League Play-Off

Neemi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andris Nurmsalu kicked off to start the match. Fred Sau took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Taimar Viispert. Taimar Viispert dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 11th match minute, JK Neemi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rene Moorits to maneuver through the defense. If Fred Sau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Kundrussaare getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Keith Allas hit a great ball. Andris Nurmsalu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Andrus Virunurm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Andris Nurmsalu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Andrus Virunurm successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Taimar Viispert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Sau, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After a rather tough play, JK Neemi's Otto Haud got a free kick in the 37th minute. If Ilmar Valt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taimar Viispert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Sau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taimar Viispert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Sau in the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fred Sau to make the kick off. Andris Nurmsalu scored 1-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrus Virunurm, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. JK Neemi's Rene Moorits got his second yellow card of the match in the 61st minute. The referee ordered Rene Moorits off the ground. Rene Moorits kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Taimar Viispert made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Ilmar Valt sent off a good shot on target. Leopold Luga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrus Virunurm having to interfere. Ago Ojaste hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Kundrussaare defense, Leopold Luga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrus Virunurm. The Kundrussaare fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrus Virunurm should have stopped the shot. Leopold Luga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 79 played minutes Kundrussaare got a freekick which was hit by Ago Ojaste. In the 84th minute Leopold Luga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrus Virunurm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fred Sau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Taimar Viispert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. JK Neemi's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.