League Play-Off

Punikvere Staadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 8 minutes, Eldur Vene mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Tipp advokaat and the ac varrukad players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Tipp advokaat fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! ac varrukad's Aron Ehrlich got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, FC Tipp advokaat's goal looked a bit too open when Aron Ehrlich came free, but Rain Herde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fred Ülesoo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tanel Rändkivi in the 22nd minute of the match. Raivo Tarand 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raivo Tarand in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rain Herde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ivo Rüütel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Rain Herde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fred Ülesoo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tanel Rändkivi in the 37th minute of play. Rain Herde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aron Ehrlich's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raivo Tarand in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rain Herde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Raivo Tarand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tipp advokaat's zone, Aron Ehrlich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rain Herde came out of the goal and Aron Ehrlich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raivo Tarand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tanel Rändkivi to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, ac varrukad's Raivo Tarand sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rain Herde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rain Herde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raivo Tarand in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind ac varrukad's goalkeeper Fred Ülesoo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 63 minutes into the game, Valdek Roosipuu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Tipp advokaat's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ac varrukad the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Tipp advokaat's Valdek Roosipuu got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Raivo Tarand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute of the match Aron Naaber sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rain Herde skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Raivo Tarand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rain Herde was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. When Aron Ehrlich came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the ac varrukad 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 Aron Ehrlich couldn't finish the play. Aron Ehrlich's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Rain Herde skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Raivo Tarand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Rain Herde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Raivo Tarand got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 87 minutes into the match, Aron Ehrlich had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rain Herde. FC Tipp advokaat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aron Ehrlich was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Aron Ehrlich managed to get in a good position for a shot. ac varrukad's supporters rose to their feet, but Aron Ehrlich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rain Herde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 96th minute, Heino Looga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fred Ülesoo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. ac varrukad were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.