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Ahunapalu Stadium
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Innar Tooma kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Sokhlu booed when White Lion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jann Raudsaar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eerik Ojakäär took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaagup Algaja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Innar Tooma in the 13th minute of play forced White Lion's goalkeeper Eerik Ojakäär to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sokhlu getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Hans Lehtmets hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in White Lion's zone, Innar Tooma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eerik Ojakäär came out of the goal and Innar Tooma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 20 minutes of play, Sokhlu's Innar Tooma made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eerik Ojakäär was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jaagup Algaja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eerik Ojakäär having to interfere. In the 26th minute Tom Kurvits shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Avaja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Avaja made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Kalvi Kaarna sent off a good shot on target. After 35 minutes, Innar Tooma mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sokhlu and the White Lion players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sokhlu's Innar Tooma got a free kick in the 35th minute. After 36 played minutes Sokhlu got a freekick which was hit by Innar Tooma. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hans Lehtmets during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of White Lion booed when Sokhlu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Lehtmets didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 41 minutes of play, Sokhlu's Innar Tooma made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eerik Ojakäär was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Kurvits in the 45th minute of play forced Sokhlu's goalkeeper Tom Avaja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Innar Tooma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tom Kurvits was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Innar Tooma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eerik Ojakäär saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaagup Algaja struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Eerik Ojakäär didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sokhlu. If Innar Tooma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Innar Tooma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Eerik Ojakäär tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Innar Tooma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sokhlu's Tom Avaja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalvi Kaarna in the 66th minute of play. Innar Tooma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Eerik Ojakäär tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kalvi Kaarna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Avaja having to interfere. When Innar Tooma came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Sokhlu 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 Innar Tooma couldn't finish the play. White Lion's Eerik Ojakäär played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Innar Tooma in the 93rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in White Lion's zone, Jaagup Algaja stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eerik Ojakäär came out of the goal and Jaagup Algaja tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sokhlu's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.