League

Ylikärppä Stadium
Spectators: 7875 (Terracing: 5907, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 157) Pekka Parkkonen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Albert Känsäkangas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pekka Parkkonen's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 14 minutes in the game, Antti Eerola fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Eerik Sainomaa having to interfere. If Alpo Laaksonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Aarto Myllys fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sarflaks FC's protests and gave Aarto Myllys a yellow card for diving instead. Aarto Myllys hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After 24 played minutes Harvesters got a freekick which was hit by Daavid Niskanen. Pekka Parkkonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Känsäkangas having to interfere. Harvesters's Daavid Niskanen got his second yellow card of the match in the 31st minute. The referee ordered Daavid Niskanen off the ground. After a rather tough play, Harvesters's Daavid Niskanen got a free kick in the 31st minute. Valtteri Kahra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Känsäkangas having to interfere. Antti Eerola charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antti Eerola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 34 played minutes Harvesters got a freekick which was hit by Antti Eerola. A collision led to Sarflaks FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Klaus Luotonen hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Pekka Heinola sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sarflaks FC's Eerik Sainomaa didn't even have to move. Eerik Sainomaa made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Alpo Laaksonen sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute Pekka Parkkonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Känsäkangas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Pekka Parkkonen notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Harvesters's Albert Känsäkangas. Albert Känsäkangas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pasi Ruohiainen's late challenge caught a Sarflaks FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pasi Ruohiainen helped the player get up and apologised. After 48 played minutes Harvesters got a freekick which was hit by Pasi Ruohiainen. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alpo Laaksonen to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Harvesters were awarded a corner. Pekka Heinola went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Harvesters's corner Uljas Laine fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eerik Sainomaa quite easily take care of the ball. Harvesters's Alpo Laaksonen got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pasi Ruohiainen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alpo Laaksonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eerik Sainomaa having to interfere. Valtteri Kahra scored 0-2 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Albert Känsäkangas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute, Pekka Parkkonen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Albert Känsäkangas. The goal made the score 0-3. After having played for 79 minutes, Alpo Laaksonen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harvesters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alpo Laaksonen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teppo Helin hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Alpo Laaksonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eerik Sainomaa having to interfere. When Pasi Ruohiainen came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Harvesters 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 Pasi Ruohiainen couldn't finish the play. Eerik Sainomaa came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Harvesters's Janne Laine. But to his dismay, Janne Laine quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Alpo Laaksonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chants of Sarflaks FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Harvesters had held the ball for most of the match.