League

Tikkakoski Stadion
Spectators: 7672 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 90) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jukka-Pekka Kangasalusta took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Miska Mansikkamäki notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Tikkakoski's Pietari Kurri. Pietari Kurri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kaapo Kangasalusta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Reima Kokkila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Daavid Santala fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Taati FC's protests and gave Daavid Santala a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, one of Taati FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Taati FC. Alpo Kaipainen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Reima Kokkila came out and tried to block the shot, but Alpo Kaipainen slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 21st minute. If Kaapo Kangasalusta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miska Mansikkamäki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jukka-Pekka Kangasalusta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reima Kokkila was out of position in the 48 minute of play, and Kaapo Kangasalusta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kaapo Kangasalusta really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kaapo Kangasalusta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Miska Mansikkamäki came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Taati FC 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 Miska Mansikkamäki couldn't finish the play. Pietari Kurri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jukka-Pekka Kangasalusta in the 64th minute of the match. Reima Kokkila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaapo Kangasalusta, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Reima Kokkila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teemu Pihlajamäki, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 73 minutes of play, Tikkakoski's Teemu Pihlajamäki made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reima Kokkila was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kaapo Kangasalusta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reima Kokkila having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Tikkakoski's goal looked a bit too open when Jukka-Pekka Kangasalusta came free, but Pietari Kurri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Tikkakoski was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuukka Sauso to maneuver through the defense. If Jukka-Pekka Kangasalusta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Miska Mansikkamäki came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Taati FC 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 Miska Mansikkamäki couldn't finish the play. Jukka-Pekka Kangasalusta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Taati FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Miska Mansikkamäki hit a great ball. Miska Mansikkamäki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Teemu Pihlajamäki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 100th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tikkakoski fans cheered their team off the field, for while Taati FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.