League

Kohmujärvi Stadion
Spectators: 7320 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 50) Paul Haapaniemi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mika Pakarinens short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Joni Rinne to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 7 played minutes Kohmujärvi IFK got a freekick which was hit by Jami Vapaniemi. 11 minutes into the match, Karis's Saku Sulonen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sulevi Viander narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Kohmujärvi IFK's Mika Pakarinen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joni Rinne narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute Arvo Hänninen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sulevi Viander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul Haapaniemi in the 20th minute of play forced Karis's goalkeeper Joni Rinne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the game, Saku Sulonen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Sulevi Viander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 27 minutes, Mika Pakarinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kohmujärvi IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mika Pakarinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henrik Hauhtonen hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Kohmujärvi IFK's Toni Penttilä got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Paul Haapaniemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Karis's Joni Rinne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paul Haapaniemi in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Karis were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When Saku Sulonen came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Karis 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 Saku Sulonen couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Karis getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Tino Lampi hit a great ball. Yrjänä Känsäkangas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joni Rinne having to interfere. After having played for 67 minutes, Mika Pakarinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kohmujärvi IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mika Pakarinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mika Pakarinen in the 71st minute of play forced Karis's goalkeeper Joni Rinne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Arvo Hänninen came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Karis 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 Arvo Hänninen couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Paul Haapaniemi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joni Rinne was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Sulevi Viander made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Arvo Hänninen sent off a good shot on target. Arvo Hänninen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Sulevi Viander made a huge save. After having played for 85 minutes, Arvo Hänninen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arvo Hänninen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Markus Tallqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Karis eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.