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Paala Dome
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andro Einama took the kick off in the first half of the match. Andro Einama received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Egon Kuuskmäe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fred Saareoja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When FC Lehtse's Fred Saareoja in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC&HC PAALAMAA's goalie prevented a goal. After 14 minutes of play, FC&HC PAALAMAA's Timo Loo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egon Kuuskmäe was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute of the match Viljar Ernesaks shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Volli Agar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to FC&HC PAALAMAA getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Juhan Kuld hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, FC&HC PAALAMAA's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Saareoja came free, but Volli Agar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, FC&HC PAALAMAA's goal looked a bit too open when Hannes Kruus came free, but Volli Agar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC Lehtse's Egon Kuuskmäe got control of the ball when Timo Loo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Olaf Kartul was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC&HC PAALAMAA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lehtse the free kick. Olaf Kartul kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC&HC PAALAMAA's Vello Mihklimäe got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Fred Saareoja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vello Mihklimäe's late challenge caught a FC Lehtse's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vello Mihklimäe helped the player get up and apologised. Hannes Kruus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hannes Kruus in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Volli Agar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 47 minutes, Laur Lenk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC&HC PAALAMAA and the FC Lehtse players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of FC&HC PAALAMAA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Lehtse:s goal.

The wind increased when Fred Saareoja made the kick off in the second half. Volli Agar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hannes Kruus in the 56th minute. FC&HC PAALAMAA's Volli Agar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Saareoja in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, FC&HC PAALAMAA's Juss Joamets seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Juss Joamets the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC&HC PAALAMAA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Juss Joamets had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The goalkeeper, Volli Agar, was totally fooled by FC Lehtse's Raul Müürsepp, who 65 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. FC&HC PAALAMAA's Timo Loo got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fred Saareoja might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Volli Agar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fred Saareoja ran back to his position shaking his head. Juhan Kuld's late challenge caught a FC Lehtse's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juhan Kuld helped the player get up and apologised. Juhan Kuld kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 78th minute, FC Lehtse's Fred Saareoja ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Volli Agar. Volli Agar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 82nd minute Timo Loo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egon Kuuskmäe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC&HC PAALAMAA's Timo Loo got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Egon Kuuskmäe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vello Mihklimäe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Fred Saareoja got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. FC&HC PAALAMAA's Volli Agar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Saareoja in the 96th minute of play. Timo Loo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egon Kuuskmäe having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Lehtse walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.