League Play-Off

The Black Cave
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kari Siren started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nedsjö's goalkeeper Kerkko Numminen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Ilmari Kangaskorpi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Taneli Viljamaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerkko Numminen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Nedsjö's zone, Taneli Viljamaa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kerkko Numminen came out of the goal and Taneli Viljamaa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 13 played minutes Nedsjö got a freekick which was hit by Onni Kankaanperä. Taneli Viljamaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerkko Numminen having to interfere. Kerkko Numminen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taneli Viljamaa in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Luusua in the 26th minute of play forced Black Wolves's goalkeeper Jonni Kananen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ismo Litja during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Ismo Litja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robert Luusua blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonni Kananen having to make a save. Nedsjö's Kari Siren got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ilmari Kangaskorpi got free with Kerkko Numminen in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Risto Karhu fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nedsjö's protests and gave Risto Karhu a yellow card for diving instead. After 38 played minutes Nedsjö got a freekick which was hit by Risto Karhu. Taneli Viljamaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robert Luusua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Jonni Kananen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonni Kananen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaakob Kuhta, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Taneli Viljamaa to make the kick off. Taneli Viljamaa scored 1-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kerkko Numminen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 62nd minute, Kari Siren got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Black Wolves's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Kari Siren scored to the left of an out of position Jonni Kananen, making the score, 1-2. After 77 minutes, Jaakob Kuhta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nedsjö and the Black Wolves players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Black Wolves booed when Nedsjö was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaakob Kuhta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taneli Viljamaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Kerkko Numminen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ilmari Kangaskorpi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kerkko Numminen was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Kerkko Numminen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taneli Viljamaa in the 86th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Taneli Viljamaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerkko Numminen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Nedsjö's Henri Salmi got a free kick in the 91st minute.