League Play-Off

Valguta Staadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mattias Uss started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Eimar Jüriöö fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JK Kotkas's protests and gave Eimar Jüriöö a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th minute, one of JK Kotkas: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 Kotkas. In the 7th minute there was a penalty for FC Uuri. Taavi Ernits stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marti Sõel. 0-1. After 10 minutes of play, FC Uuri's Rasmus Eenmaa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marti Sõel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marti Sõel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasmus Eenmaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Olaf Levisto managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Uuri's supporters rose to their feet, but Olaf Levisto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marti Sõel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kaspar Arman hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Uuri's Heiko Niilus got control of the ball when Tarmo Ragel tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Rasmus Eenmaa came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the FC Uuri 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 Rasmus Eenmaa couldn't finish the play. Kaspar Arman kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. A collision led to JK Kotkas getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Taavi Kroon hit a great ball. FC Uuri's Pavel Latt got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27thth minute of the game Pavel Latt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JK Kotkas's Marti Sõel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tarmo Ragel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Heiko Niilus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mattias Uss in the 34th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, FC Uuri's goalkeeper Heiko Niilus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tarmo Ragel. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Mattias Uss sped through FC Uuri's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Heiko Niilus. Mattias Uss recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mattias Uss might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Heiko Niilus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mattias Uss ran back to his position shaking his head.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rasmus Eenmaa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Pavel Latt 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. Heiko Niilus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mattias Uss's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. 62 minutes into the match, FC Uuri's goal looked a bit too open when Tarmo Ragel came free, but Heiko Niilus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of JK Kotkas booed when FC Uuri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urmas Haug didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Rasmus Eenmaa managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Uuri's supporters rose to their feet, but Rasmus Eenmaa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marti Sõel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tarmo Ragel struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Heiko Niilus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JK Kotkas. After a rather tough play, FC Uuri's Olaf Levisto got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Tarmo Ragel took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Heiko Niilus. Heiko Niilus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After 77 played minutes FC Uuri got a freekick which was hit by Rasmus Eenmaa. Marti Sõel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rasmus Eenmaa's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. After 82 minutes of play, FC Uuri's Pavel Latt made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marti Sõel was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 84 played minutes JK Kotkas got a freekick which was hit by Edvin Tenno. The JK Kotkas fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when JK Kotkas's Mattias Uss 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 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 91 minutes into the match, JK Kotkas's Tarmo Ragel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Heiko Niilus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Heiko Niilus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mattias Uss's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Heiko Niilus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mattias Uss went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. JK Kotkas's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.