Amos Ojala

Striker - Retired
21 Jan 2027
Thursday
Process

Marked for Amos Ojala

15 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

9 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev

Nikita Sorga was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Words at Sillamae Kalev training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ken Teniste is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Loan watch

Artur Liivak counts the days

“I watch every Sillamae Kalev game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Tammeka runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

In brief

Back issues
14 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Rauno Kallaste puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Sillamae Kalev, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Marek 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.

Squad

Nikita Pikk 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.

In brief

12 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Amos Ojala is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Sillamae Kalev is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev

Karl Hein was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Ken Teniste 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.

In brief

11 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev

Marek Kait was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Words at Sillamae Kalev training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nikita Pikk is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad

Sillamae Kalev lose Erik Dmitrijev

23 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

In brief

10 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Rauno Kallaste puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Sillamae Kalev, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Home is on Nicolas Gétaz's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Sillamae Kalev are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Squad

Nikita Sorga 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.

Squad

Nikita Pikk 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.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Nikita Pikk

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Loan watch

Taijo Mets counts the days

“I watch every Sillamae Kalev game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Tulevik runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

In brief

9 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Rasmus Luhakooder puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Sillamae Kalev, and it is not being withdrawn.

Boardroom

Sillamae Kalev to lose Amos Ojala for free

There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Amos Ojala has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.

Squad

Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev

Nikita Sorga was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Words at Sillamae Kalev training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ken Teniste is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Loan watch

Taijo Ojamaa counts the days

“I watch every Sillamae Kalev game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Flora runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

Squad

When it matters, Vlasi Hein plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

In brief

8 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Amos Ojala has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Sillamae Kalev they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Nikita Sorga 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.

Squad

Nikita Pikk 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.

In brief

7 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev

Marek Kait was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Karl Hein 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.

Loan watch

Artur Puri has seen enough of Tammeka

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Sillamae Kalev, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.

In brief

4 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

The cup run ends for Sillamae Kalev

0‑2 against Flora, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.

Market

Sillamae Kalev say no — this time

The offer from Metta/LU for Brent Zenjov was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Market

Liliu Sorga puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Sillamae Kalev, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Marek 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.

Squad

Words at Sillamae Kalev training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Karl Hein is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad

No hiding place for Nikita Sorga

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Nikita Sorga, and the manager let it.

In brief

3 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

Sillamae Kalev march on in the cup

Tulevik are out and Sillamae Kalev go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.

Market

Sillamae Kalev turn down Tulevik for Nikita Sorga

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev

Nikita Sorga was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Words at Sillamae Kalev training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ken Teniste is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad

No hiding place for Nikita Pikk

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Nikita Pikk, and the manager let it.

Player ratings

Nothing got past Vlasi Hein

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 18 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Squad

Martin Ojamaa signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Martin Ojamaa and Sillamae Kalev agree another 3 years.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Taijo Mets

Successful dribbles: 8. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Market

The shop window has Liliu Sorga in it

Sillamae Kalev have let the market know Liliu Sorga can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.

In brief

2 Edition

The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Rauno Kallaste puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Sillamae Kalev, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market

Nomme Kalju join the queue for Nikita Sorga

Add another name to the list: Nomme Kalju have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Nikita Sorga. The answer from Sillamae Kalev has not changed — yet.

Market

Flora come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Sillamae Kalev did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad

Nikita Sorga signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Nikita Sorga commits to Sillamae Kalev for another 3 years.

Squad

Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev

Nikita Sorga was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Karl Hein 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.

In brief