League Play-Off

Viantie Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anttoni Ruisniemi started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, FriPa's goal looked a bit too open when Anttoni Ruisniemi came free, but Anttoni Aalto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aarni Lehkosuo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Pauli Tukio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Aarni Lehkosuo fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FriPa's protests and gave Aarni Lehkosuo a yellow card for diving instead. After 11 played minutes FriPa got a freekick which was hit by Aarni Lehkosuo. Elmeri Pettinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 16 minutes, Elmeri Pettinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Viantie IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elmeri Pettinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Aarni Lehkosuo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elmeri Pettinen got free with Anttoni Aalto in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes into the match, FriPa's goalkeeper Anttoni Aalto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elmeri Pettinen. With a little luck, FriPa's Anttoni Aalto got control of the ball when Elmeri Pettinen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elmeri Pettinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Anttoni Aalto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anttoni Aalto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahti Siltavirta in the 32nd minute of play. Anttoni Aalto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anttoni Ruisniemi in the 35th minute of the match. Elmeri Pettinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Anttoni Aalto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anttoni Ruisniemi 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. If Anttoni Ruisniemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anttoni Ruisniemi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anttoni Aalto having to make a save. 50 minutes into the game, one of FriPa:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Anttoni Ruisniemi sped through FriPa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anttoni Aalto. Viantie IFK's Anttoni Ruisniemi got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Valtteri Anttila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FriPa's Oskari Hytönen got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valdemar Paappanen kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th match minute, FriPa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taneli Ristolainen to maneuver through the defense. After 70 played minutes, Viantie IFK's Paavo Forss shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anttoni Aalto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Viantie IFK reached it. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Anttoni Ruisniemi sped through FriPa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anttoni Aalto. Anttoni Ruisniemi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anttoni Aalto having to make a save. Elmeri Pettinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Elmeri Pettinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the match, Elmeri Pettinen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anttoni Aalto. FriPa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elmeri Pettinen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. If Oskari Hytönen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Viantie IFK fans cheered their team off the field, for while FriPa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.