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Pikasaare Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Illimar Kluge took the kick off in the first half of the match. Allan Martsepp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aare Luht stood somewhat misplaced when Illimar Kluge came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 13 minute. Thanks to some nice moves Ainar Lepik could shoot a difficult shot in the 19th minute, which Aare Luht however easily saved by the left post. After 19 played minutes JK Nõlvaku got a freekick which was hit by Eimar Paju. After 21 minutes, Ott Lõiv mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JK Nõlvaku and the SK Pikasaare players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to JK Nõlvaku getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ott Lõiv hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute of the match Marti Loomus shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aare Luht showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Endel Kellu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Aare Luht tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Ainar Lepik 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 33rd match minute, SK Pikasaare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argo Teras to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Allan Martsepp left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JK Nõlvaku fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Illimar Kluge in the 46th minute of play forced JK Nõlvaku's goalkeeper Aare Luht to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uuno Vahtra's late challenge caught a SK Pikasaare's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Uuno Vahtra helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, JK Nõlvaku's Uuno Vahtra got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Allan Martsepp made a kick off. Ainar Lepik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ainar Lepik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Illimar Kluge in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aare Luht prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Illimar Kluge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ardo Vedu was a little too slow when Allan Martsepp got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 65th minute of the match, Allan Martsepp tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ardo Vedu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. SK Pikasaare's Marti Loomus couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 68th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for JK Nõlvaku. Ainar Lepik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Villu Otsatalu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ardo Vedu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Illimar Kluge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ainar Lepik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Illimar Kluge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aare Luht having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, SK Pikasaare's Illimar Kluge sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aare Luht narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ainar Lepik in the 95th minute of play forced JK Nõlvaku's goalkeeper Aare Luht to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched JK Nõlvaku eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.