League

Poltsamaa Staadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mark Noorhani took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mario Linnus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Noorhani in the 3rd minute of play. If Mark Ereb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Heigo Vabadus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Margus Kalda having to interfere. In the 13thth minute of the game Mark Noorhani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Avaste's Mario Linnus was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Poltsamaa's goalkeeper Margus Kalda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Margus Kalda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heigo Vabadus in the 17th minute of play. Henrik Veebel hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Janek Neppi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Mark Noorhani hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Heigo Vabadus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Poltsamaa's Margus Kalda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heigo Vabadus in the 26th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mark Ereb in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Margus Kalda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Andreas Hovi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Poltsamaa's goalkeeper Margus Kalda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Heigo Vabadus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Margus Kalda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Mark Noorhani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Linnus having to interfere. Joonas Mahlaoks kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Poltsamaa's Henrik Veebel couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 60th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Avaste. Mark Ereb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Margus Kalda having to interfere. Kristo Väljaste charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristo Väljaste the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kristo Väljaste kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Henrik Veebel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Poltsamaa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mark Ereb fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mario Linnus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andreas Hovi's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. In the 83rd minute, Heigo Vabadus reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Margus Kalda. The goal made the score 0-1. The Avaste supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Avaste would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.