League Play-Off

Kirepi Staadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Teet Roosaare got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Teet Roosaare ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agu Talumets was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Teet Roosaare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Agu Talumets tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agu Talumets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teet Roosaare in the 16th minute of the match. If Arto Saaring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Arto Saaring came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Kirepi 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 Arto Saaring couldn't finish the play. Ilumyae's Aksel Liivak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Ilumyae from getting a goal against them. If Ülo Annus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Ilumyae fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Ilumyae's Teet Roosaare 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Ülo Annus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ilumyae's supporters rose to their feet, but Ülo Annus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agu Talumets breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aksel Liivak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahti Ruusmaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Ahti Ruusmaa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 48 minutes into the match, Ilumyae's goalkeeper Aksel Liivak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arto Saaring.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahti Ruusmaa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ülo Annus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Agu Talumets made a huge save. Agu Talumets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teet Roosaare in the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ilumyae's Andreas Nuiaots got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience held their breath when Taavet Teppan in the 61st minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Aksel Liivak's left hand side. Ahti Ruusmaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Aksel Liivak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute Ahti Ruusmaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aksel Liivak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ülo Annus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aksel Liivak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahti Ruusmaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 80 minutes of play, Kirepi's Ahti Ruusmaa made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aksel Liivak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahti Ruusmaa in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aksel Liivak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ülo Annus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Teet Roosaare dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Agu Talumets, 1-3. After some careless play in the Kirepi defense, Ülo Annus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Agu Talumets. The Kirepi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Agu Talumets should have stopped the shot. Ilumyae'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.