League

Myllylä Stadion
Spectators: 7376 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) HK Scan's Iiro Heinola 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 Glad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Atso Normio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rainer Glad fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester Reds's protests and gave Rainer Glad a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Manchester Reds getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Rainer Glad hit a great ball. Robert Rantamaa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raino Vuori in the 14th minute of the match. In the 16thth minute of the game Rainer Glad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but HK Scan's Atso Normio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Sampo Levokari came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Manchester Reds 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 Sampo Levokari couldn't finish the play. Raino Vuori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Rantamaa having to interfere. If Iiro Heinola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raino Vuori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Rantamaa having to interfere. Jaakko Virolainen lost his temper 35 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manchester Reds! The referee gave HK Scan a penalty, 38 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eevert Porokara, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Manchester Reds's Robert Rantamaa. 0-1. In the 41st minute, Rauno Santala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see HK Scan's Eevert Porokara in action when he in the 42nd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Iiro Heinola managed to get in a good position for a shot. HK Scan's supporters rose to their feet, but Iiro Heinola was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robert Rantamaa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Robert Rantamaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iiro Heinola, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Sampo Levokari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Rainer Glad made the kick off in the second half. Arsi Lähteenmäki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raino Vuori succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 57th playminute. Iiro Heinola struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Robert Rantamaa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HK Scan. If Sampo Levokari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robert Rantamaa made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Raino Vuori sent off a good shot on target. Manchester Reds's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Iiro Heinola scored to the left of an out of position Robert Rantamaa, making the score, 0-3. If Iiro Heinola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sampo Levokari kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Iiro Heinola's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robert Rantamaa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched HK Scan eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.