League Play-Off

Mallika Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) FC Ahja's Kaur Noobel 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. Roland Inno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaur Noobel, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Uku Uibo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Roland Inno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Kaur Noobel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ahja fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kusti Toom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Roland Inno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roland Inno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaur Noobel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Kaur Noobel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roland Inno. Mallika JK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kaur Noobel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. With an all-out effort, Mallika JK's Roland Täll threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Siim Lõvi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 31stth minute of the game Uku Uibo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mallika JK's Roland Inno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kaur Noobel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Inno having to interfere. Uku Uibo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Uku Uibo came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the FC Ahja 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 Uku Uibo couldn't finish the play. Evald Täppe charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evald Täppe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Evald Täppe kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 0-3 became the score in the 42nd minute when Kaur Noobel elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Kaur Noobel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Siim Lõvi was the one to do the kick off. Kaur Noobel struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Roland Inno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Ahja. Uku Uibo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Roland Inno when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Kaur Noobel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roland Inno read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Sander Viil kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Siim Lõvi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Roland Täll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roland Täll showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siim Lõvi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Siim Lõvi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Täll having to interfere. Kaur Noobel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uku Uibo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Roland Inno made a huge save. After having played for 75 minutes, Uku Uibo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ahja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Uku Uibo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Kaur Noobel took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Roland Inno to make any attempt to save it. In the 85th match minute, FC Ahja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kusti Toom to maneuver through the defense. Kusti Toom charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kusti Toom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Siim Lõvi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The FC Ahja fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when FC Ahja's Uku Uibo 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the final whistle sounded FC Ahja left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mallika JK.