League Play-Off

Ryuge Staadion
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. Janis Noorik started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Aivar Raudla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nina's supporters rose to their feet, but Aivar Raudla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Illimar Tuus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koit Kaldvee in the 5th minute of play forced StarpumpFC's goalkeeper Illimar Tuus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Koit Kaldvee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Illimar Tuus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nina's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Arnold Trolla scored to the left of an out of position Maarek Enula, making the score, 1-0. Koit Kaldvee hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnold Trolla got free with Maarek Enula in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Nina's Koit Kaldvee in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye StarpumpFC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to StarpumpFC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Veiko Vägi hit a great ball. Aivar Raudla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Illimar Tuus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Koit Kaldvee scored 1-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Illimar Tuus, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Nina fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Nina's Aivar Raudla looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Maarek Enula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janis Noorik, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After some careless play in the StarpumpFC defense, Koit Kaldvee kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Illimar Tuus. The StarpumpFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Illimar Tuus should have stopped the shot. In the 44th match minute, StarpumpFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Allik to maneuver through the defense. Koit Kaldvee struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Illimar Tuus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nina.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Koit Kaldvee was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Nina getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Alvar Põldaas hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Illimar Paulus managed to get in a good position for a shot. StarpumpFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Illimar Paulus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maarek Enula breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in StarpumpFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! 65 minutes into the match, Aivar Raudla notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of StarpumpFC's Illimar Tuus. Illimar Tuus was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Illimar Tuus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aivar Raudla in the 77th minute. Illimar Tuus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Koit Kaldvee's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, StarpumpFC's Roland Karus got a free kick in the 97th minute.