League Play-Off

Akherdi Staadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ando Emane got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Toravere SK's goal looked a bit too open when Ando Emane came free, but Ralf Korjus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juhan Mänd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agu Valt in the 5th minute of play. Roland Velling's late challenge caught a Alderi Pallipoisid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roland Velling helped the player get up and apologised. Roland Velling kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Alderi Pallipoisid's Sepo Kirsimäe shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 9th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ralf Korjus but with some difficulty. Ralf Korjus came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Alderi Pallipoisid's Ando Emane. But to his dismay, Ando Emane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 17th minute, Agu Valt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Toravere SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Agu Valt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ando Emane in the 26th minute of play forced Toravere SK's goalkeeper Ralf Korjus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Toravere SK's goal looked a bit too open when Jass Lukk came free, but Ralf Korjus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kalju Heinsalu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juhan Mänd having to interfere. After 32 minutes of play, Toravere SK's Agu Valt made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juhan Mänd was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the match, Ülo Teras notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Toravere SK's Ralf Korjus. Ralf Korjus was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kalju Heinsalu might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juhan Mänd. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kalju Heinsalu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 46th minute, Ando Emane ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ralf Korjus was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kalju Heinsalu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 56 minutes, Agu Valt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Toravere SK and the Alderi Pallipoisid players grew even worse after the yellow card. Agu Valt kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ando Emane in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ralf Korjus prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Toravere SK's Ralf Korjus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ando Emane in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Toravere SK's goal looked a bit too open when Toomas Velt came free, but Ralf Korjus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 66 minutes of play, Alderi Pallipoisid's Toomas Velt made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ralf Korjus was left in no man's land by his defense there! 71 minutes into the match, Toravere SK's Agu Valt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juhan Mänd narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ralf Korjus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jass Lukk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ralf Korjus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toomas Velt, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ando Emane in the 74th minute of play forced Toravere SK's goalkeeper Ralf Korjus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Ando Emane made a precise shot to the right of Ralf Korjus. Toravere SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Toravere SK's Jass Muuga in the 80th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Juhan Mänd was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Alderi Pallipoisid through an amazing save. Agu Valt succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 6-3 in the 82nd playminute. Ralf Korjus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ando Emane, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Kalju Heinsalu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Juhan Mänd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Agu Valt came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Toravere SK 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 Agu Valt couldn't finish the play. Jass Lukk was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 95th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Toravere SK's Kalju Heinsalu got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.