League

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7842 (Terracing: 5883, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) Aapo Nybacka made the kick off and thus started the match. If Aapo Nybacka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A nice corner shot did that Isto Blomquist got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Antti Palonen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tampereen palloveikot's Antti Palonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jani Henriksson in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jani Henriksson in the 30th minute of play forced Tampereen palloveikot's goalkeeper Antti Palonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kari Haanpää received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Paavo Kaukomaa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paavo Kaukomaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aapo Nybacka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kari Haanpää had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aapo Nybacka struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Paavo Kaukomaa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tampereen palloveikot. 42 minutes into the game, Tampereen palloveikot's Kari Haanpää nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paavo Kaukomaa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Antti Palonen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vilppu Ryynänen in the 46th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tampereen palloveikot fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! Niklas Ojanen shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Antti Palonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jani Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Paavo Kaukomaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aapo Nybacka in the 59th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in New York Red Bulls's zone, Aapo Nybacka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paavo Kaukomaa came out of the goal and Aapo Nybacka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paavo Kaukomaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aapo Nybacka, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. If Aapo Nybacka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vilppu Ryynänen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Antti Palonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Tampereen palloveikot's goal looked a bit too open when Jani Henriksson came free, but Antti Palonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 minutes, Rasmus Kirjonen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tampereen palloveikot and the New York Red Bulls players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Tampereen palloveikot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rasmus Kirjonen to maneuver through the defense. Vilppu Ryynänen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antti Palonen having to interfere. Jani Henriksson charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jani Henriksson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tampereen palloveikot booed when New York Red Bulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jani Henriksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamin Järvensivu kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. New York Red Bulls's Paavo Kaukomaa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aapo Nybacka in the 93rd minute of play. New York Red Bulls's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Aapo Nybacka scored to the left of an out of position Paavo Kaukomaa, making the score, 0-2.