League Play-Off

Ryadi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Rein Villand started the match with the kick off. Aivo Golberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rein Villand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aivo Golberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rein Villand in the 10th minute of play. Arvi Vaima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Aivo Golberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ryadi's Margus Kadastik got a free kick in the 17th minute. If Arvi Vaima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matsukula's Aivo Golberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Matsukula from getting a goal against them. After 23 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Matsukula! The referee gave Ryadi a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Arnold Alekõrs, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Matsukula's Aivo Golberg. 1-0. Ryadi's Adolf Tael shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 30th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Aivo Golberg but with some difficulty. Mikk Heintalu kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Arvi Vaima notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Matsukula's Aivo Golberg. Aivo Golberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Matsukula booed when Ryadi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolf Tael didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aivo Golberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rein Villand in the 38th minute of play. If Arvi Vaima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 42nd minute of the match Mikk Heintalu completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Mikk Heintalu a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Ryadi booed when Matsukula was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikk Heintalu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aare Taaber kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Rein Villand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aivo Golberg having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arvi Vaima got free with Aivo Golberg in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Otto Lätti was the one to do the kick off. Aivo Golberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rein Villand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arvi Vaima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aivo Golberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Aare Taaber charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aare Taaber the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Matsukula getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Aare Taaber hit a great ball. Rein Villand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Aivo Golberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Rein Villand left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ryadi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Arvi Vaima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Aivo Golberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arvi Vaima might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aivo Golberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arvi Vaima ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Margus Kadastik in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aivo Golberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arnold Alekõrs kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Otto Lätti kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 89thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Ryadi's keeper Lembitu Saia was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. The audience was convinced that Rein Villand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aivo Golberg was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Arvi Vaima struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Aivo Golberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ryadi. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ryadi fully deserved thier win.