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Rio Pulanda National
Spectators: 7957 (Terracing: 5969, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Siim Lõiv started the match with the kick off. Jann Suursaar made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Lembit Lind sent off a good shot on target. Asuja's Raigo Käbin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siim Lõiv in the 12th minute of play. After 15 minutes of play, VIHANE BANAAN's Siim Lõiv made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raigo Käbin was left in no man's land by his defense there! 21 minutes into the match, VIHANE BANAAN's goalkeeper Jann Suursaar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lembit Lind. Asuja's Martti Mäekala got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. VIHANE BANAAN's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Martti Mäekala scored to the left of an out of position Jann Suursaar, making the score, 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elar Saarmets in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raigo Käbin saved Asuja from getting behind. Helari Lõpp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Asuja's zone, Siim Lõiv stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raigo Käbin came out of the goal and Siim Lõiv tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lembit Lind to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Lembit Lind 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. When Tanel Rõõmussaar fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VIHANE BANAAN's protests and gave Tanel Rõõmussaar a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to VIHANE BANAAN getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Tanel Rõõmussaar hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Siim Lõiv notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Asuja's Raigo Käbin. Raigo Käbin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute, VIHANE BANAAN's Siim Lõiv dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. The crowd rose to their feet as VIHANE BANAAN's Siim Lõiv slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raigo Käbin. That made the score 1-5 after 68 minutes of play. In the 74th match minute, VIHANE BANAAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elar Saarmets to maneuver through the defense. Siim Väljaste kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. If Uku Lipp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of VIHANE BANAAN booed when Asuja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarmo Üle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raigo Käbin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Siim Lõiv's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. If Elar Saarmets had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Helari Lõpp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Raigo Käbin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Asuja supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching VIHANE BANAAN's performance. The match ended with a win for VIHANE BANAAN.