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Halliste Staadion
Spectators: 7781 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 60) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vello Veskur started the match with the kick off. Rauno Hütt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pascal Blommaert having to interfere. Juss Joamets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Sakala's Juss Joamets got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Sidani's goalkeeper Pascal Blommaert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ago Nõmmeots. Ainar Talviste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rando Taimre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juss Joamets hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Esbjörn Göransson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ainar Talviste. FC Sakala's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ainar Talviste stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vello Veskur's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Rando Taimre blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ainar Talviste having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in FC Sakala's zone, Riivo Rank stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ainar Talviste came out of the goal and Riivo Rank tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ainar Talviste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vello Veskur, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Juss Joamets struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Pascal Blommaert didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Sakala. FC Sakala's Adolf Üits got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pascal Blommaert made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Kaarel Sulg sent off a good shot on target. In the 41st minute, Juss Joamets left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Sakala fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ainar Talviste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vello Veskur in the 46th minute of play. Adolf Üits spun around in front of the goal 47 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Sidani's goal. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adolf Üits to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, FC Sakala's Ainar Talviste got control of the ball when Rando Taimre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adolf Üits received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Pascal Blommaert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Sakala's Jaan Vanapoiss suffered a concussion in the 62nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Rando Taimre's late challenge caught a FC Sakala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rando Taimre helped the player get up and apologised. Pascal Blommaert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ago Nõmmeots, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Pascal Blommaert didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Sakala's Adolf Üits shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Kusti Noorsalu charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kusti Noorsalu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kusti Noorsalu hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Ago Nõmmeots had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pascal Blommaert. Sidani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ago Nõmmeots was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Kaarel Sulg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pascal Blommaert read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. In the 87th minute Vello Veskur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ainar Talviste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Sidani's goal looked a bit too open when Ago Nõmmeots came free, but Pascal Blommaert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juss Joamets recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC Sakala walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.