League Play-Off

Yamma Staadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Holger Laev got the match started through his kick off. A hard shot by Kalju Kallas from long distance, 3 minutes into the match, got Ervin Lätte's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to Yamma getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Kajar Anton hit a great ball. Erich Kubja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Klaus Ubar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Leo Laas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erich Kubja struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Leo Laas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elme. The supporters of Yamma booed when Elme was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Neppi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13thth minute of the game Holger Laev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elme's Ervin Lätte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute Erich Kubja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Laas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erich Kubja in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leo Laas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Erich Kubja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Elme's zone, Mario Lukas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ervin Lätte came out of the goal and Mario Lukas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ander Paabo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ervin Lätte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leo Laas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klaus Ubar in the 41st minute of play. Ervin Lätte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Holger Laev in the 45th minute of the match. When Mario Lukas came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Yamma 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 Mario Lukas couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erich Kubja stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Holger Laev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ervin Lätte was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Mario Lukas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Erich Kubja 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. In the 64th minute, one of Yamma:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Yamma. Ervin Lätte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Holger Laev, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Yamma's goalkeeper Leo Laas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Klaus Ubar. Mario Lukas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Elme's goal looked a bit too open when Holger Laev came free, but Ervin Lätte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Yamma getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Kajar Anton hit a great ball. If Klaus Ubar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Erich Kubja 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. Holger Laev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ervin Lätte having to interfere. Klaus Ubar struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Leo Laas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elme. Mario Lukas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Ervin Lätte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.