The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel
Match19 Aug 2026
Taijo Tamm sends Sillamae Kalev through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Taijo Tamm obliged against Levadia. 2‑1 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Sillamae Kalev.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Taijo Tamm scores twice — 8.16
Two goals and a mark of 8.16 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Market24 Aug 2026
Sillamae Kalev turn down Kuban for Marek Liivak
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market24 Aug 2026
Ken Sappinen asks to leave Sillamae Kalev
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Markus Kait in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Sillamae Kalev this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Nicolas Gétaz falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
Sillamae Kalev supporters have found a favourite in Ken Sappinen
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Ken Sappinen has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Ken Sappinen runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Brent Klavan stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Brent Klavan and Sillamae Kalev agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Squad Karl Ojamaa dropped after a run of poor form
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Taijo Igonen
- Market Sergei Pikk is free to find somewhere else