League Play-Off

Rangle Staadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Üllar Neppi kicked off to start the match. Vello Karikas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eerik Ojakäär having to interfere. Üllar Neppi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Hendrik Veenpere tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vello Karikas in the 13th minute of play forced White Lion's goalkeeper Eerik Ojakäär to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, White Lion's Eerik Ojakäär got control of the ball when Raul Ülisoo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute, Raul Ülisoo 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. After a defensive mix-up in White Lion's zone, Vello Karikas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eerik Ojakäär came out of the goal and Vello Karikas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eerik Ojakäär made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vello Karikas in the 31st minute of play. FC Rangle's Vello Karikas got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jann Raudsaar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Üllar Neppi in the 44th minute of play forced FC Rangle's goalkeeper Hendrik Veenpere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jann Raudsaar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vello Karikas to strike the kick off in the second half. Eerik Ojakäär showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Ülisoo in the 54th minute of the match. Eerik Ojakäär showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vello Karikas, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 59 played minutes, White Lion's Olari Oll shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hendrik Veenpere came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in White Lion reached it. Eerik Ojakäär made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vello Karikas in the 63rd minute of play. Raul Ülisoo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eerik Ojakäär read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, FC Rangle's goalkeeper Hendrik Veenpere had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kuido Kriska. In the 80th minute, Vello Karikas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Rangle fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. FC Rangle's Vello Karikas got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Raul Ülisoo managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Rangle's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Ülisoo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eerik Ojakäär breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kuido Kriska kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After having played for 90 minutes, Vello Karikas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Rangle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vello Karikas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.