League Play-Off

Kastani Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Racke's Cauan Faustino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Racke's Nico da Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martti Kont narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Karlova getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rain Koppelmann hit a great ball. Cauan Faustino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Martti Kont tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nico da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mikk Nuiaots charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikk Nuiaots the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Racke booed when Karlova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikk Nuiaots didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Racke getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Cauan Faustino hit a great ball. Ricardo Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martti Kont having to interfere. Nico da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Martti Kont tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 28 minutes, Aivar Jors mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Karlova and the Racke players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nico da Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martti Kont. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nico da Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. Racke's Jüri Oese proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Racke from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Karlova's Aivar Jors got a free kick in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, Karlova's Aivar Jors got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Cauan Faustino scored 0-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martti Kont, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Racke were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mikk Nuiaots to make the kick off. Racke's Jüri Oese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jüri Käärt in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Arni Maa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martti Kont made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Pinho in the 58th minute. In the 58th minute, Racke's Ricardo Pinho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Martti Kont. Martti Kont yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Martti Kont showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico da Costa in the 63rd minute of the match. Jüri Oese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jüri Käärt, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Jüri Oese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aivar Jors, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Ricardo Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martti Kont having to interfere. Nico da Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martti Kont. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nico da Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. Cauan Faustino received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Martti Kont came out and tried to block the shot, but Cauan Faustino slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 76th minute. Jüri Oese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avo Valvik, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Jüri Oese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avo Valvik in the 85th minute of the match. Jüri Oese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikk Nuiaots, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. A collision led to Karlova getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Jüri Käärt hit a great ball. Martti Kont made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Pinho in the 93rd minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 94th minute of the game. One of Racke:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Karlova:s goal.