New Ground
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120,
Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Balder Egtman got the match started through his kick off. Peningi Spartak's Kevin Naaskel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Peningi Spartak from getting a goal against them. 7 minutes into the match, Pheonix FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adolf Vallik came free, but Moritz Holmaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Peningi Spartak's Kevin Naaskel got control of the ball when Nikolai Selin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Moritz Holmaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolf Vallik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peningi Spartak's Kevin Naaskel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Peningi Spartak from getting a goal against them. 17 minutes into the match, Pheonix FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaanus Latt came free, but Moritz Holmaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Jaanus Latt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Moritz Holmaa. Pheonix FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaanus Latt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 27 minutes into the match, Peningi Spartak's goalkeeper Kevin Naaskel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikolai Selin. In the 33rdth minute of the game Jaanus Latt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pheonix FC's Moritz Holmaa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Nikolai Selin came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Pheonix FC 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 Nikolai Selin couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pheonix FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! 43 minutes into the match, Peningi Spartak's goalkeeper Kevin Naaskel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikolai Selin. After the first half Peningi Spartak were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaanus Latt was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Pheonix FC's Sigvart Deichmann got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Moritz Holmaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduard Etii, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Jaanus Latt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Moritz Holmaa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikolai Selin in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kevin Naaskel saved Peningi Spartak from getting behind. 59 minutes into the match, Peningi Spartak's Adolf Vallik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Moritz Holmaa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Moritz Holmaa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adolf Vallik in the 63rd minute. Nikolai Selin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Naaskel having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Balder Egtman notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Peningi Spartak's Kevin Naaskel. Kevin Naaskel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 76 minutes, Kardo Kase mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Peningi Spartak and the Pheonix FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Peningi Spartak's Kardo Kase got a free kick in the 76th minute. Kevin Naaskel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Balder Egtman went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. With an all-out effort, Peningi Spartak's Moritz Holmaa threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jaanus Latt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nikolai Selin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Kevin Naaskel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Adolf Vallik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaanus Latt charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaanus Latt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kevin Naaskel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balder Egtman in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Pheonix FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Peningi Spartak had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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