League Play-Off

Khummuli Staadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elmu Heido kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Rekka getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Robert Aruniit hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Rekka's zone, Elmu Heido stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roomet Kasimir came out of the goal and Elmu Heido tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marek Vihmann kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Robert Aruniit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaur Leiten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaur Leiten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Aruniit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robert Aruniit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Kaur Leiten tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Rekka's goalkeeper Roomet Kasimir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andre Eenmäe. A collision led to Rekka getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Sepo Vaas hit a great ball. In the 30th minute, Andre Eenmäe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roomet Kasimir was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After having played for 37 minutes, Elmu Heido managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khummuli's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elmu Heido was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Khummuli fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when Khummuli's Elmu Heido 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Andre Eenmäe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roomet Kasimir having to interfere. Robert Aruniit struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Kaur Leiten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rekka. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robert Aruniit to make the kick off. Robert Aruniit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaur Leiten having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Robert Aruniit managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rekka's supporters rose to their feet, but Robert Aruniit was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kaur Leiten breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Robert Aruniit's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kaur Leiten was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 60th match minute, Khummuli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raigo Erapart to maneuver through the defense. Kaur Leiten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Aruniit, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Rekka's goal looked a bit too open when Raigo Erapart came free, but Roomet Kasimir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roomet Kasimir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre Eenmäe in the 74th minute of play. Ilmar Kabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaur Leiten having to interfere. Khummuli's Kaur Leiten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Khummuli from getting a goal against them. Khummuli's Kaur Leiten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Aruniit in the 91st minute of play. Ilmar Kabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaur Leiten having to interfere. When Robert Aruniit came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Rekka 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 Robert Aruniit couldn't finish the play. After 96 played minutes Khummuli got a freekick which was hit by Raigo Erapart. Rekka were awarded a corner in the 99th minute after Khummuli's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Heiki Põld took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Marek Vihmann got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kaur Leiten quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rekka's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.