League Play-Off

Kajakeskus
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mehis Juura started the match with the kick off. The supporters of FC Arula booed when JK Kõduküla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdek Loide didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mehis Juura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mait Lillo might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vallo Honga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mait Lillo ran back to his position shaking his head. After 7 minutes, Einar Viik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JK Kõduküla and the FC Arula players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, JK Kõduküla's Einar Viik got a free kick in the 7th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in JK Kõduküla fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! Jann Napasepp walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Vallo Honga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehis Juura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neeme Veerma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aimar Hellenurm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raivo Aasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mehis Juura who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Vallo Honga when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Aron Vaikma hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Neeme Veerma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kalju Kender in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Valdek Loide notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FC Arula's Neeme Veerma. Neeme Veerma was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Neeme Veerma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalju Kender, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Valdek Loide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neeme Veerma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valdek Loide was the one to do the kick off. Aimar Hellenurm scored 1-2 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Neeme Veerma, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 56 minutes of play, JK Kõduküla's Teet Niklus made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Neeme Veerma was left in no man's land by his defense there! Raivo Aasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vallo Honga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehis Juura's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Mehis Juura put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Vallo Honga. Vallo Honga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehis Juura in the 77th minute of the match. Mehis Juura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vallo Honga having to interfere. Vallo Honga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehis Juura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vallo Honga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehis Juura went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Raivo Aasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. JK Kõduküla succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though FC Arula had controlled the match.