League

Spikis Stadium
Spectators: 7617 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 50) Malminkartanon PeTo's Arto Virta 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. Arto Virta struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Tommi Pakarinen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Malminkartanon PeTo. 14 minutes into the game, Arto Virta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tommi Pakarinen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th minute, Daniel Venäläinen fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Tommi Pakarinen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hannu Nybacka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Venäläinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jalmari Pietilä made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Venäläinen in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Spikis were furious when Lasse Hentunen was red carded, 52 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When Arto Virta came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Malminkartanon PeTo 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 Arto Virta couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes into the game, Daniel Venäläinen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Jalmari Pietilä was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 72 minutes, Daniel Venäläinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spikis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Venäläinen 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 Daniel Venäläinen in the 78th minute of play forced Malminkartanon PeTo's goalkeeper Jalmari Pietilä to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Venäläinen made a precise shot to the right of Jalmari Pietilä. Malminkartanon PeTo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Jalmari Pietilä didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Venäläinen went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. In the 91st match minute, Spikis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Sinisalo to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Vilho Uusikartano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Malminkartanon PeTo players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Spikis from taking control. The game ends in a draw.