Serviti sealed the victory in the second half
The home team started the match better. Served, otherwise trailing by a goal, lost 5:8 in the 10th minute. 5 minutes later, when half of the first half was over, Alfred Timmo scored to make it 8:10. In the 23rd minute, when Mathias Rebane and Kermo Saksing scored, Serviti started to gain momentum. 2 minutes later, another goal from Rebas tied the score at 14:14. Timmo gave Servit the lead for the first time 2 minutes before halftime, and Servit won the half with 16:15.
At the start of the second half the situation remained the same for almost 5 minutes. Serviti then secured the lead with a 2 goal lead. In the 40th minute the score was 20:18, when Jürgen Rooba scored a goal. 4 minutes later Rooba is forced to get a red card, but despite the expulsion of goalkeeper Serviti he maintains his leading role. In the 50th minute, Serviti took a 3-goal lead from Saksing’s goal, the score was 25:22. 6 minutes later, Henri Sillaste increases the gap to 4 goals. Timmo scored 29:24 in the 57th minute and Sillaste 30:24 one minute before the end. The final score was 30:25.
Jürgen Rooba scored the most goals for Serviti, with 6 goals to his name. 5 goals were scored by Henri Sillaste and Tõnis Kase. “It can be said that in the first half of the year we did not rediscover the defensive activity that had brought us success in previous years. At the moment there are some inconsistencies in defense and therefore the opponents are scoring goals too easily. In today’s match , the defense in the second half was aggressive as it should be. The opponents also got tired in the second half and our defense got easy goals”, commented team captain Sillaste. “In the first half of the Baltic League we did not achieve our goals. The table position could be better, but right in the new year with new momentum and fight. First of all, we need to end Wednesday’s match on a positive note,” he added. Serviti ends the year with 8 points, which currently places the team in 4th place in the Baltic League standings.
Serviti Baltic League matches in January
20.01. 2.00pm Viljandi HC – Põlva Served
21.01. 2.00pm Mistra – Põlva Served
27.01. 17:00 Põlva Serviti – ASK Zemessardze/LSPA
2023-12-16 19:13:59
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