TALLINN, Estonia (Interstat) — Flora began its Meistriliiga campaign with a 2-0 victory over Kuressaare on Saturday at A. Le Coq Arena.

Midfielder Rauno Sappinen opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Defender Sander Tovstik sealed the win with a goal in the 90th minute, with assists from substitutes Matvei Jekimov and Pavel Dõmov. The result defied the projection from Interstat’s game simulator, which had forecast a 4-0 scoreline for Flora.

With the win, Flora starts the Estonian top-flight season at 1-0-0, while Kuressaare begins 0-0-1.