League

Singsby Plättin
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aarto Tikka made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Anselmi Kokkonen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paavali Saarelainen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gunners's attentive Taavi Kiviranta managed to snatch the ball when Akseli Kouhi made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alvar Kokkila during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alvar Kokkila hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Paavali Saarelainen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauri Suominen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lauri Suominen in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paavali Saarelainen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Lauri Suominen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ylermi Väänänen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aarto Tikka in the 19th minute of the match. When Taavi Kiviranta came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Gunners 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 Taavi Kiviranta couldn't finish the play. Paavali Saarelainen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmi Kokkonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 25 minutes, Taavi Kiviranta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gunners's supporters crossed their fingers, but Taavi Kiviranta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paavali Saarelainen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lauri Suominen, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The nice shot from Esko Tallqvist in the 29thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Ylermi Väänänen had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. A throw-in in the 31st minute of the game was made by Akseli Kouhi with Markus Paaso as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a defensive mix-up in Singsby HF's zone, Uoti Berg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paavali Saarelainen came out of the goal and Uoti Berg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Singsby HF's Paavali Saarelainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauri Suominen in the 38th minute of play. Singsby HF's Paavali Saarelainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ossi Vainionpää in the 39th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Singsby HF's goal looked a bit too open when Lauri Suominen came free, but Paavali Saarelainen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lauri Suominen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Paavali Saarelainen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Gunners's Ylermi Väänänen got control of the ball when Alvar Kokkila tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lauri Suominen to make the kick off. A hard shot 52 in the game by Lauri Suominen from a close distance when the talented Paavali Saarelainen managed to make a qualified save. Singsby HF's players were relieved. Paavali Saarelainen stood somewhat misplaced when Lauri Suominen came free in front of goal and shot 0-2 to the left of him in the 56 minute. August Puro's late challenge caught a Singsby HF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. August Puro helped the player get up and apologised. August Puro kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Esko Tallqvist came free, but Ylermi Väänänen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ylermi Väänänen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esko Tallqvist in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aarto Tikka in the 69th minute of play forced Gunners's goalkeeper Ylermi Väänänen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 71 minutes, Lauri Suominen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gunners's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lauri Suominen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paavali Saarelainen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauri Suominen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ylermi Väänänen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esko Tallqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Lauri Suominen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paavali Saarelainen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lauri Suominen in the 85th minute. Gunners's Ylermi Väänänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aarto Tikka in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taavi Kiviranta to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Gunners's zone, Esko Tallqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ylermi Väänänen came out of the goal and Esko Tallqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Singsby HF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gunners were clearly better and deserved to take the win.