League Play-Off

Kelnase
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Division's Andreas Nigula 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. Division's Hannes Koppelmaa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harri Ülenõmm in the 4th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Division's Tõnis Kraut sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alvar Sulg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Harri Ülenõmm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rajakula FC's goalkeeper Alvar Sulg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Rajakula FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Viljar Niinep hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Tõnis Kraut made a precise shot to the right of Alvar Sulg. Rajakula FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 26 minutes into the match, Rajakula FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Nigula came free, but Alvar Sulg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andreas Nigula fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvar Sulg having to interfere. Maarek Laht charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maarek Laht the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th minute, one of Rajakula FC: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 Rajakula FC. In the 34th minute, Uno Saar 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. Hannes Koppelmaa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Viljar Niinep's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Uno Saar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hannes Koppelmaa having to interfere. Hannes Koppelmaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harri Ülenõmm in the 40th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Uno Saar to make the kick off. Maarek Laht received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Hannes Koppelmaa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tõnis Kraut in the 56th minute of play forced Rajakula FC's goalkeeper Alvar Sulg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tambet Lasn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Hannes Koppelmaa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Tõnis Kraut had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alvar Sulg. Rajakula FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tõnis Kraut was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Alvar Sulg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tõnis Kraut in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Andreas Nigula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvar Sulg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvar Sulg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tõnis Kraut, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Andreas Nigula fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvar Sulg having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Rajakula FC's Priit Lehepuu got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Anton Kanarbik hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the game, Division's Andreas Nigula nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alvar Sulg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Alvar Sulg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Kanarbik in the 93rd minute of play. Division's Tõnis Kraut got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Division support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.