League Play-Off

Mannisalu
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. Benno Loss started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Andre Mustakivi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Roobuka and the FC TÜRIKAD players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Roobuka's Andre Mustakivi got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Norman Landi hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Benno Loss who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC TÜRIKAD's Samuel Ainsaar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 9thth minute of the game Hans Koop who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Roobuka's Allan Alp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andre Mustakivi got his second yellow card in the match during the 14th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Roobuka getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Andre Mustakivi hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andro Oksmaa got free with Allan Alp in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Allan Alp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Koop in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Roobuka's goalkeeper Allan Alp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andro Oksmaa. Benno Loss hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Hans Koop sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andro Oksmaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Allan Alp having to interfere. A collision led to FC TÜRIKAD getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Norman Landi hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hans Koop was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Roobuka's zone, Lembitu Laurits stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Allan Alp came out of the goal and Lembitu Laurits tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th minute, Lembitu Laurits left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC TÜRIKAD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Roobuka's Allan Alp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans Koop in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, FC TÜRIKAD's Andro Oksmaa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Allan Alp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Allan Alp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Koop in the 65th minute of the match. Allan Alp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andro Oksmaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute Hans Koop shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Alp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 76 minutes, Aivar Aaring managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roobuka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aivar Aaring was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the game, FC TÜRIKAD's Hans Koop nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Allan Alp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Aivar Aaring received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Samuel Ainsaar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Roobuka booed when FC TÜRIKAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lembitu Laurits didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samuel Ainsaar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aivar Aaring in the 92nd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC TÜRIKAD fans cheered their team off the field, for while Roobuka had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.