2007–08 Estonian Cup

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2007–08 Estonian Cup
Eesti Karikas
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Estonian Cup 2007–08 (Estonian: Eesti Karikas) was the twenty-first season of the Estonian football knockout tournament. Winners of the cup qualified for the UEFA Cup 2008–09 second qualifying round. The defending champion, Levadia, was knocked out in the semi-final in a penalty shoot-out against Flora.

The competition culminated with the final held at Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn on 13 May 2008 with Flora taking the title 3 – 1. It was broadcast by Kalev Sport.

All in all, 71 teams took part of the competition.

First round[]

Only seven games were played in the first round, to take the number of teams down from 71 to 64, other 57 teams got byes. Two teams from MeistriliigaTVMK Tallinn (winners in , ; finalists in , ) and Tulevik Viljandi (finalists in ; ) – started their journey from early on.

Lasnamäe Ajax II1 – 3TVMK
, Tallinn
Attendance: 35
Referee:

4 – 3Elva II
, Alu
Referee:

5 – 2
, Tartu
Attendance: 70

Olympic0 – 1
, Tallinn
Referee:

Tulevik3 – 1Atletik
Viljandi linnastaadion, Viljandi
Attendance: 80
Referee:

Kalev II0 – 6Ararat
, Tallinn

Tabasalu2 – 1

Second round[]

Third round[]

Fourth round[]

Flora6 – 0Tabasalu
Attendance: 170
Referee:

Levadia4 – 1
, Tallinn
Attendance: 50
Referee:

Tallinna Kalev1 – 0Trans II
, Tallinn
Attendance: 70
Referee:

TVMK1 – 3Maag Tammeka
, Tallinn
Attendance: 30
Referee: Hannes Kaasik

Narva Trans9 – 1
, Narva
Attendance: 25
Referee:

Santos
(as Välk 494 Tartu)
3 – 1Tulevik II
, Tartu
Attendance: 45
Referee:

Maag Tammeka II4 – 0Ganvix
, Tartu
Attendance: 45
Referee:

Elva1 – 8Flora U21
Sportland Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 10
Referee:

Quarter-finals[]

Four teams from Tallinn got through to the quarter-finals, including the defending champion Levadia. Three clubs from Tartu and one from Narva were also represented.

The win by Flora II was a bit unexpected, but as they had played well in the previous rounds, it was really no big surprise that they overcame the Meistriliiga side. Maag Tammeka had no problem defeating Santos, the only club from the second division. While the main team were victorious, Maag Tammeka's reserve team lost to Flora, conceding two goals in the first eight minutes and two more later in the game. The only game containing both teams from the Top Division culminated with an easy victory for Levadia against cup-winner Trans.

Levadia3 – 1Narva Trans
Zelinski Goal 2'
Andreev Goal 44' Goal 57'
LõsanovGoal 74'
Kadrioru staadion, Tallinn
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hannes Kaasik

Maag Tammeka II1 – 4Flora
Goal 58' Post Goal 7'
Anier Goal 8' Goal 71'
Hurt Goal 57'
, Tartu
Attendance: 125
Referee:

Tallinna Kalev1 – 3Flora U21
Goal 37' Goal 58' (pen.)
Toomet Goal 76'
Kallaste Goal 85'
, Tallinn
Attendance: 90
Referee: Kristo Tohver

Santos0 – 3Maag Tammeka
Ossipov Goal 23'
Starovoitov Goal 52'
Prosa Goal 82'
, Tartu
Attendance: 170
Referee:

– Välk 494 Tartu changed their name to FC Santos Tartu.

Semi-finals[]

Flora1 – 1
(a.e.t.)
Levadia
Kasimir Goal 13' Malov Goal 85'
Penalties
Hakola Penalty scored
Zahovaiko Penalty scored
Sidorenkov Penalty scored
Vunk Penalty scored
4 – 1 Penalty missed Nahk
Penalty scored Kink
Penalty missed Leitan
[[Lilleküla Stadium ]], Tallinn
Attendance: 350
Referee:

Flora U210 – 3Maag Tammeka
Starovoitov Goal 4' Goal 15' Goal 17'
Attendance: 150
Referee:

Final[]

The clear favourite, Flora Tallinn, having won the competition twice before, in and , attended the final for the sixth time. The underdog, Maag Tammeka Tartu, played in their first cup final, while also being only the second team from Tartu to reach that stage of the competition.

Flora3 – 1Maag Tammeka
Post Goal 1'
Hakola Goal 47' (pen.) Goal 64'
Aksalu Red card 69'
Ossipov Goal 72' (pen.) Yellow card 90+1' Red card
Kadrioru staadion
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hannes Kaasik

Top goalscorers[]

Position Player Club Goals
1 Estonia Alo Dupikov Flora U21 9
2 Estonia Maag Tammeka II 6
Russia Vladislav Ivanov Narva Trans
Estonia Santos
Estonia
5 Estonia 5
Russia Dmitri Lipartov Narva Trans
Estonia Sander Post Flora
Estonia Sergei Starovoitov Maag Tammeka
Estonia Maag Tammeka II
Estonia Narva Trans

External links[]

References[]

Estonia Cup 2007/08 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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