Friendly League

Mätäsvaara
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rauli Vatanen got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in PKS Gliwice's zone, Mika Reinikainen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gwidon Luty came out of the goal and Mika Reinikainen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of PKS Gliwice booed when Mätäsvaara IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juuso Piispa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Szczepan Wielkopolski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Saku Sanevuori was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rauli Vatanen in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gwidon Luty, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kari Jaakkola took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gwidon Luty. Gwidon Luty dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szczepan Wielkopolski in the 19th minute of play forced Mätäsvaara IFK's goalkeeper Saku Sanevuori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Rauli Vatanen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gwidon Luty was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 21st minute, Tymoteusz Fiszer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gwidon Luty made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rauli Vatanen in the 23rd minute. Rauli Vatanens short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Gwidon Luty to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gwidon Luty made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Rauli Vatanen sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Lenertej in the 32nd minute of play forced Mätäsvaara IFK's goalkeeper Saku Sanevuori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, PKS Gliwice's goalkeeper Gwidon Luty had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kari Jaakkola. Kari Jaakkola hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szczepan Wielkopolski in the 38th minute of play forced Mätäsvaara IFK's goalkeeper Saku Sanevuori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Mätäsvaara IFK's Mika Reinikainen got a free kick in the 39th minute. Saku Sanevuori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dobromir Purzycki in the 40th minute of play. After 40 played minutes Mätäsvaara IFK got a freekick which was hit by Mika Reinikainen. Mätäsvaara IFK's Mika Reinikainen got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dobromir Purzycki to strike the kick off in the second half. Arvo Ristolainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 56 minutes into the match, Rauli Vatanen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gwidon Luty. PKS Gliwice's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rauli Vatanen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 60 played minutes PKS Gliwice got a freekick which was hit by Pawel Sroki. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rauli Vatanen in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gwidon Luty saved PKS Gliwice from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in PKS Gliwice's zone, Mika Reinikainen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gwidon Luty came out of the goal and Mika Reinikainen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mika Reinikainen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Gwidon Luty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilmo Ahmaoja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rauli Vatanen might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gwidon Luty. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rauli Vatanen ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Mätäsvaara IFK's Saku Sanevuori got control of the ball when Wincent Osielski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mika Reinikainen scored 3-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gwidon Luty, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wincent Osielski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Saku Sanevuori made a huge save. 97 minutes into the game, Rauli Vatanen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Gwidon Luty was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that Mätäsvaara IFK were the better team. Mätäsvaara IFK's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.