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Poltsamaa Staadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fred Vihmann took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Andreas Hovi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Riho Paat was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Libatse's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Noorhani came free, but Riho Paat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andreas Hovi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Riho Paat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, Libatse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joosep Mõniste to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute, Alvin Kaldur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Margus Kalda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jüri Kupits, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Riho Paat managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Poltsamaa's Andreas Hovi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Jüri Kupits had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 28 played minutes Poltsamaa got a freekick which was hit by Juhan Annama. In the 33rd minute, Andreas Hovi 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. When Fred Vihmann came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Libatse 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 Fred Vihmann couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Vihmann in the 36th minute of play forced Poltsamaa's goalkeeper Margus Kalda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fred Vihmann scored 1-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Margus Kalda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mark Noorhani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riho Paat having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Hovi in the 42nd minute of play forced Libatse's goalkeeper Riho Paat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mark Noorhani might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Riho Paat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mark Noorhani ran back to his position shaking his head. Andreas Hovi in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Riho Paat, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mark Noorhani to strike the kick off in the second half. Libatse's Riho Paat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Noorhani in the 53rd minute of play. Riho Paat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Hovi in the 55th minute of play. Mark Noorhani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Riho Paat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mark Noorhani in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Riho Paat saved Libatse from getting behind. When Poltsamaa's Mark Noorhani in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Libatse's goalie prevented a goal. Mark Noorhani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riho Paat having to interfere. In the 65th match minute, Libatse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivar Ülevain to maneuver through the defense. If Andreas Hovi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fred Vihmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Margus Kalda having to interfere. Riho Paat didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andreas Hovi went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Mark Noorhani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Riho Paat having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Mark Noorhani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poltsamaa's supporters rose to their feet, but Mark Noorhani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Riho Paat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee ended the match the Poltsamaa players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.