Official Cup

Minerva Arena
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Ray Sotelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the game, Kalju Palk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Taniel Maasar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute, Gheorghiţă Hagi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Taniel Maasar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 17 minutes into the match, Tapa Athlétic™'s goalkeeper Heigo Mustkivi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lauri Niit. After 19 minutes of play, Tapa Athlétic™'s Mugurel Chiriloaie made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taniel Maasar was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, FC Minerva Tallinn's Teet Leo got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute Vahur Nirk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taniel Maasar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghiţă Hagi in the 25th minute of play forced FC Minerva Tallinn's goalkeeper Taniel Maasar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Minerva Tallinn's Teet Leo got a free kick in the 26th minute. Vahur Nirk scored 0-4 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Taniel Maasar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Minerva Tallinn's Taniel Maasar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vahur Nirk in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Gheorghiţă Hagi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Taniel Maasar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 42nd minute, Kalju Palk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Taniel Maasar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Taniel Maasar came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Tapa Athlétic™'s Kalju Palk. But to his dismay, Kalju Palk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. The FC Minerva Tallinn players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tapa Athlétic™ were winning 0-7.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mugurel Chiriloaie made a kick off. Taniel Maasar came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Tapa Athlétic™'s Gheorghiţă Hagi. But to his dismay, Gheorghiţă Hagi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. Taniel Maasar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kalju Palk in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, Tapa Athlétic™'s Mugurel Chiriloaie dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. 64 minutes into the match, FC Minerva Tallinn's goal looked a bit too open when Vahur Nirk came free, but Taniel Maasar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Lauri Niit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heigo Mustkivi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Tapa Athlétic™'s Mugurel Chiriloaie dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. Tapa Athlétic™'s Heigo Mustkivi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beppe Di Campli in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Tapa Athlétic™'s goal looked a bit too open when Lauri Niit came free, but Heigo Mustkivi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 played minutes FC Minerva Tallinn got a freekick which was hit by Pablo Mergildo. 72 minutes into the game, Kalju Palk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tapa Athlétic™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Minerva Tallinn the free kick. After 72 played minutes Tapa Athlétic™ got a freekick which was hit by Kalju Palk. Heigo Mustkivi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lauri Niit, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After having played for 76 minutes, Gheorghiţă Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tapa Athlétic™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gheorghiţă Hagi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 76th minute, Ats Jaani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Gheorghiţă Hagi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Taniel Maasar. FC Minerva Tallinn's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gheorghiţă Hagi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-11. The crowd rose to their feet as Kalju Palk kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Taniel Maasar. That made the score 0-12 in the 81 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Vahur Nirk took a quick shot and it went in 0-13 without a chance for Taniel Maasar to make any attempt to save it. After 91 minutes of play, Tapa Athlétic™'s Gheorghiţă Hagi made it 0-14 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taniel Maasar was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of FC Minerva Tallinn booed when Tapa Athlétic™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herbert Rakke didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tapa Athlétic™ played a much better game than FC Minerva Tallinn and deserved their victory. The FC Minerva Tallinn players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.