League

Karkki Stadion
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samuel Mäkilä took the kick off in the first half of the match. Iivo Lotvonen hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Blacksmith Villagers FC's Panu Elovaara shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jouko Reimari but with some difficulty. In the 5th minute, Samuel Mäkilä left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The taivaasiniset fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Blacksmith Villagers FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Kaarle Jansson hit a great ball. In the 12th minute, Timo Perälä hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atso Koskenkorva's late challenge caught a taivaasiniset's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Atso Koskenkorva helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th minute, Atso Koskenkorva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15thth minute of the game Samuel Mäkilä who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blacksmith Villagers FC's Topi Sainomaa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 21 played minutes taivaasiniset got a freekick which was hit by Petteri Venäläinen. A hard shot by Panu Elovaara from long distance, 23 minutes into the match, got Jouko Reimari's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 25 minutes into the match, taivaasiniset's goalkeeper Jouko Reimari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomi Lehterä. 27 minutes into the match, taivaasiniset's goal looked a bit too open when Voitto Lundell came free, but Jouko Reimari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Voitto Lundell fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blacksmith Villagers FC's protests and gave Voitto Lundell a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Blacksmith Villagers FC's Voitto Lundell got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Petteri Venäläinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Topi Sainomaa having to interfere. When Voitto Lundell was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 41 minutes had been played. 43 minutes into the match, Blacksmith Villagers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Mäkilä came free, but Topi Sainomaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Tomi Lehterä left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Blacksmith Villagers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.

Topi Sainomaa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuel Mäkilä in the 56th minute. With a little luck, Blacksmith Villagers FC's Topi Sainomaa got control of the ball when Samuel Mäkilä tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 67th minute by Samuel Mäkilä got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Iivo Lotvonen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Topi Sainomaa came out and tried to block the shot, but Iivo Lotvonen slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 70th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lassi Kangasmäki during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Lassi Kangasmäki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samuel Mäkilä fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Topi Sainomaa having to interfere. If Samuel Mäkilä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iivo Lotvonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Topi Sainomaa having to interfere. If Ossi Ylänen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atso Koskenkorva kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Blacksmith Villagers FC's Topi Sainomaa got control of the ball when Samuel Mäkilä tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Urmas Jussilainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Samuel Mäkilä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Blacksmith Villagers FC's Topi Sainomaa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Blacksmith Villagers FC from getting a goal against them. Despite being the better team, taivaasiniset failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.