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De Toekomst Arena
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kalev Sepik started the match with the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of La Furia Roja:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Võnnu Devils:s goal. If Tiit Tälli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arni Kanarbik during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th match minute, La Furia Roja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arni Kanarbik to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Saarnak hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Virgo Lätte was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 12th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 19 minutes into the game, Arni Kanarbik cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Innar Mustikas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC Võnnu Devils's Tiit Tälli got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Holger Hiisjärv fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Furia Roja's protests and gave Holger Hiisjärv a yellow card for diving instead. La Furia Roja's Aabel Tihkan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart Jaakson in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute Joe Muruaas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aabel Tihkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, La Furia Roja's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Muruaas came free, but Aabel Tihkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the La Furia Roja defense, Joe Muruaas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aabel Tihkan. The La Furia Roja fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aabel Tihkan should have stopped the shot. After having played for 38 minutes, Lennart Jaakson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Võnnu Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lennart Jaakson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, FC Võnnu Devils's Ain Harju got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Hugo Saarnak sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Võnnu Devils's Innar Mustikas didn't even have to move. Hugo Saarnak hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Tiit Tälli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tiit Tälli to strike the kick off in the second half. Aabel Tihkan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tiit Tälli's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. The audience was convinced that Tiit Tälli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aabel Tihkan was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. If Lennart Jaakson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Lennart Jaakson 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. Aabel Tihkan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johannes Algaja in the 64th minute of play. In the 65thth minute of the game Tiit Tälli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Furia Roja's Aabel Tihkan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aabel Tihkan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Indrek Esko in the 68th minute of the match. Aabel Tihkan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Muruaas, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Aabel Tihkan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiit Tälli in the 71st minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Johannes Algaja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aabel Tihkan. La Furia Roja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Johannes Algaja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The audience was convinced that Tiit Tälli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aabel Tihkan was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 84th minute, Lennart Jaakson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aabel Tihkan was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Aabel Tihkan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tiit Tälli's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Aabel Tihkan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Priidik Vagula in the 89th minute of play. Johannes Algaja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Aabel Tihkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aabel Tihkan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Muruaas, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiit Tälli in the 97th minute of play forced La Furia Roja's goalkeeper Aabel Tihkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Võnnu Devils walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.