League Play-Off

Pennikull
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Joe Hint started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Pennikull FC booed when Kusal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aapo Põld didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 5 played minutes, Pennikull FC's Viljar Väester shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ergo Tulp 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 Pennikull FC reached it. After 6th play minutes Joe Hint shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Ergo Tulp and just under the crossbar into goal. Eerik Nöps took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ergo Tulp. Kusal's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kerdo Oksa scored 1-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ermo Raik, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Kusal booed when Pennikull FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aigar Riiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pennikull FC's Ermo Raik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerdo Oksa in the 18th minute of play. Joe Hint sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Viira in the 24th minute of play forced Pennikull FC's goalkeeper Ermo Raik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ermo Raik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Viira in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th match minute, Pennikull FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdek Emane to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes Pennikull FC got a freekick which was hit by Eldur Post. Rando Raja was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 29th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 30 played minutes Pennikull FC got a freekick which was hit by Rauno Saarnak. Kerdo Oksa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Ermo Raik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rando Raja during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 39 played minutes Kusal got a freekick which was hit by Rando Raja. Kusal's Ergo Tulp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Kusal from getting a goal against them. When Kusal's Joel Viira in the 50th minute got a chance for a shot 50th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pennikull FC's goalie prevented a goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kerdo Oksa made a kick off. When Simo Ida fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kusal's protests and gave Simo Ida a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Kusal getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Simo Ida hit a great ball. When Aigar Riiga came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Pennikull FC 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 Aigar Riiga couldn't finish the play. Ergo Tulp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Hint, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Aapo Põld managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kusal's supporters rose to their feet, but Aapo Põld was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ermo Raik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Märten Kama's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Ermo Raik skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some careless play in the Kusal defense, Aigar Riiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ergo Tulp. The Kusal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ergo Tulp should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerdo Oksa in the 80th minute of play forced Pennikull FC's goalkeeper Ermo Raik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 played minutes Pennikull FC got a freekick which was hit by Eldur Post. Rando Raja, 85 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Joe Hint struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Ergo Tulp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pennikull FC. For all the effort they put into the match, the Kusal players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pennikull FC.