League

Rockoil Arena
Spectators: 8514 (Terracing: 6386, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Illimar Tihkan started the match with the kick off. Roland Narbut didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 3rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. After some careless play in the FC RockOil defense, Kaido Ojaste kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ailar Saluste. The FC RockOil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ailar Saluste should have stopped the shot. Lucky FC were furious when Gabriel Lätti was red carded, 18 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Gabriel Lätti hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Joe Idasaar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as FC RockOil's Illimar Tihkan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roland Narbut. That made the score 2-1 after 22 minutes of play. 25 minutes into the match, Lucky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eiko Nuga came free, but Roland Narbut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eiko Nuga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the game, Elari Kirsipuu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lucky FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC RockOil the free kick. After 29 played minutes Lucky FC got a freekick which was hit by Elari Kirsipuu. Konrad Lüdimõis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 32 minutes into the match, Lucky FC's goalkeeper Roland Narbut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Illimar Tihkan. Lucky FC's Roland Narbut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rauf Tanrıverdi in the 33rd minute of play. In the 39th minute, Jan Fredriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 40 played minutes, Lucky FC's Jürgen Lehemets shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ailar Saluste came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lucky FC reached it. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kaido Ojaste to make the kick off. When Illimar Tihkan came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the FC RockOil 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 Illimar Tihkan couldn't finish the play. In the 54th minute, Ailar Redi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roland Narbut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehis Rajamäe in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Eiko Nuga notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Lucky FC's Roland Narbut. Roland Narbut was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, FC RockOil's Edgar Pabin got a free kick in the 68th minute. FC RockOil made a substitution. Sulev Krae replaced Illimar Tihkan. In the 69th minute, Edgar Pabin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute Rauf Tanrıverdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Narbut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th match minute, FC RockOil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sulev Krae to maneuver through the defense. After 81 played minutes FC RockOil got a freekick which was hit by Sulev Krae. If Eiko Nuga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 88 minutes of play, FC RockOil's Rauf Tanrıverdi made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roland Narbut was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roland Narbut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eiko Nuga, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Roland Narbut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sulev Krae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.