League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute of the game, Arno Loide landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Kaimo Laving fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rummi's protests and gave Kaimo Laving a yellow card for diving instead. Rummi's Kaimo Laving got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kaimo Laving sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Kaimo Laving had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andris Albi. FC Tori Dogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kaimo Laving was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 14th match minute, Rummi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harri Täll to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes FC Tori Dogs got a freekick which was hit by Lembit Keskrand. After 16 minutes, Kaimo Laving made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. FC Tori Dogs's Andris Albi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Lembit Keskrand kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. If Erni Mõniste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eedi Lõiv recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Andris Albi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kaimo Laving's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the match, FC Tori Dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Kaimo Laving came free, but Andris Albi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andris Albi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erni Mõniste's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Kaimo Laving came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Rummi 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 Kaimo Laving couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Eedi Lõiv managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Tori Dogs's supporters rose to their feet, but Eedi Lõiv was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Urmas Rahumets breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Erni Mõniste recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jüri Laja kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Kaimo Laving's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andris Albi was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Rummi's zone, Eedi Lõiv stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urmas Rahumets came out of the goal and Eedi Lõiv tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eedi Lõiv recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Kaimo Laving got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Roland Hinn fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Tori Dogs's protests and gave Roland Hinn a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Tori Dogs getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Roland Hinn hit a great ball. FC Tori Dogs's Andris Albi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaimo Laving in the 88th minute of play. Andris Albi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaimo Laving in the 92nd minute of play. Kaimo Laving fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andris Albi having to interfere. Kaimo Laving received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Andris Albi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Rummi eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.