League

Ratina Stadium
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Miro Pyhältö showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perttu Kivi in the 5th minute of the match. Maunu Vallin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Miro Pyhältö tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maunu Vallin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miro Pyhältö having to interfere. Perttu Kivi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tampere United's Kustaa Kultanen got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Reino Vainionpää fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rainer Vihtilä having to interfere. After 25 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tampere United! In the 27th minute there was a penalty for Minnesota Wild. Aaron Koivisto stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Miro Pyhältö. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maunu Vallin in the 31st minute of play forced Tampere United's goalkeeper Miro Pyhältö to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reino Vainionpää could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Rainer Vihtilä made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, Tampere United's goal looked a bit too open when Maunu Vallin came free, but Miro Pyhältö reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Minnesota Wild's Rainer Vihtilä got control of the ball when Reino Vainionpää tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kustaa Kultanen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rainer Vihtilä having to make a save. When Reino Vainionpää came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Tampere United 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 Reino Vainionpää couldn't finish the play. Kustaa Kultanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Rainer Vihtilä tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Reino Vainionpää had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reino Vainionpää struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Rainer Vihtilä didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tampere United. Maunu Vallin struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Miro Pyhältö didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Minnesota Wild. Maunu Vallin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Perttu Kivi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miro Pyhältö having to make a save. In the 72nd minute, Maunu Vallin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miro Pyhältö was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 78 minutes into the match, Minnesota Wild's goal looked a bit too open when Miro Alanko came free, but Rainer Vihtilä reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, one of Tampere United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Minnesota Wild a penalty, 90 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aaron Koivisto, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tampere United's Miro Pyhältö. 0-4. If Reino Vainionpää had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Minnesota Wild's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.