League

Ainasoja Stadium
Spectators: 6799 (Terracing: 5021, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elgiz Vermäliyev started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Elgiz Vermäliyev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Potoskavaara IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Elgiz Vermäliyev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esa Enola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elgiz Vermäliyev in the 10th minute of play forced FCB's goalkeeper Esa Enola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Elgiz Vermäliyev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esa Enola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heikki Kangaskorpi's late challenge caught a FCB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Heikki Kangaskorpi helped the player get up and apologised. Heikki Kangaskorpi hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Elgiz Vermäliyev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esa Enola. FCB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elgiz Vermäliyev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Krister Odin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsi Oksa in the 23rd minute of play. Lassi Kolsi kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Potoskavaara IFK's goalkeeper Krister Odin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kustaa Ruhanen. In the 26th match minute, Potoskavaara IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sahir Israfilov to maneuver through the defense. Elgiz Vermäliyev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Potoskavaara IFK's Elgiz Vermäliyev in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FCB's goalie prevented a goal. In the 33rd minute, Valio Koivuniemi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elgiz Vermäliyev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Esa Enola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jhonny Beers in the 43rd minute of the match. Elgiz Vermäliyev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Esa Enola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arsi Oksa to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, FCB's Arsi Oksa made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Krister Odin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Krister Odin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsi Oksa in the 55th minute of play. Krister Odin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vili Räsänen in the 57th minute of play. Esa Enola made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Elgiz Vermäliyev sent off a good shot on target. 59 minutes into the match, FCB's goal looked a bit too open when Elgiz Vermäliyev came free, but Esa Enola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Vili Räsänen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krister Odin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Mauri Metsäranta made a precise shot to the right of Krister Odin. Potoskavaara IFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. After a rather tough play, Potoskavaara IFK's Lassi Kolsi got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute of the match Joonatan Dahlman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Krister Odin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Krister Odin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kustaa Ruhanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Krister Odin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kustaa Ruhanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Lassi Kolsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Lassi Kolsi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sahir Israfilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lassi Kolsi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Markku Takala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esa Enola having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, FCB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valio Koivuniemi to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the game, FCB's Vili Räsänen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Krister Odin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Potoskavaara IFK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FCB.