Maardu — FCI Levadia II, Esiliiga A

Maardu beat Levadia II 4-2 in the Esiliiga A on Friday evening. The match, played on 29 August 2026, came in regular season round 26 and left the hosts five points clear of their visitors in fifth place. It was a game decided by moments rather than dominance. Maardu struck first through A. Zakarlyuka in the seventh minute. A. Volkov doubled the lead shortly after, finding the net in the 22nd minute. Levadia II responded through H. Liiv in the 29th, but Volkov restored the two-goal cushion before the break with his second in the 32nd minute. The visitors pulled one back when V. Tsurilkin scored in the 60th minute. That opened the door for late drama. M. Tserezov completed the scoring in the 84th minute, and by then Maardu had held on grimly despite the pressure. Possession told one story, the scoreline another. Levadia II controlled 63% of the ball but managed just nine shots on target. Maardu, with 37%, found the woodwork far more often with 14 on target. Many shots with two goals means chances went begging — and that was the pattern here. The result keeps Maardu in fifth with 38 points from 26 games. Levadia II remain seventh on 34 points, four behind and now needing a win to close the gap. Recent form had suggested Levadia II were building something, but this was a reminder that the table goes out of the window in these games.