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A LE.COK ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Kusal's Janek Haluriit 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. Sten Pärna charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sten Pärna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 7 played minutes FC FLORA got a freekick which was hit by Sten Pärna. With his leg Ergo Tulp managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when FC FLORA's Kalmer Kalinin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Kusal's zone, Kalmer Kalinin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ergo Tulp came out of the goal and Kalmer Kalinin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernhard Nugin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Erikson in the 26th minute of play. If Kalmer Kalinin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kusal's Ergo Tulp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalmer Kalinin in the 31st minute of play. Ergo Tulp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kalmer Kalinin's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Andris Kuhi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Kalmer Kalinin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albert Erikson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernhard Nugin having to make a save. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kalmer Kalinin was the one to do the kick off. Janek Haluriit struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Bernhard Nugin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kusal. Tanel Post hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute, Kalmer Kalinin 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andris Kuhi in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ergo Tulp prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ergo Tulp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andris Kuhi's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Kalmer Kalinin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ergo Tulp having to interfere. After 64 played minutes, FC FLORA's Urmet Artla shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ergo Tulp came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC FLORA reached it. Ergo Tulp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andris Kuhi's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Andris Kuhi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ergo Tulp having to interfere. In the 70th minute Andris Kuhi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergo Tulp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andris Kuhi in the 73rd minute of play forced Kusal's goalkeeper Ergo Tulp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC FLORA's Jakob Pärtna got a free kick in the 76th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC FLORA's zone, Albert Erikson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernhard Nugin came out of the goal and Albert Erikson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernhard Nugin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janek Haluriit in the 81st minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Andris Kuhi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ergo Tulp. Kusal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andris Kuhi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 89 minutes in the game, Albert Erikson fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Bernhard Nugin having to interfere. Albert Erikson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Bernhard Nugin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Kusal's Janek Haluriit dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. 97 minutes into the match, Kusal's goal looked a bit too open when Andris Kuhi came free, but Ergo Tulp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kalmer Kalinin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Ergo Tulp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.