2007–08 Estonian Cup
{{Short description|Estonian football competition}}
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Estonian Cup 2007–08 ({{langx|et|Eesti Karikas}}) was the 18th 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 Meistriliiga – TVMK Tallinn (winners in 2003, 2006; finalists in 2004, 2005) and Tulevik Viljandi (finalists in 1999; 2000) – started their journey from early on.
{{football box
|date=11 July 2007
|time=18:00
|team1=Lasnamäe Ajax II
|team2=TVMK
|score=1 – 3
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=FC Ajax Stadium, Tallinn
|attendance=35
|referee=Ainar Kuusk
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=18 July 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Kaitseliit
|team2=Elva II
|score= 4 – 3
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Alu staadion, Alu
|attendance=
|referee=Taavi Tüvist
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=24 July 2007
|time=18:00
|team1=Välk 494
|team2=Metec
|score=5 – 2
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Annelinna kunstmuruväljak, Tartu
|attendance=70
|referee=
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=24 July 2007
|time=18:00
|team1=Olympic
|team2=Quattromed
|score=0 – 1
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Wismari staadion, Tallinn
|attendance=
|referee=Aaron Härsing
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=24 July 2007
|time=19:30
|team1=Tulevik
|team2=Atletik
|score=3 – 1
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Viljandi linnastaadion, Viljandi
|attendance=80
|referee=Silver Kõiv
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=25 July 2007
|time=18:00
|team1=Kalev II
|team2=Ararat
|score=0 – 6
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Kalevi kunstmuruväljak, Tallinn
|attendance=
|referee=
|report= }}
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|date=
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|team1=Tabasalu
|team2=Järva-Jaani
|score=2 – 1
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Tabasalu staadion, Tabasalu
|attendance=
|referee=
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Second round
{{Empty section|date=June 2014}}
Third round
{{Empty section|date=June 2014}}
Fourth round
{{football box
|date=30 October 2007
|time=18:45
|team1=Flora
|team2=Tabasalu
|score=6 – 0
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
|attendance=170
|referee=Ainar Kuusk
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=30 October 2007
|time=18:45
|team1=Levadia
|team2=Maag Tammeka III
|score=4 – 1
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Maarjamäe kunstmuruväljak, Tallinn
|attendance=50
|referee=Ain Karutoom
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=30 October 2007
|time=18:45
|team1=Tallinna Kalev
|team2=Trans II
|score=1 – 0
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Kalevi kunstmuruväljak, Tallinn
|attendance=70
|referee=Silver Kõiv
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=30 October 2007
|time=18:45
|team1=TVMK
|team2=Maag Tammeka
|score=1 – 3
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Lasnamäe KJH kunstmuruväljak, Tallinn
|attendance=30
|referee=Hannes Kaasik
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=31 October 2007
|time=18:45
|team1=Narva Trans
|team2=Esteve
|score=9 – 1
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Kalevi kunstmuruväljak, Narva
|attendance=25
|referee=Mart Martin
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=31 October 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Santos
(as Välk 494 Tartu)
|team2=Tulevik II
|score=3 – 1
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Annelinna kunstmuruväljak, Tartu
|attendance=45
|referee=Eiko Saar
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=1 November 2007
|time=18:45
|team1=Maag Tammeka II
|team2=Ganvix
|score=4 – 0
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Annelinna kunstmuruväljak, Tartu
|attendance=45
|referee=Bruno Rammo
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=7 November 2007
|time=18:45
|team1=Elva
|team2=Flora U21
|score=1 – 8
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Sportland Arena, Tallinn
|attendance=10
|referee=Boriss Šipunov
|report= }}
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 2001 cup-winner Trans.
{{football box
|date=15 April 2008
|time=18:00
|team1=Levadia
|team2=Narva Trans
|score=3 – 1
|goals1=Zelinski {{goal|2}}
Andreev {{goal|44}} {{goal|57}}
|goals2=Lõsanov{{goal|74}}
|stadium=Kadrioru staadion, Tallinn
|attendance=150
|referee=Hannes Kaasik
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=16 April 2008
|time=17:00
|team1=Maag Tammeka II
|team2=Flora
|score=1 – 4
|goals1=Perlin {{goal|58}}
|goals2=Post {{goal|7}}
Anier {{goal|8}} {{goal|71}}
Hurt {{goal|57}}
|stadium=Annelinna kunstmuruväljak, Tartu
|attendance=125
|referee=Urmo Visnapuu
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=16 April 2008
|time=18:45
|team1=Tallinna Kalev
|team2=Flora U21
|score=1 – 3
|goals1=Tikenberg {{goal|37}}
|goals2=Reinsoo {{goal|58|pen.}}
Toomet {{goal|76}}
Kallaste {{goal|85}}
|stadium=Kalevi kunstmuruväljak, Tallinn
|attendance=90
|referee=Kristo Tohver
|report= }}
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{{football box
|date=16 April 2008
|time=19:45
|team1=Santos†
|team2=Maag Tammeka
|score=0 – 3
|goals1=
|goals2=Ossipov {{goal|23}}
Starovoitov {{goal|52}}
Prosa {{goal|82}}
|stadium=Annelinna kunstmuruväljak, Tartu
|attendance=170
|referee=Raivo Lattik
|report= }}
† – Välk 494 Tartu changed their name to FC Santos Tartu.
Semi-finals
{{football box
|date=29 April 2008
|time=18:45
|team1=Flora
|team2=Levadia
|score=1 – 1
(a.e.t.)
|goals1=Kasimir {{goal|13}}
|goals2=Malov {{goal|85}}
|stadium=[[Lilleküla Stadium
]], Tallinn
|attendance=350
|referee=Silver Kõiv
|report=
|penaltyscore=4 – 1
|penalties1=Hakola {{pengoal}}
Zahovaiko {{pengoal}}
Sidorenkov {{pengoal}}
Vunk {{pengoal}}
|penalties2={{penmiss}} Nahk
{{pengoal}} Kink
{{penmiss}} Leitan
}}
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{{football box
|date=30 April 2008
|time=18:00
|team1=Flora U21
|team2=Maag Tammeka
|score=0 – 3
|goals1=
|goals2=Starovoitov {{goal|4}} {{goal|15}} {{goal|17}}
|stadium=Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
|attendance=150
|referee=Margus Kotter
|report= }}
Final
The clear favourite, Flora Tallinn, having won the competition twice before, in 1995 and 1997, 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.
{{football box
|date=13 May 2008
|time=18:45
|team1=Flora
|team2=Maag Tammeka
|score=3 – 1
|goals1=Post {{goal|1}}
Hakola {{goal|47|pen.}} {{goal|64}}
Aksalu {{sent off|0|69}}
|goals2=Ossipov {{goal|72|pen.}} {{sent off|1|90+1}}
|stadium=Kadrioru staadion
|attendance=500
|referee=Hannes Kaasik
|report= }}
Top goalscorers
| class="wikitable" |
| width="50px"|Position
!Player !Club !width="50px"|Goals |
|---|
| align=center|1
|{{flagicon|EST}} Alo Dupikov |align=center|9 |
| rowspan=4 align=center|2
|{{flagicon|EST}} Mario Hansi |rowspan=4 align=center|6 |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladislav Ivanov |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Robert Pluum |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Tõnis Starkopf |
| rowspan=6 align=center|5
|{{flagicon|EST}} Mikk Laas |rowspan=6 align=center|5 |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitri Lipartov |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Sander Post |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Sergei Starovoitov |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Denis Šerikov |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Aleksandr Tarassenkov |
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090726022615/http://jalgpall.struktuur.ee/4569 Official site] {{in lang|et}}
References
:[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/estcup08.html Estonia Cup 2007/08] Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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