League Play-Off

Punased Kuradid
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Punased Kuradid's Elari Tulp 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. If Kiur Reiljan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vekhma's Alvin Korra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elari Tulp in the 16th minute of play. Tauno Kurg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Alvin Korra made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Punased Kuradid's Tauno Kurg got a free kick in the 21st minute. When Kiur Reiljan came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Vekhma 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 Kiur Reiljan couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute, Kalmer Hark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elari Vilep stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kiur Reiljan's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Vekhma's Kiur Reiljan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elari Vilep narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Endel Ahja charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Endel Ahja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Vekhma booed when Punased Kuradid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Endel Ahja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tauno Kurg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Alvin Korra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44thth minute of the game Elari Tulp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vekhma's Alvin Korra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The wind increased when Kiur Reiljan made the kick off in the second half. Kiur Reiljan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elari Vilep read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laur Saarmets got free with Elari Vilep in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kiur Reiljan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Elari Vilep tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kiur Reiljan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elari Vilep having to interfere. Alvin Korra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elari Tulp in the 61st minute of the match. Holger Talvik's late challenge caught a Punased Kuradid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Holger Talvik helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Punased Kuradid booed when Vekhma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Holger Talvik didn't get a good kick on the ball. 72 minutes in the game, Kiur Reiljan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Elari Vilep having to interfere. 0-2 became the score in the 75th minute when Ernst Orav elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Kalmer Hark's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elari Vilep was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 85th minute, Punased Kuradid's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Kiur Reiljan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Elari Vilep was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Kiur Reiljan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kiur Reiljan really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laur Saarmets got free with Elari Vilep in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elari Vilep took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiur Reiljan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vekhma's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.