League Play-Off

Prassi Staadion
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. Arno Kosk started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Prassi JK's zone, Julius Grauberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Mineja came out of the goal and Julius Grauberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kuno Alusalu hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. If Marti Viilup had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prassi JK's Gabriel Mineja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julius Grauberg in the 22nd minute of play. Prassi JK's Arno Kosk got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Prassi JK booed when Vihavu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marti Viilup didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kuno Alusalu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alari Märjamaa having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Prassi JK's goal looked a bit too open when Julius Grauberg came free, but Gabriel Mineja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vihavu's Alari Märjamaa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Vihavu from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Julius Grauberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vihavu's supporters rose to their feet, but Julius Grauberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Mineja breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Mineja stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julius Grauberg's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. In the 44th match minute, Vihavu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veikko Vall to maneuver through the defense. Rainer Antsov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alari Märjamaa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. With a little luck, Vihavu's Alari Märjamaa got control of the ball when Rainer Antsov tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julius Grauberg to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Toomas Raidma mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vihavu and the Prassi JK players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Vihavu getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Toomas Raidma hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Prassi JK's Valdur Marts broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 59 minutes into the game, Kuno Alusalu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Prassi JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vihavu the free kick. A collision led to Prassi JK getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Kuno Alusalu hit a great ball. Vihavu's Marek Kadak couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 60th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Prassi JK. Ats Koba kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Julius Grauberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Mineja was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 74th minute, Rainer Antsov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Prassi JK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 79th minute of the match Leopold Nõmm sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alari Märjamaa skillfully saved the ball. Julius Grauberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arno Kosk in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alari Märjamaa saved Vihavu from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Prassi JK's Valdur Marts got a free kick in the 91st minute. Vihavu's Marek Kadak got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vihavu's Julius Grauberg got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Prassi JK's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.