League Play-Off

Kääpä
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kalevi Itäluoma started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute of the match Henrik Elo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Topi Vikström showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kalevi Itäluoma in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Topi Vikström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Atso Pärssinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kalevi Itäluoma struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Topi Vikström 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aadolf Kananen in the 12th minute of the match. Topi Vikström came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Lynx's Atso Pärssinen. But to his dismay, Atso Pärssinen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Aadolf Kananen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Jimeno Diaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Lynx's Kalevi Itäluoma got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kalevi Itäluoma in the 29th minute of play forced Kääpä FC's goalkeeper Topi Vikström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seppo Sauso charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Seppo Sauso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Seppo Sauso hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Topi Vikström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atso Pärssinen in the 33rd minute of the match. Matti Tuuri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 40th minute, Kalevi Itäluoma 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. Topi Vikström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Atso Pärssinen went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Atso Pärssinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Topi Vikström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aadolf Kananen to make the kick off. Topi Vikström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atso Pärssinen in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Atso Pärssinen 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. Atso Pärssinen was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 57th minute. FC Lynx's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Vilhelm Latvanen might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Topi Vikström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vilhelm Latvanen ran back to his position shaking his head. Topi Vikström came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Lynx's Atso Pärssinen. But to his dismay, Atso Pärssinen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Topi Vikström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atso Pärssinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. With his leg Topi Vikström managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when FC Lynx's Kalevi Itäluoma fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. FC Lynx were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Kääpä FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Saku Lumio took the corner. After 74 played minutes Kääpä FC got a freekick which was hit by Tero Heikkinen. FC Lynx's Kalevi Itäluoma got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Vilhelm Latvanen came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the FC Lynx 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 Vilhelm Latvanen couldn't finish the play. Atso Pärssinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Topi Vikström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Kärki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FC Lynx fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when FC Lynx's Kalevi Itäluoma looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. FC Lynx played a much better game than Kääpä FC and deserved their victory. The Kääpä FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.