League

Sulva
Spectators: 8618 (Terracing: 6464, Seating: 1982, VIP seats: 172) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ilkka Kujanpää got the match started through his kick off. Pasi Sainomaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigore Apetroaiei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 7 minutes into the game, when Ossi Ruohonen put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Reserve fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! Rauno Naskali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarkko Haakana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rauno Naskali was a little too slow when Jarkko Haakana got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 16th minute, Ilkka Kujanpää ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rauno Naskali was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Petri Heinikallio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rauno Naskali. That made the score 3-0 in the 21 minute of play. In the 27th minute Jarkko Haakana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rauno Naskali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ilkka Kujanpää in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rauno Naskali prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 35th minute of the match, Petri Heinikallio got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rauno Naskali was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. FC Reserve's Rauno Naskali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarkko Haakana in the 39th minute of play. Tatu Kaukonen hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute of the match Eerikki Läänelä sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rauno Naskali skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarkko Haakana in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Reserve's goalkeeper Rauno Naskali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vesa Kinnunen charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vesa Kinnunen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Reserve's Vesa Kinnunen got a free kick in the 45th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vesa Kinnunen to make the kick off. Vesa Kinnunen might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pasi Sainomaa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vesa Kinnunen ran back to his position shaking his head. 62 minutes into the match, Ilkka Kujanpää had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rauno Naskali. FC Reserve's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilkka Kujanpää was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Rasmus Jaakkola's late challenge caught a Sulva FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rasmus Jaakkola helped the player get up and apologised. Rasmus Jaakkola hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the match, FC Reserve's goal looked a bit too open when Ilkka Kujanpää came free, but Rauno Naskali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Sulva FC's Jarkko Haakana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rauno Naskali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rauno Naskali came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Sulva FC's Jarkko Haakana. But to his dismay, Jarkko Haakana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. The audience was convinced that Ilkka Kujanpää's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rauno Naskali was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, FC Reserve's goal looked a bit too open when Jarkko Haakana came free, but Rauno Naskali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Reserve's zone, Ilkka Kujanpää stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rauno Naskali came out of the goal and Ilkka Kujanpää tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petri Heinikallio in the 90th minute of play forced FC Reserve's goalkeeper Rauno Naskali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rauno Naskali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilkka Kujanpää in the 92nd minute of play. Ilkka Kujanpää sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 96 minutes into the game, Sulva FC's Ilkka Kujanpää nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rauno Naskali made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Sulva FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.