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Raeküla Arena
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerd Nagel took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andreas Osjamets during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Raeküla's Andreas Osjamets got a free kick in the 13th minute. Andrus Hark fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aggelos Staramopoulos having to interfere. Kuldar Jaanovits succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 20th playminute. Aggelos Staramopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aivo Lepp, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 26 minutes of play, FC Neytla's Gerd Nagel made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aggelos Staramopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! 30 minutes into the match, Üllar Leosk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aggelos Staramopoulos. FC Raeküla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Üllar Leosk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Georg Ehrlich struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Aggelos Staramopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Neytla. Aggelos Staramopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aivo Lepp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Üllar Leosk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georg Ehrlich in the 40th minute of play forced FC Raeküla's goalkeeper Aggelos Staramopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes of play, FC Neytla's Gerd Nagel made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aggelos Staramopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Kuldar Jaanovits made the kick off in the second half. Priidu Agar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kuldar Jaanovits in the 52nd minute of play. Aggelos Staramopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aivo Lepp in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to FC Raeküla getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Anti Ohu hit a great ball. FC Neytla's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 62nd minute of the game, when Tiit Heinsalu after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of FC Raeküla's goal. Tiit Heinsalu was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. In the 64th minute, Andreas Osjamets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andreas Osjamets was shown his second yellow card after 67 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 68th match minute, FC Raeküla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Osjamets to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Raeküla's goalkeeper Aggelos Staramopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FC Raeküla's zone, Georg Ehrlich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aggelos Staramopoulos came out of the goal and Georg Ehrlich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aggelos Staramopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrus Hark in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, FC Raeküla's goalkeeper Aggelos Staramopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Üllar Leosk. FC Raeküla's Aggelos Staramopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerd Nagel in the 81st minute of play. After 83 played minutes FC Raeküla got a freekick which was hit by Roland Liiv. Gerd Nagel might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aggelos Staramopoulos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerd Nagel ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Neytla's Gerd Nagel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aggelos Staramopoulos. That made the score 1-4 after 92 minutes of play. FC Neytla's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.