League

Kontulan Kenttä
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Liharuusu's Into Hakala 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. Liharuusu's Into Hakala got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Elmer Vehanen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilari Holtti was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Elmer Vehanen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilari Holtti was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Liharuusu's Into Hakala got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Topias Manneroos might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tuukka Elovaara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Topias Manneroos ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elmer Vehanen in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ilari Holtti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Juntit FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Markku Puurula in the 30th minute. After taking down the ball on Juntit FC's corner Markku Puurula fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ilari Holtti quite easily take care of the ball. Eero Miinalainen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Into Hakala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tuukka Elovaara having to interfere. Tuukka Elovaara was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Into Hakala showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 45 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Tuukka Elovaara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Into Hakala in the 52nd minute of play. Liharuusu's Ilari Holtti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Liharuusu from getting a goal against them. Oiva Oravainen charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oiva Oravainen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Oiva Oravainen hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Eero Miinalainen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilari Holtti having to interfere. Tuomas Koskela's late challenge caught a Juntit FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tuomas Koskela helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd match minute, Liharuusu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuomas Koskela to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th match minute, Liharuusu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teemu Tammisto to maneuver through the defense. After 79 played minutes Liharuusu got a freekick which was hit by Teemu Tammisto. If Into Hakala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Into Hakala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tuukka Elovaara was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 87thth minute of the game Into Hakala who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juntit FC's Tuukka Elovaara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Liharuusu's Teemu Tammisto got a free kick in the 95th minute. Liharuusu's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.