Kalju edge Kuressaare 1‑0 at home behind Mannilaan’s second-half goal

TALLINN, Estonia (Interstat) — On Sunday, Kalju defeated visiting Kuressaare 1-0 at Hiiu staadion, using Mattias Mannilaan’s 48th-minute goal to break a scoreless match after halftime. Fjodor Jekimov assisted on the goal. Mannilaan and Jekimov each played the full 90 minutes as Kalju protected the narrow lead. Kalju moved to 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in the competition and 3-2-1 across all competitions, while Kuressaare fell to 2-3-1 in the competition and 3-3-1 overall. Baptista T. received a yellow card in the 60th minute and Podholjuzin M. was booked in the 62nd. Kuressaare made substitutions in the 55th, 81st and 88th minutes, sending on Visse A., Saar R. and Svedovski A.; Kalju substituted in the 65th, 70th and 82nd minutes, bringing on Baptista T., Ivanov N. and Orlov M. The home side held Kuressaare without a goal and closed out the one-goal margin.