League

Korentovaara Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Eemil Kärkkäinen's late challenge caught a Kiikanmäki's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eemil Kärkkäinen helped the player get up and apologised. Eemil Kärkkäinen hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Kiikanmäki's Tommi Ollonen got control of the ball when Samu Ristolainen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tatu Kinnaslampi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Tarvo Mikkonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Klaus Kirjonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 25 played minutes Kiikanmäki got a freekick which was hit by Silvo Kopola. When Samu Ristolainen came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Korentovaara IFK 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 Samu Ristolainen couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Samu Ristolainen could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Tommi Ollonen however easily saved by the left post. Kalle Kapanen hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Klaus Kirjonen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommi Ollonen was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. The supporters of Korentovaara IFK booed when Kiikanmäki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kalle Kapanen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samu Ristolainen struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Tommi Ollonen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Korentovaara IFK. Klaus Kirjonen might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommi Ollonen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Klaus Kirjonen ran back to his position shaking his head. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Klaus Kirjonen to make the kick off. Klaus Kirjonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Tommi Ollonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Korentovaara IFK's Samu Ristolainen got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Samu Ristolainen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommi Ollonen. Kiikanmäki's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samu Ristolainen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. If Klaus Kirjonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kalle Kapanen kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Kiikanmäki's Tommi Ollonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samu Ristolainen in the 74th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toni Kevari got free with Tarvo Mikkonen in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute, Samu Ristolainen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Korentovaara IFK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Samu Ristolainen struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Tommi Ollonen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Korentovaara IFK. If Samu Ristolainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samu Ristolainen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Tommi Ollonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Korentovaara IFK's Klaus Kirjonen in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kiikanmäki's goalie prevented a goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Korentovaara IFK fully deserved thier win.