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Mannikvalja
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Siim Ojakäär started the match with the kick off. If Karmo Mustkivi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Siim Ojakäär had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eiko Oher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristjan Ratas in the 14th minute of the match. When Siim Ojakäär came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Ahja Ajax fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Siim Ojakäär couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the match, Mannikvalja's Hendrik Laanjärv sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Heldur Mänd narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Ahja Ajax's zone, Hendrik Laanjärv stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Heldur Mänd came out of the goal and Hendrik Laanjärv tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Ahja Ajax's Ivar Lööper got a free kick in the 23rd minute. When Mannikvalja's Karmo Mustkivi in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ahja Ajax's goalie prevented a goal. Siim Ojakäär sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Kristjan Ratas came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Ahja Ajax fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kristjan Ratas couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristjan Ratas in the 36th minute of play forced Mannikvalja's goalkeeper Eiko Oher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Karmo Mustkivi 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. In the 46th minute, Ivar Lööper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Karmo Mustkivi made the kick off in the second half. If Kristjan Ratas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Kristjan Ratas made a precise shot to the right of Eiko Oher. Mannikvalja's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Eiko Oher made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Kristjan Ratas sent off a good shot on target. In the 69th match minute, Mannikvalja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Üksti to maneuver through the defense. Juhan Kivaste hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Hendrik Laanjärv blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Heldur Mänd having to make a save. Hendrik Laanjärv sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kristjan Ratas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eiko Oher having to interfere. In the 98th minute Siim Ojakäär shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eiko Oher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.