League Play-Off

Pitkämö
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iikka Kilpelä took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aaron Konttila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rami Junnila in the 3rd minute of play. After 9 played minutes Einari Gustafsson rounded FC Pirunrakki's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. In the 12th minute, Mauri Koivisto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Rami Junnila left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Pirunrakki fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Kalervo Junnila could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Veijo Viitanen made a huge save. Kalervo Junnila succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 30th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iikka Kilpelä in the 35th minute of play forced Kikkihiiri's goalkeeper Aaron Konttila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Konttila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rami Junnila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rami Junnila in the 45th minute of play forced Kikkihiiri's goalkeeper Aaron Konttila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the game, FC Pirunrakki's Iikka Kilpelä nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Konttila made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Aaron Konttila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rami Junnila in the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kikkihiiri's Mauri Koivisto got a free kick in the 58th minute. After having played for 61 minutes, Kauko Etula managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Pirunrakki's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kauko Etula was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 63 played minutes Kikkihiiri got a freekick which was hit by Ilpo Paatelainen. Veijo Viitanen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilmo Korhonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, FC Pirunrakki's Iikka Kilpelä ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aaron Konttila. Aaron Konttila yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Iikka Kilpelä received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aaron Konttila came out and tried to block the shot, but Iikka Kilpelä slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 75th minute. If Iikka Kilpelä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 88 minutes, Kalervo Junnila managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kikkihiiri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kalervo Junnila was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Pirunrakki's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.