League Play-Off

Lynx Trap
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Petteri Hytönen kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Lynx's Vilhelm Latvanen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tuomas Lehtinen. That made the score 1-0 after 2 minutes of play. Atso Pärssinen struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Tuomas Lehtinen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Lynx. Jimeno Diaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahto Pasanen in the 7th minute of play. Aappo Puhakainen's late challenge caught a FC Lynx's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aappo Puhakainen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, Aappo Puhakainen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Petteri Hytönen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute, Petteri Hytönen 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. fc remu gave me a jacket's Tuomas Lehtinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atso Pärssinen in the 22nd minute of play. When Aappo Puhakainen was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 23 minutes had been played. Aappo Puhakainen kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Tuomas Lehtinen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vilhelm Latvanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atso Pärssinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute Kalevi Itäluoma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tuomas Lehtinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 45 minutes, Tauno Sammalkangas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Lynx's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tauno Sammalkangas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kalevi Itäluoma was the one to do the kick off. If Atso Pärssinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the game, FC Lynx's Vilhelm Latvanen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tuomas Lehtinen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. In the 67th minute, Ahto Pasanen 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. If Atso Pärssinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tuomas Lehtinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atso Pärssinen in the 78th minute of play. Kalevi Itäluoma blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tuomas Lehtinen having to make a save. Ahto Pasanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ahto Pasanen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimeno Diaz having to interfere. 84 minutes into the game, FC Lynx's Kalevi Itäluoma nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tuomas Lehtinen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 90th minute, Kalevi Itäluoma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Lynx fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. The supporters of FC Lynx booed when fc remu gave me a jacket was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antto Grönholm didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Kalevi Itäluoma managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Lynx's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kalevi Itäluoma was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ahto Pasanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Lynx's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.