{"id":44402,"date":"2026-03-13T17:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fcilevadia.ee\/?p=44402"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:27:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:27:37","slug":"the-esiliiga-season-is-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fcilevadia.ee\/en\/the-esiliiga-season-is-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"The Esiliiga season is underway!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The\u00a0FCI Levadia U21\u00a0side kicked off the 2026\u00a0Esiliiga\u00a0season with a solid victory, defeating\u00a0N\u00f5mme Kalju U21\u00a02\u20130 in the opening round.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levadia\u2019s reserve team took control of the match and managed to convert their chances into goals. The opening goal was scored by Pavlovit\u0161, putting the team in green shirts ahead. In the second half, Elhi doubled Levadia\u2019s lead, securing the team\u2019s first three points of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Levadia U21 controlled much of the game and created several dangerous opportunities, head coach&nbsp;Dmitri Kruglov&nbsp;was only moderately satisfied with the overall performance after the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was more satisfied with the result than with the game itself. We had quite a few chances to score, but unfortunately we couldn\u2019t convert them all. At the end of the first half we gave the initiative to the opponents. The result is still the most positive thing. We have a lot of work ahead of us in every phase of the game,\u201d said Kruglov after the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The match protocol is available here \u2013 jalgpall.ee\/voistlused\/protocol\/136208<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next match for&nbsp;FCI Levadia U21&nbsp;will take place next Monday, when they host&nbsp;FC N\u00f5mme United U21&nbsp;at Infonet Stadium. The match kicks off at 18:00 and will be broadcast live on jalgpall.ee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: FCI Levadia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0FCI Levadia U21\u00a0side kicked off the 2026\u00a0Esiliiga\u00a0season with a solid victory, defeating\u00a0N\u00f5mme Kalju U21\u00a02\u20130 in the opening round. 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