League Play-Off

Nemi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ahti Haljas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nemi's Toivo Laaneoks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helger Remmel in the 4th minute of play. A collision led to Nemi getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Heiki Pett hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, Ivo Noorsaar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavel Eltmaa. Nigula's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivo Noorsaar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Ivo Noorsaar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavel Eltmaa having to interfere. Toivo Laaneoks stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adolf Hurt's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. When Ahti Haljas fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nemi's protests and gave Ahti Haljas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st minute, Ahti Haljas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nemi's goalkeeper Toivo Laaneoks, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Helger Remmel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Toivo Laaneoks was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Pavel Eltmaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahti Haljas, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Ahti Haljas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute, Üllar Lilleorg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ivo Noorsaar came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Nemi 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 Ivo Noorsaar couldn't finish the play. Nemi's Ahti Haljas got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

In the 57th minute, one of Nigula:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Nigula. The referee gave Nemi a penalty, 59 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ernst Lutter, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Nigula's Pavel Eltmaa. 2-1. After 65 minutes of play, Nemi's Ivo Noorsaar made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pavel Eltmaa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Taaniel Põhjala kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Helger Remmel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ivo Noorsaar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavel Eltmaa having to interfere. A collision led to Nemi getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Artur Edasi hit a great ball. After 81 played minutes, Nigula's Mait Russak shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Toivo Laaneoks came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nigula reached it. Heiki Pett kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Helger Remmel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Toivo Laaneoks. Helger Remmel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-2. Toivo Laaneoks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Helger Remmel in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Nigula's goalkeeper Pavel Eltmaa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pavel Eltmaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo Noorsaar, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Helger Remmel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tauno Enula fell near the penalty area in the 100th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nigula's protests and gave Tauno Enula a yellow card for diving instead. After 100 played minutes Nigula got a freekick which was hit by Tauno Enula. Nemi were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Nigula for a fine match.