League Play-Off

Skooma Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Taivasvanne's goalkeeper Usko Wallenius, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nuutti Latvala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Möykkysenjoki's Voitto Harjula got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee gave Taivasvanne a penalty, 15 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Visa Vihermäki, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Möykkysenjoki's Henrik Vehanen. 1-0. Usko Wallenius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aarre Lähteenmäki, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 32 minutes, Eino Takavirta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Möykkysenjoki and the Taivasvanne players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eino Takavirta hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After having played for 43 minutes, Patrick Myllykoski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Möykkysenjoki's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patrick Myllykoski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Voitto Harjula fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Usko Wallenius having to interfere. Möykkysenjoki's Voitto Harjula got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The wind increased when Voitto Harjula made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Voitto Harjula got free with Usko Wallenius in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55th minute of the match Möykkysenjoki got a corner. Taivasvanne's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Patrick Myllykoski ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Möykkysenjoki's Patrick Myllykoski to fire away a dangerous shot which Usko Wallenius despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Nuutti Latvala was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Möykkysenjoki's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Taivasvanne the free kick. In the 58th match minute, Möykkysenjoki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuutti Latvala to maneuver through the defense. Voitto Harjula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpected shot in the 63rd minute by Einari Luotonen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a rather tough play, Möykkysenjoki's Einari Luotonen got a free kick in the 67th minute. Voitto Harjula charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Voitto Harjula the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Taivasvanne booed when Möykkysenjoki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Voitto Harjula didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henrik Vehanen came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Taivasvanne's Otso Salmi. But to his dismay, Otso Salmi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When Voitto Harjula came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Möykkysenjoki fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Voitto Harjula couldn't finish the play. After 78 played minutes Möykkysenjoki got a freekick which was hit by Einari Luotonen. 81 minutes into the match, Möykkysenjoki's goal looked a bit too open when Jaakko Tuomisalo came free, but Henrik Vehanen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute Kuisma Seikola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrik Vehanen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Voitto Harjula fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Usko Wallenius having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Einari Luotonen made a precise shot to the right of Usko Wallenius. Taivasvanne's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 93rd minute, Artturi Välimäki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Taivasvanne fans cheered their team off the field, for while Möykkysenjoki had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.