FC Elva beat Tartu JK Welco 2-1 in the Esiliiga. John-Paul Mbuthia put the home side ahead in the 17th minute, and a second goal in first-half stoppage time made it 2-0. Tartu JK Welco pulled one back in the 86th minute, but Elva held on for the points.
Mbuthia opened the scoring with a strike after 17 minutes. Elva doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time, going into the break two goals clear. Welco set up a tense finish with a goal in the 86th minute, but they could not find an equaliser.
Mbuthia's early goal proved the difference on the day. Elva's rhythm before the break was briefly disrupted when Erik Ilves was booked in the 43rd minute, yet they still led by two goals. With no match statistics available, the scoreline alone shows Elva did enough in the first half to secure the win.
