League

Westbay Stadium
Spectators: 6778 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 0) Westbay FF's Roope Lätti 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. Rainer Palonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kai Saksinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 15th match minute, Team Vires was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jussi Jokila to maneuver through the defense. Veli Kivi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Kauno Haapaniemi made a huge save. 24 minutes into the game, Kai Saksinen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rainer Palonen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kai Saksinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Rainer Palonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kai Saksinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Rainer Palonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Team Vires's Kauno Haapaniemi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roope Lätti in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Team Vires's goalkeeper Kauno Haapaniemi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Westbay FF getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Arvi Salermo hit a great ball. Niko Rimpilä's late challenge caught a Team Vires's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niko Rimpilä helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Westbay FF's Niko Rimpilä got a free kick in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eljas Furuholm to strike the kick off in the second half. Team Vires's Kai Saksinen got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Eljas Furuholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Jere Hietamäki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Veli Kivi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kauno Haapaniemi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roope Lätti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Westbay FF's goal looked a bit too open when Eljas Furuholm came free, but Rainer Palonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Team Vires defense, Veli Kivi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kauno Haapaniemi. The Team Vires fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kauno Haapaniemi should have stopped the shot. Roope Lätti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kauno Haapaniemi having to interfere. Eljas Furuholm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Rainer Palonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kai Saksinen let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 93rd minute shot 1-2 at rihgt post. The Team Vires supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Team Vires would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.