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Upsland
Spectators: 7362 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arvo Õlg started the match with the kick off. Madis Heido charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Madis Heido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of UpsTeam booed when FC Pärnu Pandad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madis Heido didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Pärnu Pandad getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Arvo Õlg hit a great ball. Janek Oese took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvo Õlg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julius Nuut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Janek Oese having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvo Õlg in the 18th minute of play forced UpsTeam's goalkeeper Janek Oese to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Madis Heido in the 24th minute of play forced UpsTeam's goalkeeper Janek Oese to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Janek Oese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvald Kaber, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Janek Oese made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvo Õlg in the 34th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Arvo Õlg put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Janek Oese. Janek Oese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Madis Heido in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Theodor Aaslo made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in UpsTeam's zone, Julius Nuut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Janek Oese came out of the goal and Julius Nuut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Arvo Õlg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Janek Oese was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After 62 minutes, Osvald Kaber mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Pärnu Pandad and the UpsTeam players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute, Julius Nuut left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Pärnu Pandad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After a rather tough play, UpsTeam's Markus Karai got a free kick in the 70th minute. Julius Nuut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Janek Oese having to interfere. Janek Oese was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Peep Nõmmsalu. In the 81st minute, Julius Nuut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Alvar Rohtmäe in the 84th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by UpsTeam's Jan Vahi. Arvo Õlg struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Janek Oese didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Pärnu Pandad. In the 90th minute of the match, Arvo Õlg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Janek Oese saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 93 minutes into the match, Madis Heido notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of UpsTeam's Janek Oese. Janek Oese was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over FC Pärnu Pandad could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than UpsTeam throughout the match.