League

Syvari
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raine Karvinen made the kick off which started today's match. Robert Rantamaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aukusti Hautaoja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raine Karvinen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Robert Rantamaa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Aukusti Hautaoja received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Robert Rantamaa came out and tried to block the shot, but Aukusti Hautaoja slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Manchester Reds's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Raine Karvinen scored to the left of an out of position Robert Rantamaa, making the score, 2-0. When Vili Keskinarkaus came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Syvari 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 Vili Keskinarkaus couldn't finish the play. If Aurel Arseni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tero Koivumäki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Aurel Arseni 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. Raine Karvinen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Robert Rantamaa made a huge save. If Tero Koivumäki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sampo Levokari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 33 minutes of play, Syvari's Tero Koivumäki made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robert Rantamaa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38th minute, Tero Koivumäki reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Robert Rantamaa. The goal made the score 4-0. In the 42nd minute, Tero Koivumäki reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Robert Rantamaa. The goal made the score 5-0. Robert Rantamaa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tero Koivumäki in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rainer Glad to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Raine Karvinen made a precise shot to the right of Robert Rantamaa. Manchester Reds's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Tuure Esala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raine Karvinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Rantamaa having to interfere. Tero Koivumäki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaakko Virolainen charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaakko Virolainen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Manchester Reds getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Jaakko Virolainen hit a great ball. Raine Karvinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Robert Rantamaa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute Aukusti Hautaoja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Rantamaa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rainer Glad during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Manchester Reds getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Rainer Glad hit a great ball. After having played for 69 minutes, Vili Keskinarkaus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Syvari's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vili Keskinarkaus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aukusti Hautaoja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manchester Reds's goalkeeper Robert Rantamaa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tero Koivumäki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Rantamaa having to interfere. After having played for 79 minutes, Tero Koivumäki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Syvari's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tero Koivumäki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute, Raine Karvinen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robert Rantamaa was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Robert Rantamaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raine Karvinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute Tero Koivumäki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Rantamaa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raine Karvinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Raine Karvinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Syvari's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.