League

Fårhagen
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Fårfarmen's Kajetan Kissel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Esa Kiprusoff shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pyry Järvenperä saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Leif Litmanen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fårfarmen's supporters rose to their feet, but Leif Litmanen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Veijo Lamminen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pyry Järvenperä showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vilppu Eskelinen in the 8th minute of the match. Vilppu Eskelinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pyry Järvenperä having to interfere. FC Nutmeg's Veijo Lamminen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kajetan Kissel in the 17th minute of play. Vilppu Eskelinen took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pyry Järvenperä. Pyry Järvenperä dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When Esa Kiprusoff came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the FC Nutmeg 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 Esa Kiprusoff couldn't finish the play. Kajetan Kissel in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Veijo Lamminen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Aadolf Koskenkorva kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Pyry Järvenperä took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vilppu Eskelinen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vilppu Eskelinen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Fårfarmen's goal looked a bit too open when Vilppu Eskelinen came free, but Pyry Järvenperä reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Nutmeg's zone, Heikki Jämsä stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veijo Lamminen came out of the goal and Heikki Jämsä tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pyry Järvenperä made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilppu Eskelinen in the 61st minute of play. A collision led to FC Nutmeg getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Elmeri Somervuori hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Kajetan Kissel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fårfarmen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 73rd minute, Kajetan Kissel 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. In the 75th match minute, FC Nutmeg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esa Alanko to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FC Nutmeg's zone, Kajetan Kissel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veijo Lamminen came out of the goal and Kajetan Kissel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 82 minutes into the match, Fårfarmen's goal looked a bit too open when Vilppu Eskelinen came free, but Pyry Järvenperä reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pyry Järvenperä was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Esa Alanko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Esa Alanko really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Esa Kiprusoff could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Pyry Järvenperä made a huge save. Jarkko Martikainen charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarkko Martikainen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 89 played minutes Fårfarmen got a freekick which was hit by Jarkko Martikainen. After 92 played minutes Fårfarmen got a freekick which was hit by Heikki Jämsä. The audience was convinced that Vilppu Eskelinen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pyry Järvenperä was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Kajetan Kissel kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Vilppu Eskelinen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pyry Järvenperä was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Fårfarmen fully deserved thier win.