League Play-Off

Kergu Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Jüri Raadel started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ralf Lõhmus during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th minute, Ralf Lõhmus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marti Pregel charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marti Pregel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 10 played minutes Sihva got a freekick which was hit by Marti Pregel. The audience was convinced that Mart Kalmus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ardo Vahtra was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Heldur Kasimir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kert Reinumägi having to interfere. Mart Kalmus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Kergu SK defense, Jüri Raadel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ardo Vahtra. The Kergu SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ardo Vahtra should have stopped the shot. When Raido Post came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Kergu SK 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 Raido Post couldn't finish the play. Ralf Lõhmus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raido Post who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Kert Reinumägi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Heldur Kasimir made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Sihva's goal looked a bit too open when Heldur Kasimir came free, but Kert Reinumägi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sihva's Kert Reinumägi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raido Post in the 61st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Sihva's Jüri Raadel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ardo Vahtra. That made the score 0-3 after 64 minutes of play. Jüri Raadel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ardo Vahtra having to interfere. Sihva's Kert Reinumägi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heldur Kasimir in the 74th minute of play. Jonas Olle hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Kert Reinumägi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heldur Kasimir in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kergu SK's goalkeeper Ardo Vahtra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jüri Raadel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ardo Vahtra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Sihva getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Marti Pregel hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Kris Kuul shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kert Reinumägi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 94th minute Jüri Raadel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ardo Vahtra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Sihva supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sihva would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.