League

Myras Stadion
Spectators: 6786 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Teemu Henriksson got the match started through his kick off. Antti Lydman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elmer Selänne in the 2nd minute of the match. Hannu Miettinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antti Lydman having to interfere. Jere Johansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teemu Henriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th match minute, Kuurtola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juha Myllyniemi to maneuver through the defense. Antti Lydman acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 15th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Johannes Oksa. After 15 played minutes Kuurtola got a freekick which was hit by Eino Uitto. 19 minutes into the match, Kuurtola's Usko Raisanen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jere Johansson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in JEPO ALLMIGHTY's zone, Juha Myllyniemi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jere Johansson came out of the goal and Juha Myllyniemi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Usko Raisanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute of the match Kuisma Viklund sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jere Johansson skillfully saved the ball. Herman Laiho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39thth minute of the game Herman Laiho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kuurtola's Antti Lydman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Teemu Henriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Usko Raisanen in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jere Johansson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Teemu Henriksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Jere Johansson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Herman Laiho made the kick off in the second half. Ilmari Tallus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Usko Raisanen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jere Johansson having to interfere. When Elmer Selänne fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JEPO ALLMIGHTY's protests and gave Elmer Selänne a yellow card for diving instead. Elmer Selänne kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. JEPO ALLMIGHTY's Jere Johansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teemu Henriksson in the 58th minute of play. Usko Raisanen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jere Johansson having to interfere. Usko Raisanens short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Jere Johansson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Elmer Selänne was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 62 minutes had been played. A collision led to JEPO ALLMIGHTY getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Elmer Selänne hit a great ball. The supporters of Kuurtola booed when JEPO ALLMIGHTY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herman Laiho didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Usko Raisanen came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Kuurtola 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 Usko Raisanen couldn't finish the play. Jere Johansson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teemu Henriksson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 70 minute of play. In the 80th minute, Juha Myllyniemi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kuisma Viklund's shot from long distance in the 90th minute was not bad at all, but JEPO ALLMIGHTY's Jere Johansson knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. 92 minutes into the match, Kuurtola's Usko Raisanen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jere Johansson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Teemu Henriksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Usko Raisanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The JEPO ALLMIGHTY supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Kuurtola's performance. The match ended with a win for Kuurtola.