2007–08 Estonian Cup
| Eesti Karikas | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Estonia |
Estonian Cup 2007–08 (Estonian: 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.
| Lasnamäe Ajax II | 1 – 3 | TVMK |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitseliit | 4 – 3 | Elva II |
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| Olympic | 0 – 1 | Quattromed |
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Second round
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Third round
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Fourth round
| TVMK | 1 – 3 | Maag Tammeka |
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| Narva Trans | 9 – 1 | Esteve |
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| Santos (as Välk 494 Tartu) | 3 – 1 | Tulevik II |
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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.
| Levadia | 3 – 1 | Narva Trans |
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| Zelinski File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Andreev File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
LõsanovFile:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
| Maag Tammeka II | 1 – 4 | Flora |
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| Perlin File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' | Post File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Anier File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Hurt File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
| Tallinna Kalev | 1 – 3 | Flora U21 |
|---|---|---|
| Tikenberg File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' | Reinsoo File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' (pen.) Toomet File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Kallaste File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
| Santos† | 0 – 3 | Maag Tammeka |
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| Ossipov File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Starovoitov File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Prosa File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
† – Välk 494 Tartu changed their name to FC Santos Tartu.
Semi-finals
| Flora U21 | 0 – 3 | Maag Tammeka |
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| Starovoitov File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' |
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.
| Flora | 3 – 1 | Maag Tammeka |
|---|---|---|
| Post File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Hakola File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Aksalu Red card 69' |
Ossipov File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (pen.) Yellow card 90+1' Red card |
Top goalscorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia Alo Dupikov | Flora U21 | 9 |
| 2 | Estonia Mario Hansi | Maag Tammeka II | 6 |
| Russia Vladislav Ivanov | Narva Trans | ||
| Estonia Robert Pluum | Santos | ||
| Estonia Tõnis Starkopf | Esteve | ||
| 5 | Estonia Mikk Laas | Maag Tammeka III | 5 |
| Russia Dmitri Lipartov | Narva Trans | ||
| Estonia Sander Post | Flora | ||
| Estonia Sergei Starovoitov | Maag Tammeka | ||
| Estonia Denis Šerikov | Maag Tammeka II | ||
| Estonia Aleksandr Tarassenkov | Narva Trans |
External links
- Official site (in Estonian)