League

Karukoobas
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aare Viikmaa made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Miliana's Virgo Vain sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rauno Looga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Virgo Vain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rauno Looga having to interfere. After 14 minutes of play, Karukägistajate Akadeemia's Voldemar Stroom made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jakob Merioja was left in no man's land by his defense there! With an all-out effort, Karukägistajate Akadeemia's Jakob Merioja threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vallo Nõgel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Voldemar Stroom could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Jakob Merioja made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Karukägistajate Akadeemia's Arto Haud got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Jakob Merioja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vallo Nõgel, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the game, Voldemar Stroom cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jakob Merioja was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Voldemar Stroom got free with Jakob Merioja in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Voldemar Stroom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aare Viikmaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Rauno Looga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Virgo Vain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Virgo Vain came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Miliana 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 Virgo Vain couldn't finish the play. Voldemar Stroom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kaupo Laineste charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kaupo Laineste the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Karukägistajate Akadeemia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! After a rather tough play, Karukägistajate Akadeemia's Kiur Tulp got a free kick in the 67th minute. When Hans Oll came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Miliana 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 Hans Oll couldn't finish the play. Voldemar Stroom recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 77th minute of the match Alan Kraav sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rauno Looga skillfully saved the ball. Rauno Looga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Virgo Vain went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Jakob Merioja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Voldemar Stroom, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Virgo Vain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Rauno Looga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miliana's Jakob Merioja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vallo Nõgel in the 90th minute of play. Aare Viikmaa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rauno Looga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.