free kick in the 41st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Arvo Laaneoks managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harkujärve JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Arvo Laaneoks was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel Neron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leandro Cordarin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Jose Aritza 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. In the 64th minute Leandro Cordarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silver Saluste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Cordarin in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silver Saluste saved Harkujärve JK from getting behind. Gerd Öpik hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Deportivo Balvanera made a substitution. Bonifacio Petrigai replaced Octavio Pes. Deportivo Balvanera made a substitution. Florencio Paz replaced Lorenzo Berto. In the 70th match minute, Harkujärve JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerd Öpik to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kuno Kubja during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kuno Kubja hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Silver Saluste stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rene Restu's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Restu in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harkujärve JK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Placido Cordarell was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Balvanera's players had a chance to rest. Placido Cordarell made a great header on Deportivo Balvanera's corner, it was just that Harkujärve JK's Silver Saluste managed to reach the ball for a save. Deportivo Balvanera's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Tiit Kääpa scored to the left of an out of position Abel Neron, making the score, 1-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rene Restu in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silver Saluste saved Harkujärve JK from getting behind. Silver Saluste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rene Restu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Deportivo Balvanera had won after a very even match.