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Spectators: 8149 (Terracing: 6113, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jakob Luts started the match with the kick off. Ivan Porter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Adamson in the 3rd minute of the match. Rouge's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Jakob Luts scored to the left of an out of position Sepo Kena, making the score, 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, FC TIIGRID's goal looked a bit too open when Lennart Adamson came free, but Ivan Porter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC TIIGRID's Ivan Porter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gunnar Viikmaa in the 15th minute of play. If Jakob Luts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jakob Luts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernhard Karind charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernhard Karind the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, one of Rouge:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rouge. After having played for 31 minutes, Jakob Luts managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC TIIGRID's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jakob Luts was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sepo Kena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uno Loorens in the 32nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as FC TIIGRID's Uno Loorens slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sepo Kena. That made the score 3-0 after 32 minutes of play. A hard shot 36 in the game by Jakob Luts from a close distance when the talented Sepo Kena managed to make a qualified save. Rouge's players were relieved. The audience was convinced that Jakob Luts's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sepo Kena was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. When Adolf Kruusamäe fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rouge's protests and gave Adolf Kruusamäe a yellow card for diving instead. Adolf Kruusamäe kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aare Karja in the 41st minute of play forced FC TIIGRID's goalkeeper Ivan Porter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes of play, FC TIIGRID's Uno Loorens made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sepo Kena was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Jakob Luts got free with Sepo Kena in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lennart Adamson made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Jakob Luts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sepo Kena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jakob Luts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Sepo Kena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Uno Loorens notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Rouge's Sepo Kena. Sepo Kena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th minute Jakob Luts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sepo Kena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eino Lausmäe's late challenge caught a Rouge's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eino Lausmäe helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th match minute, FC TIIGRID was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdo Õlekõrs to maneuver through the defense. Uno Loorens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Sepo Kena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Jakob Luts's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sepo Kena was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. A collision led to Rouge getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Adolf Kruusamäe hit a great ball. In the 86th match minute, FC TIIGRID was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaspar Tara to maneuver through the defense. FC TIIGRID's Jakob Luts got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adolf Kruusamäe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Ivan Porter made a huge save. FC TIIGRID walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.