League Play-Off

Ahja Staadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sergo Ääremaa kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Hugo Hirse got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Uku Uibo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Rain Ööbik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, FC Ahja's Kaur Noobel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rain Ööbik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rain Ööbik made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Uku Uibo sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Riidama's Rain Ööbik got control of the ball when Uku Uibo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rain Ööbik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaur Noobel in the 18th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, FC Ahja's Uku Uibo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rain Ööbik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kaur Noobel struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Rain Ööbik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Ahja. Uku Uibo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Rain Ööbik when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in FC Ahja's zone, Sergo Ääremaa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roland Täll came out of the goal and Sergo Ääremaa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute, Henrik Pahasoo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roland Täll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergo Ääremaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Täll didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hugo Hirse went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uku Uibo got free with Rain Ööbik in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kaur Noobel was the one to do the kick off. Riidama's Rain Ööbik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uku Uibo in the 52nd minute of play. After 57 minutes, Ain Jaanovits mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Ahja and the Riidama players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rain Ööbik came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Ahja's Uku Uibo. But to his dismay, Uku Uibo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Rain Ööbik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kaur Noobel's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Rain Ööbik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaur Noobel in the 73rd minute of the match. If Kaur Noobel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute Kaur Noobel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rain Ööbik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Riidama's goal looked a bit too open when Kaur Noobel came free, but Rain Ööbik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergo Ääremaa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roland Täll having to make a save. Kaur Noobel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rain Ööbik having to interfere. When Sergo Lainoja fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Riidama's protests and gave Sergo Lainoja a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Riidama getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Sergo Lainoja hit a great ball. Sander Viil took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rain Ööbik. Riidama's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Uku Uibo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Uku Uibo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute, Kaur Noobel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rain Ööbik was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Ahja had won after a very even match.