League

Karulope
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Evald Raitviir started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evald Raitviir in the 4th minute of play forced Plika JK's goalkeeper Dan Tooma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Janar Mihklimäe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Dan Tooma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Karulope's Heldur Laane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucian Noguerol in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Karulope's goalkeeper Heldur Laane, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Plika JK's Lucian Noguerol in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Karulope's goalie prevented a goal. 16 minutes into the match, Neeme Murelik notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Karulope's Heldur Laane. Heldur Laane was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Lucian Noguerol sped through FC Karulope's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Heldur Laane. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evald Raitviir during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Evald Raitviir hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Neeme Murelik in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Heldur Laane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 32 minutes of play, Plika JK's Allan Laiuste made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Heldur Laane was left in no man's land by his defense there! Heldur Laane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neeme Murelik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neeme Murelik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heldur Laane having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Neeme Murelik 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. Heldur Laane came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Plika JK's Hando Raik. But to his dismay, Hando Raik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucian Noguerol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Heldur Laane made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Allan Laiuste sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to FC Karulope getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Janar Mihklimäe hit a great ball. Allan Laiuste could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Heldur Laane made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Allan Laiuste got free with Heldur Laane in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 66 minutes, Neeme Murelik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Plika JK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Neeme Murelik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neeme Murelik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 77 minutes, Lucian Noguerol made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. FC Karulope's Heldur Laane tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Neeme Murelik might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Heldur Laane. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Neeme Murelik ran back to his position shaking his head. The Plika JK fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Plika JK's Lucian Noguerol looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 93 minutes into the match, FC Karulope's goalkeeper Heldur Laane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucian Noguerol. After having played for 95 minutes, Allan Laiuste managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Plika JK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Allan Laiuste 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 defensive mix-up in FC Karulope's zone, Allan Laiuste stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Heldur Laane came out of the goal and Allan Laiuste tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Plika JK's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.