SAKU, Estonia (Interstat) — Saku Sporting W defeated Flora W 3-0 on Friday at Saku staadion in Saku, Estonia, turning a tight opening stretch into a comfortable home result. Saku Sporting W scored three goals total, while Flora W scored zero. The hosts took the lead in the 19th minute and added goals before and after halftime to control the match from the first breakthrough onward.

Elise Gertrud Polluvee opened the scoring in the 19th minute for Saku Sporting W. Viktoria Toding doubled the lead in the 44th minute, sending the home side into halftime with a two-goal advantage. Grete Daut added the third goal in the 67th minute, closing the scoring and completing a balanced attacking output for Saku Sporting W. Flora W could not find a response and finished with zero goals.

Polluvee played 90 minutes and scored one goal. Toding played 90 minutes and scored one goal. Daut played 90 minutes and scored one goal. The three accounted for all of Saku Sporting W’s scoring, with Polluvee’s opener setting the tone, Toding’s goal extending the advantage before the break and Daut’s finish putting the game beyond Flora W in the second half.

Saku Sporting W’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins, 0 losses, and its record across all competitions is also 3 wins, 0 losses. Flora W’s season record in this competition is now 1 win, 2 losses, and its record across all competitions is also 1 win, 2 losses. Saku Sporting W had previously beaten Harju JK Laagri W 5-1 at home and won 3-1 at Elva W. Flora W had beaten Viimsi JK W 4-1 at home and lost 2-0 at Paide Linnameeskond W.

The result gave Saku Sporting W another strong home performance and kept Flora W from building on its earlier win this season. Saku Sporting W controlled the scoreboard from the 19th minute onward and protected the clean sheet through the final whistle. Flora W needed a response before halftime, but Toding’s goal in the 44th minute left the visitors chasing a three-goal deficit after Daut struck in the 67th minute.

Saku Sporting W’s defense held firm after taking the lead, and Flora W was unable to cut into the margin before the break or after it. The home side managed the second half with the advantage intact, while Flora W pushed for a goal that never arrived. Saku Sporting W closed out the match at Saku staadion without conceding, preserving the shutout and finishing the scoring through Daut’s second-half strike.

Saku Sporting W’s win came in a home match against a Flora W side that had entered the contest with a victory already this season. Flora W could not carry that form into the trip to Saku, where the hosts scored in each half and kept the visitors off the scoreboard. The match ended with Saku Sporting W having converted its chances and Flora W having been held without a goal.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Flora W 2, Saku Sporting W 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Flora W with a 73.5 percent probability to win. Flora W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 3 went over the over/under line of 4.5.