League Play-Off

Lau
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Johannes Mölder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karmo Talviste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rait Ojasaar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johannes Mölder, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. If Kaspar Raudsoo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rait Ojasaar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaspar Raudsoo in the 19th minute of play. If Kaspar Raudsoo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kaspar Raudsoo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Rait Ojasaar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kaspar Raudsoo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Rait Ojasaar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the JK Lau defense, Kaspar Raudsoo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rait Ojasaar. The JK Lau fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rait Ojasaar should have stopped the shot. Karmo Talviste's late challenge caught a JK Lau's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karmo Talviste helped the player get up and apologised. Karmo Talviste kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pärnu Levadia's zone, Gerd Vanakool stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olaf Kroonmäe came out of the goal and Gerd Vanakool tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hanno Äkke struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Olaf Kroonmäe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JK Lau. Olaf Kroonmäe stood somewhat misplaced when Gerd Vanakool came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 44 minute.

Kaspar Raudsoo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Rait Ojasaar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 54 played minutes Johannes Mölder rounded JK Lau's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. Johannes Mölder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Rait Ojasaar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kaspar Raudsoo might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rait Ojasaar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kaspar Raudsoo ran back to his position shaking his head. After 63 played minutes FC Pärnu Levadia got a freekick which was hit by Toivo Õnnis. After 64 played minutes, JK Lau's Tiit Lepik shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Olaf Kroonmäe came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in JK Lau reached it. FC Pärnu Levadia's Olaf Kroonmäe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerd Vanakool in the 67th minute of play. Rait Ojasaar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kaspar Raudsoo went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. 74 minutes into the match, FC Pärnu Levadia's goal looked a bit too open when Hanno Äkke came free, but Olaf Kroonmäe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, JK Lau's Rait Ojasaar got control of the ball when Kaspar Raudsoo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 79 minutes, Tiit Lepik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JK Lau and the FC Pärnu Levadia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute, one of JK Lau: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 JK Lau. If Kaspar Raudsoo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 86 minutes into the game, Karmo Allikmäe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Pärnu Levadia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JK Lau the free kick. Karmo Allikmäe hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. The supporters of JK Lau booed when FC Pärnu Levadia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karmo Talviste didn't get a good kick on the ball. Johannes Mölder was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 94th minute. FC Pärnu Levadia's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The JK Lau fans' excitement grew in the 97th match minute when JK Lau's Gerd Vanakool 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 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Pärnu Levadia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.