League Play-Off

Merekula Staadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kaimo Lüdimois took the kick off in the first half of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Surju's goal looked a bit too open when Kaimo Lüdimois came free, but Elmu Kruus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Merekula's goal looked a bit too open when Sepo Ernesaks came free, but Kaido Lilleorg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Klaus Rahkema could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Elmu Kruus however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kusti Orupõld in the 25th minute of play forced Merekula's goalkeeper Kaido Lilleorg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th match minute, Merekula was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lembit Vask to maneuver through the defense. Elmu Kruus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaimo Lüdimois in the 31st minute of play. Elmu Kruus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaimo Lüdimois, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Indrek Laul came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Merekula 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 Indrek Laul couldn't finish the play. Kusti Orupõld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kusti Orupõld made a kick off. Elmu Kruus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaimo Lüdimois in the 54th minute of play. Kaimo Lüdimois sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Indrek Laul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elmu Kruus having to interfere. If Kusti Orupõld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Klaus Rahkema hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. The audience cheered loudly when Riho Laas's long shot in the 70th minute became 0-1 when the ball went to the left of and passed Kaido Lilleorg. Kusti Orupõld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Kaido Lilleorg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elmu Kruus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Indrek Laul, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the game, Arnold Nõmme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Surju's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Merekula the free kick. After 83 played minutes Surju got a freekick which was hit by Arnold Nõmme. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaimo Lüdimois in the 84th minute of play forced Surju's goalkeeper Elmu Kruus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elmu Kruus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaimo Lüdimois in the 86th minute of play. If Indrek Laul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 90 minutes of play, Merekula's Kaimo Lüdimois made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elmu Kruus was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Merekula's Klaus Rahkema got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 96th minute, Kusti Orupõld 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. Despite being the better team, Merekula failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.