League Play-Off

Käärmeniemi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aarto Ikola got the match started through his kick off. Lausti's Veeti Miinalainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pentti Kuivalainen in the 3rd minute of play. After 17 played minutes Potti FC got a freekick which was hit by Pentti Kuivalainen. Nikodemus Leppilampi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joona Kousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikodemus Leppilampi, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Veeti Järventie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joona Kousa. Potti FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Veeti Järventie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The long shot by Kaapo Hagman in the 31st minute really tested Veeti Miinalainen's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a rather tough play, Lausti's Pellervo Puutio got a free kick in the 35th minute. Jaakkima Haanpää received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Veeti Miinalainen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikodemus Leppilampi 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Veeti Miinalainen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aarto Ikola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lausti's Veeti Miinalainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaakkima Haanpää in the 57th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Lausti's Joona Kousa threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Veeti Järventie, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Veeti Miinalainen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaakkima Haanpää, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Veeti Miinalainen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aarto Ikola, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Jaakkima Haanpää received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Veeti Miinalainen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute Aarto Ikola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veeti Miinalainen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tommi Salmelainen kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Lausti's Veeti Miinalainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaakkima Haanpää in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veeti Järventie in the 76th minute of play forced Potti FC's goalkeeper Joona Kousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Risto Karjala fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Potti FC's protests and gave Risto Karjala a yellow card for diving instead. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Potti FC! In the 88th minute, Konstantin Kouhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lausti's Nikodemus Leppilampi got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Potti FC's goalkeeper Joona Kousa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Veeti Järventie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joona Kousa was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Potti FC's zone, Nikodemus Leppilampi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joona Kousa came out of the goal and Nikodemus Leppilampi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.