Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia reached nine consecutive wins, but are only third with three rounds to go

Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia 4-1 Lasnamäe FC Ajax

Mištšenko 39' penalty, 83', Marašov 52', Ostrovski 72' - Raider 55' (own goal).

Saturday, 4 October 2025, 2 pm local time (11 am UTC), Infoneti Lasnamäe Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia, 23rd round of the Estonian Second League B, South-East Group.

Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia reached nine consecutive wins with this 4-1 victory over their opponents Lasnamäe FC Ajax, but this is not enough to classify on top of the group or at least among the top two, which have access to promotion or promotion play-offs to the Second League (fourth tier in Estonian football). There are still three rounds to go, but there is little hope that one or both of the teams in top two would lose points anywhere so that Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia would also have a chance for promotion.

Regarding the match itself, the score might wrongly imply that it was an easy one for Maardu Linnameeskond II FC Starmedia. The first goal came only towards the end of the first half, when Sergei Mištšenko, the goalscorer of the Second League B, converted a penalty for Maardu II FC Starmedia: 1-0 (39').

After the break, they increased their advantage by Pavel Marašov (2-0 in 52'), but Ajax stroke back due to a ball which was mistakenly deviated into his own goal by Maardu II goalkeeper, Stiven Raider: 2-1 (55').

The match remained rather tense and the result unclear until the final minutes. Artjom Ostrovski made 3-1 (72') and Sergei Mištšenko established the final score: 4-1 (83').

Full results, table and fixtures:

 

Round 23 (4-5 October 2025)

 

Paide Linnameeskond III        5-0       Kohtla-Järve Linnameeskond

Maardu LM II FC Starmedia 4-1       Lasnamäe FC Ajax

Põlva FC Lootos                     3-1       Jõgeva SK Noorus-96

Viljandi JK Tulevik II             2-5       FC Kose

Tallinna FC Smsraha              6-1       Võru FC Helios

Raasiku FC Joker                   9-1       JK Kuusalu Kalev

Nõmme Kalju FC III               1-1       FC Elva II

 

Table

 

1	Tallinna FC Smsraha	23	19	2	2	79-22	59	Promotion to Second League
2	Raasiku FC Joker	23	18	2	3	88-35	56	Promotion play-off
3	Maardu LM II Starmedia	23	17	2	4	82-24	53
4	Jõgeva SK Noorus-96	23	16	4	3	59-26	52
5	Paide Linnameeskond III	22	14	2	6	59-24	44
6	Võru FC Helios	23	11	1	11	69-53	34
7	FC Kose	23	10	1	12	56-57	31
8	Lasnamäe FC Ajax	23	8	3	12	38-55	27
9	Põlva FC Lootos	23	8	1	14	42-76	25	*
10	FC Elva II	23	7	4	12	30-52	25	*
11	Nõmme Kalju FC III	23	7	2	14	45-63	23
12	Viljandi JK Tulevik II	22	6	0	16	37-81	18	Relegation play-off
13	JK Kuusalu Kalev	23	4	2	17	34-94	14	Relegation to the Third League
14	Kohtla-Järve Linnameesk.	23	1	2	20	26-82	5	Relegation to the Third League

 

In case that two or more teams are equal on points, the main ranking criteria are the results of the head-to-head matches.

* Põlva FC Lootos ahead of FC Elva II on head-to-head matches:

FC Elva II                               1-6       Põlva FC Lootos

Põlva FC Lootos                     1-1       FC Elva II

 

Round 24 (10-12 October 2025)

 

FC Kose                                  -           Maardu LM II FC Starmedia

JK Kuusalu Kalev                   -           Nõmme Kalju FC III

Kohtla-Järve Linnameeskond -           Põlva FC Lootos

Lasnamäe FC Ajax                 -           Paide Linnameeskond III

Jõgeva SK Noorus-96             -           Raasiku FC Joker

Võru FC Helios                      -           Viljandi JK Tulevik II

FC Elva II                               -           Tallinna FC Smsraha