League Play-Off

Satsu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Allan Lond got the match started through his kick off. Rauno Haab hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Albert Anton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Rauno Haab managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leevaku JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Rauno Haab was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kalev Müürsepp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18th minute, Taniel Lainevoog left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leevaku JK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 22nd minute, Albert Anton made a precise shot to the right of Kalev Müürsepp. FS Satsu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Mihkel Kartau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Allan Lond's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sepo Äkke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th match minute, FS Satsu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Vides to maneuver through the defense. Andris Hark took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kalev Müürsepp. FS Satsu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kalev Müürsepp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rait Kruusamäe in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to FS Satsu getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Kaimo Vaima hit a great ball. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind FS Satsu's goalkeeper Kalev Müürsepp, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Leevaku JK's Sepo Äkke got control of the ball when Mihkel Kartau tried to sneak it across the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Rait Kruusamäe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leevaku JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FS Satsu the free kick. Rait Kruusamäe kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. If Allan Lond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Albert Anton was the one to do the kick off. Sepo Äkke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Lond in the 52nd minute of play. Mihkel Kartau might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sepo Äkke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mihkel Kartau ran back to his position shaking his head. 56 minutes into the match, Leevaku JK's goal looked a bit too open when Mihkel Kartau came free, but Sepo Äkke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mihkel Kartau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sepo Äkke was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Kalev Müürsepp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Anton in the 71st minute of the match. Albert Anton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FS Satsu's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Albert Anton 76 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. Sepo Äkke didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FS Satsu's Allan Lond shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 87th minute Mihkel Kartau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sepo Äkke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FS Satsu's Allan Lond got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Mihkel Kartau came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the FS Satsu 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 Mihkel Kartau couldn't finish the play. The Leevaku JK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Leevaku JK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.