League Play-Off

Liiapeksi
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. Jaanek Niitsoo started the match with the kick off. Hubert Heinväli succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 3rd playminute. After a defensive mix-up in Pyldeotsa's zone, Hubert Heinväli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Allan Tähismaa came out of the goal and Hubert Heinväli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hubert Heinväli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Allan Tähismaa made a huge save. Otto Kaar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Helger Hiisjärv in the 12th minute of play. After having played for 16 minutes, Hubert Heinväli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Liiapeksi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hubert Heinväli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaanek Niitsoo in the 18th minute of play forced Liiapeksi's goalkeeper Otto Kaar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Liiapeksi's Silver Lehto got a free kick in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Liiapeksi's goal looked a bit too open when Helger Hiisjärv came free, but Otto Kaar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Liiapeksi's Jaanek Nõmmeots got a free kick in the 21st minute. Helger Hiisjärv fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otto Kaar having to interfere. When Silver Lehto was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 26 minutes had been played. Silver Lehto hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After having played for 29 minutes, Helger Hiisjärv managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pyldeotsa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Helger Hiisjärv was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaanek Niitsoo in the 33rd minute of play forced Liiapeksi's goalkeeper Otto Kaar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Üllo Tombak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otto Kaar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hubert Heinväli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Allan Tähismaa having to interfere. Jaanek Niitsoo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the game, Olle Jürisoo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Liiapeksi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pyldeotsa the free kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hubert Heinväli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Hubert Heinväli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Üllo Tombak blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Otto Kaar having to make a save. Liiapeksi's Otto Kaar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaanek Niitsoo in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Pyldeotsa's goal looked a bit too open when Hubert Heinväli came free, but Allan Tähismaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaanek Niitsoo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otto Kaar having to interfere. Helger Hiisjärv 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. After a rather tough play, Liiapeksi's Jaanek Nõmmeots got a free kick in the 70th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Helger Hiisjärv notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Liiapeksi's Otto Kaar. Otto Kaar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 89 minutes, Hubert Heinväli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Liiapeksi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hubert Heinväli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Liiapeksi's goalkeeper Otto Kaar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Mihkel Võrk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.