League Play-Off

Asari
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Henry Põder made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd match minute, Kuuse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Lipmeister to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, Asari's goal looked a bit too open when Elar Urvet came free, but Rain Tsirel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henry Põder succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. The audience was convinced that Henry Põder's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rain Tsirel was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Alan Lipmeister's late challenge caught a Asari's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alan Lipmeister helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute, Alan Lipmeister hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kuuse's Üllo Aav played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Täht in the 21st minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 26th minute by Ärni Talviste got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Üllo Aav showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Täht in the 31st minute of the match. If Elar Urvet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rain Tsirel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elar Urvet, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

With a little luck, Asari's Rain Tsirel got control of the ball when Henry Põder tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Asari's goalkeeper Rain Tsirel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Elar Urvet got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Henry Põder's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rain Tsirel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Asari's Rain Tsirel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Põder in the 68th minute of play. Rain Tsirel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elar Urvet in the 70th minute. When Veiko Karelson fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Asari's protests and gave Veiko Karelson a yellow card for diving instead. Asari:s Rain Tsirel showed great skill when he stopped Peedu Sepik:s penalty. Henry Põder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kuuse's Alan Lipmeister got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Erik Täht came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Asari 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 Erik Täht couldn't finish the play. Rain Tsirel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Põder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Kuuse's Peedu Sepik got a free kick in the 87th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Kuuse's zone, Erik Täht stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Üllo Aav came out of the goal and Erik Täht tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elar Urvet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ronald Suursaar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Üllo Aav having to make a save. Henry Põder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rain Tsirel having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kuuse walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.