Levadia U19 secure win away from home
Levadia U19 came away with all three points against Pärnu JK Vaprus U21 in the Esiliiga B on Monday evening. The visitors finished 3-2 on the night at the home ground, etching their name into the table at the top of the standings. To be fair, the result looked unlikely given the home side's recent struggles on the pitch.
F. Rodionov opened the scoring after just three minutes, catching the away defence flat-footed in the opening exchanges. He doubled his tally twenty minutes in with a second goal, putting the hosts ahead before the visitors could settle. And here's the thing — Rodionov would go on to complete his hat-trick later in the match, though it made little difference to the final outcome.
Levadia pulled one back through K. Kutsar from the penalty spot in the fifty-seventh minute, and the momentum shifted. I. Mohnja added a second for the visitors just six minutes later, turning the game on its head. By then, Pärnu had lost their composure and could not recover from the damage.
The statistics told a familiar story of wasted opportunities. Five goals in total, yet the result hinged on moments rather than sustained pressure. Rodionov's third goal came in the seventy-first minute, but this time Levadia had already done enough to secure the win.
What this means for the table is worth noting. Levadia remain first with fifty-three points from twenty-seven games, while Pärnu sit sixth on forty-three points after twenty-eight matches. The visitors have nothing to lose going forward, and that mindset often serves them well in these situations.