League Play-Off

Venkyula Staadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alan Varm took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Kaljo Lepassaar notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Venkyula's Jürgen Üksti. Jürgen Üksti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Markus Liik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Varm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Marek Vahar notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Oeste FC's Markus Liik. Markus Liik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 13 played minutes Oeste FC got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Äär. Hugo Äär kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Venkyula's Antti Rillo tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juhan Ruuda in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jürgen Üksti saved Venkyula from getting behind. 22 minutes into the game, Alan Varm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venkyula's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oeste FC the free kick. After 22 played minutes Venkyula got a freekick which was hit by Alan Varm. Jürgen Üksti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduard Heinsalu in the 25th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Alan Varm managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venkyula's supporters rose to their feet, but Alan Varm was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Markus Liik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38th minute, Venkyula's Antti Rillo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Antti Rillo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Venkyula protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Antti Rillo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. If Ralf Roosileht had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Oeste FC's zone, Ralf Roosileht stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Markus Liik came out of the goal and Ralf Roosileht tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arvi Velberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Juhan Ruuda was the one to do the kick off. Ralf Roosileht hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kaljo Lepassaar got free with Jürgen Üksti in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Venkyula's Urmas Hani got a free kick in the 55th minute. When Oeste FC's Juhan Ruuda in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venkyula's goalie prevented a goal. Oliver Mänd's late challenge caught a Oeste FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oliver Mänd helped the player get up and apologised. After 60 played minutes Venkyula got a freekick which was hit by Oliver Mänd. After a rather tough play, Oeste FC's Hugo Äär got a free kick in the 67th minute. Ralf Roosileht charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ralf Roosileht the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th match minute, Venkyula was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ralf Roosileht to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Juhan Ruuda 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. Jürgen Üksti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kaljo Lepassaar in the 80th minute. Ralf Roosileht received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Markus Liik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd match minute, Venkyula was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Mänd to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Juhan Ruuda sped through Venkyula's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jürgen Üksti. Oeste FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.