League Play-Off

Tammela Staadion
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arne Strömqvist kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Udo Vaht managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC SiniSini's supporters rose to their feet, but Udo Vaht was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Siim Lehemets breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alfons Lond lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Tammela:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC SiniSini:s goal. The referee gave FC SiniSini a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ainar Äss, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tammela's Siim Lehemets. 0-1. Siim Lehemets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Strömqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16thth minute of the game Arne Strömqvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tammela's Siim Lehemets was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Tammela's Gustav Nõmme got a free kick in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Arne Strömqvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Siim Lehemets was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Tammela's zone, Arne Strömqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Siim Lehemets came out of the goal and Arne Strömqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 25 minutes into the match, Arne Strömqvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Siim Lehemets. Tammela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Strömqvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Udo Vaht sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Udo Vaht received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Siim Lehemets tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Udo Vaht put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Siim Lehemets. Arne Strömqvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Siim Lehemets. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arne Strömqvist ran back to his position shaking his head. Arne Strömqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Siim Lehemets having to interfere. Siim Lehemets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Strömqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Udo Vaht, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 44 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Siim Lehemets was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Udo Vaht struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Siim Lehemets didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC SiniSini. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gustav Nõmme stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With his leg Siim Lehemets managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when FC SiniSini's Arne Strömqvist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 61st minute, Udo Vaht left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC SiniSini fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Siim Lehemets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arne Strömqvist went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Arne Strömqvist sped through Tammela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Siim Lehemets. The audience was convinced that Arne Strömqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Siim Lehemets was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Arne Strömqvist took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Siim Lehemets to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, Tammela's Siim Lehemets got control of the ball when Udo Vaht tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Siim Lehemets managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when FC SiniSini's Arne Strömqvist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 93rd minute, Udo Vaht reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Siim Lehemets. The goal made the score 0-10. The Tammela fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC SiniSini were clearly better and deserved to take the win.