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Match Report
Kassisaba Arena
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618,
Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elari Leppik took the kick off in the first half of the match. Joonas Õlle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuno Lember, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Joonas Õlle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julius Kiik, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 7thth minute of the game Elari Leppik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sooain's Siim Karbo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Sooain's goalkeeper Siim Karbo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martti Olt. 12 minutes into the match, Eiko Tihemets had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joonas Õlle. Kassisaba Ninjad's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eiko Tihemets was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Kassisaba Ninjad's Joonas Õlle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eiko Tihemets in the 16th minute of play. If Elari Leppik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martti Olt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Siim Karbo made a huge save. Siim Karbo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elari Leppik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Sooain defense, Aare Ande kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Siim Karbo. The Sooain fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Siim Karbo should have stopped the shot. 40 minutes into the match, Sooain's Kuno Lember sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joonas Õlle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julius Kiik 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julius Kiik stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Sooain's Kaido Talv seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kaido Talv the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Sooain protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kaido Talv had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Sooain's Kaido Talv got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 64th minute, Martti Olt 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. Siim Karbo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elari Leppik, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Aare Ande kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kassisaba Ninjad's Elari Leppik got a free kick in the 71st minute. Siim Karbo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elari Leppik in the 80th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the game, Kuno Lember was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sooain's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kassisaba Ninjad the free kick. If Martti Olt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 91 minutes, Ilmar Vent mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sooain and the Kassisaba Ninjad players grew even worse after the yellow card. Siim Karbo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martti Olt, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sooain players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kassisaba Ninjad.
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