League Play-Off

Muraya
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) JK Ekhmya's Risto Kullamaa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Gert Villem fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Muraya's protests and gave Gert Villem a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes Muraya got a freekick which was hit by Gert Villem. Tõnn Feldman, 5 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 7 minutes into the match, Muraya's goal looked a bit too open when Risto Kullamaa came free, but Ilmar Lainoja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Muraya's Taaniel Must was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 9th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Leonard Nöps kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Leonard Nöps charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonard Nöps the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 played minutes JK Ekhmya got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Nöps. Rauno Raie was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 19th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. A collision led to JK Ekhmya getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Mait Lepik hit a great ball. JK Ekhmya's Hannes Müürsepp got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jaanek Koit was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Taaniel Must showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 24 minute of play. Hardo Aibast sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to JK Ekhmya getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Ronald Kalvik hit a great ball. In the 36th minute Risto Kullamaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilmar Lainoja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, JK Ekhmya's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hardo Aibast fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Taaniel Must took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Jaanek Koit to make any attempt to save it. In the 41st minute Taaniel Must shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaanek Koit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Muraya's Hardo Aibast got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jaanek Koit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taaniel Must, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Risto Kullamaa managed to get in a good position for a shot. JK Ekhmya's supporters rose to their feet, but Risto Kullamaa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilmar Lainoja breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Risto Kullamaa in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilmar Lainoja saved Muraya from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

In the 54thth minute of the game Taaniel Must who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JK Ekhmya's Jaanek Koit was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 57 minutes into the match, JK Ekhmya's goal looked a bit too open when Hardo Aibast came free, but Jaanek Koit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hardo Aibast had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaanek Koit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taaniel Must in the 61st minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Taaniel Must cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Jaanek Koit was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ilmar Lainoja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hannes Müürsepp went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Risto Kullamaa hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. JK Ekhmya's Jaanek Koit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hardo Aibast in the 83rd minute of play. Hardo Aibast received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jaanek Koit tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mait Lepik during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to JK Ekhmya getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Mait Lepik hit a great ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Taaniel Must managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Muraya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Taaniel Must was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute, Hannes Müürsepp 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the JK Ekhmya players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Muraya.