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Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) VIHANE BANAAN's Siim Lõiv started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ilmar Täll's late challenge caught a VIHANE BANAAN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ilmar Täll helped the player get up and apologised. Arnold Viilop stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Siim Lõiv's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 12th match minute, FC GeiZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Kuuskmäe to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind VIHANE BANAAN's goalkeeper Jann Suursaar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Siim Lõiv made a precise shot to the right of Arnold Viilop. FC GeiZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Ilmar Täll recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ilmar Täll in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jann Suursaar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Arnold Viilop made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siim Lõiv in the 33rd minute of play. Jann Suursaar had great luck who in the 37thth minute grab hold of the ball when Eimar Luige from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The FC GeiZ fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when FC GeiZ's Eimar Luige looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 42nd minute Siim Lõiv shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnold Viilop saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eimar Luige in the 43rd minute of play forced VIHANE BANAAN's goalkeeper Jann Suursaar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the VIHANE BANAAN defense, Ilmar Täll kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jann Suursaar. The VIHANE BANAAN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jann Suursaar should have stopped the shot. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eimar Luige to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 58 minutes, Eimar Luige managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC GeiZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eimar Luige was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jann Suursaar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eimar Luige, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When Helari Lõpp came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the VIHANE BANAAN 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 Helari Lõpp couldn't finish the play. Arnold Viilop made an important save on a dangerous shot by Siim Lõiv in the 65th minute. Jann Suursaar didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC GeiZ's Eimar Luige shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Jann Suursaar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eimar Luige in the 70th minute of play. After 72 minutes of play, VIHANE BANAAN's Siim Lõiv made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnold Viilop was left in no man's land by his defense there! VIHANE BANAAN's Jann Suursaar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eimar Luige in the 75th minute of play. Elar Saarmets's late challenge caught a FC GeiZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elar Saarmets helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute, Elar Saarmets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When VIHANE BANAAN's Siim Lõiv in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC GeiZ's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 4-4 when Siim Lõiv sped through FC GeiZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnold Viilop. If Eimar Luige had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 93rd match minute, VIHANE BANAAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heino Truupõld to maneuver through the defense. With 95 minutes on the clock, Helmut Unt commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for VIHANE BANAAN! The referee gave FC GeiZ a penalty, 96 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eimar Luige, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of VIHANE BANAAN's Jann Suursaar. 5-4.