Tartu Welco secured a narrow 2-1 victory over Flora II in the Esiliiga A's twenty-third round on Friday evening. The home side took the lead through H. Kablik's thirteenth-minute strike before E. Paltser equalised for the visitors after the break. Kablik restored Welco's advantage with an eighty-eighth-minute goal that held up until the final whistle.
Welco started brightly, pressing high and forcing Flora II to defend deep. Kablik's opener came from sustained pressure, with the home side's attacks finding space down the flanks. Flora II responded well, though they struggled to create clear-cut chances in the opening half.
The second half opened with the same pattern, but Flora II grew into the game. Paltser's forty-eighth-minute goal shifted the momentum temporarily. Welco weathered the pressure before Kablik's late strike pulled them clear.
The statistics tell an interesting story. Both teams registered sixty-nine attacks, yet Welco's three shots on target proved more clinical than Flora II's five. The visitors' superior possession at fifty-two per cent did not translate into chances, and they fancy their chances in future fixtures despite this setback.
Welco's win keeps them top of the table with fifty-five points from twenty-seven games. Flora II remain third with forty-four points, nine behind the leaders. By then, both sides have opened talks about their play-off ambitions, though this result means the gap widens.