League Play-Off

Nekhu Staadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Priidik Aaring made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 7 minutes, Ander Raska managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nekhu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ander Raska was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valma's Janek Veelmaa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Valma from getting a goal against them. Taisto Hansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Valma's Priidik Aaring got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nekhu's Arni Pilvistu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Priidik Aaring in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Priidik Aaring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arni Pilvistu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Janek Veelmaa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Pavel Kangur. Janek Veelmaa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Loik in the 27th minute of the match. If Ain Sau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Valma getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Tauno Sau hit a great ball. 1-1 became the score in the 40th minute when Dan Loik elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dan Loik stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ain Sau came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Nekhu fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ain Sau couldn't finish the play. After having played for 56 minutes, Priidik Aaring managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Priidik Aaring was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Nekhu's Ander Raska got a free kick in the 57th minute. Ain Sau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Janek Veelmaa having to interfere. Janek Veelmaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Loik, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Janek Veelmaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ain Sau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Priidik Aaring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Priidik Aaring came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Valma fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Priidik Aaring couldn't finish the play. Arni Pilvistu made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Taisto Hansson sent off a good shot on target. Priidik Aaring fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arni Pilvistu having to interfere. A collision led to Nekhu getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Pearu Keerme hit a great ball. The Nekhu supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Valma's performance. The match ended with a win for Valma.