League Play-Off

Piilamaa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfons Rakso started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FS Piilamaa's zone, Johannes Urb stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Steve Koop came out of the goal and Johannes Urb tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mairo Riiga made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Leonard Noorpea sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Telegraaf FC defense, Leonard Noorpea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mairo Riiga. The Telegraaf FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mairo Riiga should have stopped the shot. Steve Koop showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johannes Urb in the 19th minute of the match. Bruno Ariva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Steve Koop read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Bruno Ariva 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. Steve Koop showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johannes Urb, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Bruno Ariva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Johannes Urb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Steve Koop tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, FS Piilamaa's goal looked a bit too open when Johannes Urb came free, but Steve Koop reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hasso Vägi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Mairo Riiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Telegraaf FC's Mairo Riiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfons Rakso in the 38th minute of play. With a little luck, Telegraaf FC's Mairo Riiga got control of the ball when Leonard Noorpea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mairo Riiga made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Leonard Noorpea sent off a good shot on target. Bruno Ariva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Steve Koop tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bruno Ariva to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Rauno Hea notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Telegraaf FC's Mairo Riiga. Mairo Riiga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A hard shot by Holger Oese from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Steve Koop's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to Telegraaf FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Elmar Lilleorg hit a great ball. Mairo Riiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfons Rakso in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, FS Piilamaa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rauno Hea to maneuver through the defense. After 71 played minutes FS Piilamaa got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Noorpea. Vaino Landi hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Sixten Väester was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 77th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Johannes Urb struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Steve Koop didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Telegraaf FC. Alfons Rakso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mairo Riiga having to interfere. Mairo Riiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Noorpea in the 95th minute of the match. Telegraaf FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.