League

Kylänlahti
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Kylänlahti's Urmas Kinisjärvi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Daniel Helminen's late challenge caught a Kylänlahti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Helminen helped the player get up and apologised. Urmas Kinisjärvi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Esa Kallioniemi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Aleksi Kultti hit a great ball. When Urmas Kinisjärvi, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 14 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Esa Kallioniemi was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Esa Kallioniemi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kylänlahti's Jarkko Puhakainen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. When Topi Koivumäki came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb 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 Topi Koivumäki couldn't finish the play. Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb's Esa Kallioniemi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb from getting a goal against them. Esa Kallioniemi was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Jarkko Puhakainen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jarkko Puhakainen really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 35 minutes in the game, Jarkko Puhakainen fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Esa Kallioniemi having to interfere. A hard shot 37 in the game by Jarkko Puhakainen from a close distance when the talented Esa Kallioniemi managed to make a qualified save. Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb's players were relieved. After 41 played minutes Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb got a freekick which was hit by Aleksi Kultti. With an all-out effort, Kylänlahti's Esa Kallioniemi threw himself towards the right post 48 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Urmas Kinisjärvi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Veijo Reponen to make the kick off. Kylänlahti's Kaapro Torkkeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veijo Reponen in the 52nd minute of play. In the 62nd match minute, Kylänlahti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmo Jantunen to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veijo Reponen in the 69th minute of play forced Kylänlahti's goalkeeper Kaapro Torkkeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Kylänlahti booed when Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erkki Varis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esa Kallioniemi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urmas Kinisjärvi, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Urmas Kinisjärvi struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Esa Kallioniemi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kylänlahti. When Urmas Kinisjärvi came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Kylänlahti 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 Urmas Kinisjärvi couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute Veijo Reponen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaapro Torkkeli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Topi Koivumäki struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Kaapro Torkkeli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb. In the 91st minute Urmas Kinisjärvi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esa Kallioniemi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb's zone, Urmas Kinisjärvi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esa Kallioniemi came out of the goal and Urmas Kinisjärvi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. During the 96th minute of the match Daniel Helminen completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Daniel Helminen a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 97 played minutes Bänkvärmarnas Bollklubb got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Helminen. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kylänlahti had played much better football throughout.