League Play-Off

Tauga
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kaijo Kobakäpp got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hans Rist got free with Henri Jõeäär in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uku Valk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Lumi in the 9th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pikaristi's zone, Kaijo Kobakäpp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henri Jõeäär came out of the goal and Kaijo Kobakäpp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hans Rist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henri Jõeäär having to interfere. Henri Jõeäär made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hans Rist in the 20th minute. With 22 minutes on the clock, Alo Hermann commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 21 minutes into the game, one of Pikaristi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 24th minute there was a penalty for JK Tauga. Aabel Ots stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Henri Jõeäär. 1-0. Henri Jõeäär was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Kaijo Kobakäpp capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kaijo Kobakäpp really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 38th minute Kaijo Kobakäpp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henri Jõeäär saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Hans Rist managed to get in a good position for a shot. JK Tauga's supporters rose to their feet, but Hans Rist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henri Jõeäär breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hannes Ülipikk hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Henri Jõeäär showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaijo Kobakäpp in the 44th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marko Lumi made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Madis Uibo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hans Rist came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the JK Tauga 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 Rist couldn't finish the play. Kaijo Kobakäpp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henri Jõeäär having to interfere. Hans Rist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pikaristi's goalkeeper Henri Jõeäär, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Pikaristi's Hannes Ülipikk got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Henri Jõeäär showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaijo Kobakäpp, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 73rd match minute, Pikaristi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hannes Ülipikk to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pikaristi's goalkeeper Henri Jõeäär, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hans Rist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Henri Jõeäär tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaijo Kobakäpp in the 83rd minute of play forced Pikaristi's goalkeeper Henri Jõeäär to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans Rist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivo Ubar charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivo Ubar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave JK Tauga a penalty, 92 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aabel Ots, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pikaristi's Henri Jõeäär. 4-0. Hans Rist struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Henri Jõeäär didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JK Tauga. If Hans Rist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. JK Tauga had played much better football throughout.