League

Närhilä Stadium
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Risto Tuokko made the kick off and thus started the match. Taivasvanne's Leif Virkkunen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Taivasvanne from getting a goal against them. Juhapekka Jokilahti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Taivasvanne's Kuisma Seikola got a free kick in the 5th minute. Ziiga's Juhapekka Jokilahti got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kuisma Seikola hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 22 minutes of play, Taivasvanne's Risto Tuokko made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eerikki Nevanlinna was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juhapekka Jokilahti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Leif Virkkunen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Päiviö Pirjetä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leif Virkkunen made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Ville Siltavirta sent off a good shot on target. 44 minutes into the game, one of Ziiga:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Päiviö Pirjetä was the one to do the kick off. Ville Siltavirta's late challenge caught a Taivasvanne's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ville Siltavirta helped the player get up and apologised. 51 minutes into the game, one of Ziiga:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Eerikki Nevanlinna, was totally fooled by Taivasvanne's Kaarlo Järvenperä, who 53 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Niklas Mustonen 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. 64 minutes in the game, Risto Tuokko fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Eerikki Nevanlinna having to interfere. Leif Virkkunen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Päiviö Pirjetä, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 71st match minute, Taivasvanne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ale Kamppunen to maneuver through the defense. Leif Virkkunen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juhapekka Jokilahti in the 74th minute of the match. When Risto Tuokko fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Taivasvanne's protests and gave Risto Tuokko a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Taivasvanne getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Risto Tuokko hit a great ball. Päiviö Pirjetä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Päiviö Pirjetä took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leif Virkkunen. Leif Virkkunen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The Ziiga supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Taivasvanne's performance. The match ended with a win for Taivasvanne.