TALLINN (Interstat) — Nomme Utd U21 protected home advantage at Männiku kunstmuru Sunday, defeating visiting FC Tallinn 3-1 behind goals from Bruno Vain, Jakob Kais and Artemiy Radomskiy. The home side responded to an FC Tallinn equalizer with two second-half goals to secure the result in the global football matchup.

Vain opened the scoring in the 35th minute. FC Tallinn answered three minutes later when Artjom Dmitrijev scored in the 38th minute, leveling the match at 1-1. Kais put Nomme Utd U21 back in front in the 50th minute, and Radomskiy closed the scoring in the 90th minute. Dmitrijev’s goal was FC Tallinn’s only tally of the match. Vain, Kais and Radomskiy each scored once for the hosts, while Dmitrijev recorded FC Tallinn’s goal.

The result leaves Nomme Utd U21 with 1 win, 3 losses and 1 draw in the competition and the same record across all competitions. FC Tallinn is now 2 wins and 3 losses in the competition and 3 wins and 4 losses across all competitions. Nomme Utd U21’s home victory came against a visiting side that had entered the match with recent wins over Nomme Kalju U21 and FC Flora U21, along with losses to Viimsi JK, Tartu JK Welco and Harju JK Laagri. FC Tallinn also had a 5-0 win over Harju JK Laagri U21 earlier in the season.

FC Tallinn’s previous results this season included a 2-1 win at Nomme Kalju U21, a 2-1 win at FC Flora U21 and a 5-0 home win over Harju JK Laagri U21. The club also lost 3-0 at home to Viimsi JK, 7-0 at home to Tartu JK Welco and 10-0 at home to Harju JK Laagri. Those results preceded the visit to Männiku kunstmuru, where FC Tallinn fell behind in the first half, equalized through Dmitrijev and then conceded twice after halftime.

Nomme Utd U21 had entered the match after a scoreless draw with Maardu and losses to FC Flora U21, Tartu JK Welco and Levadia U21. The hosts had drawn 0-0 at home with Maardu, lost 3-2 at FC Flora U21, lost 4-3 at Tartu JK Welco and lost 1-0 at home to Levadia U21. Nomme Utd U21’s competition record and overall record both stood at 1 win, 3 losses and 1 draw after the final whistle.

The match remained competitive after Dmitrijev’s equalizer, with Nomme Utd U21 restoring its lead early in the second half. Kais’s 50th-minute goal gave the hosts a cushion, and Radomskiy added the final goal in the 90th minute. FC Tallinn could not find a second response after falling behind again. Nomme Utd U21 finished with three goals at Männiku kunstmuru, while FC Tallinn scored once.

The scoring was spread across four different players. Vain, Kais and Radomskiy supplied the goals for Nomme Utd U21, while Dmitrijev supplied FC Tallinn’s goal. The hosts held a 2-1 lead after Kais scored in the 50th minute and added the final goal in the 90th minute. FC Tallinn’s equalizer in the 38th minute was its only goal of the match. Nomme Utd U21 finished with three goals, and FC Tallinn finished with one. The match produced four goals in all, with three coming from the home side and one from the visitors. The final whistle confirmed a home win for Nomme Utd U21.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Nomme Utd U21 4, FC Tallinn 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Nomme Utd U21 with a 69.2 percent probability to win. Nomme Utd U21 had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 4 went over the over/under line of 4.5.