Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Phoenix 7th with 45 points, Pärnu 10th with 29, 16 apart. On the form table Phoenix stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 7th overall. Per game in the league, Phoenix were scoring 2.17 and conceding 2.25, Pärnu 1.28 and 2.61, against a competition average of 1.88 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Kohtla-Järve kunstmuruväljak (capacity 780). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 6-3.
Goal scorers
Phoenix: Andrei Vrabie (35'), Deniss Kulikov (44'), Bogdan Stoyanov (58'), Vadim Velikanov (63'), Bogdan Stoyanov (82'), S. Karhanin (90') · Pärnu: K. Kaskla (2'), K. Kaskla (13'), Oskar Pulst (90')
Key stats
Possession: Phoenix 57% · Pärnu 43% · Total shots: 8-9 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 11-5