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Spectators: 7415 (Terracing: 5562, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 148) Juventus's Hannes Männik started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Aksel Ess took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Uss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of JK Kotkas booed when Juventus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Vahi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Tarmo Ragel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aksel Ess was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. If Mattias Uss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Juventus's goal looked a bit too open when Tarmo Ragel came free, but Aksel Ess reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Riivo Nemvalts could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Marti Sõel made a huge save. When Imre Vana fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus's protests and gave Imre Vana a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of JK Kotkas booed when Juventus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Imre Vana didn't get a good kick on the ball. When JK Kotkas's Mattias Uss in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus's goalie prevented a goal. After 27 played minutes Juventus got a freekick which was hit by Leo Vahi. 28 minutes into the match, Tarmo Ragel notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Juventus's Aksel Ess. Aksel Ess was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mattias Uss in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aksel Ess saved Juventus from getting behind. Mattias Uss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aksel Ess having to interfere. Kaspar Arman hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Hannes Männik was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 47th minute. Juventus's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance.

53 minutes into the match, Juventus's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Uss came free, but Aksel Ess reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Imre Vana hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Tarmo Ragel got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Juventus's Aksel Ess played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattias Uss in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Imre Vana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. JK Kotkas's Enno Kont couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 60th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Juventus. Tarmo Ragel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mattias Uss had several of the Juventus's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 66 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Aksel Ess as he didn't even see the shot coming. Mattias Uss's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aksel Ess read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, JK Kotkas's Enno Kont tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to Juventus getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Raul Vahing hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, Juventus's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Uss came free, but Aksel Ess reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to JK Kotkas getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Kaspar Arman hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kaspar Arman during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of JK Kotkas booed when Juventus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raimond Kruus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aksel Ess made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Enno Kont sent off a good shot on target. In the 95th minute Mattias Uss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aksel Ess saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. JK Kotkas walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.