Таллинн Калев moved up to seventh place with a 3-0 victory over Нымме Калью II in the Эсилиига А regular season, round 24, on 20 August 2026. The visitors had not lost in five matches and extended that run with a performance that showed little concern for the hosts. R. Ilves opened the scoring in the eighth minute and doubled the advantage before halftime, though the second half did not settle down until the final moments. O. De Pizzol added a third in stoppage time and the fourth player scored almost immediately after, a detail that caught everyone off guard.
The statistics told the same story: Калев dominated possession at 59 per cent and registered six shots on target to the hosts' one. Нымме Калью II managed 93 attacks but could not convert, while the visitors turned 90 attacks into four goals. «And here's the thing» — the hosts played with more urgency in the first half, but the visitors adjusted and played the second half a man up, so to speak.
Калев moved to 35 points from 26 games, with ten wins and five draws. Нымме Калью II remain in tenth with 22 points after six wins and four draws, but the recent form paints a different picture. They have not won since early July, losing 0:2 to Нымме Юнайтед II and 0:3 to Флора II in the previous two outings.
The hosts' defensive record has deteriorated sharply. They conceded five goals to Флора II and two to Левадия II in the last round, and now a fourth consecutive defeat looks inevitable. Калев, meanwhile, can raise the tempo when they need to, as the 8-0 victory over Тарту Калев earlier this month demonstrated.