League

Gorky Park
Spectators: 6769 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lasse Loikala started the match with the kick off. When Lasse Loikala came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Tikkurilan Palloseura 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 Lasse Loikala couldn't finish the play. In the 5th minute, Olavi Aho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Severi Nurmi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Olavi Aho scored 0-2 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Severi Nurmi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Severi Nurmi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavi Aho in the 14th minute of play. Ossian Antila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lasse Loikala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute Olavi Aho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severi Nurmi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Ossian Antila was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Akilles F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tikkurilan Palloseura the free kick. In the 26th minute, Ossian Antila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Severi Nurmi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavi Aho in the 29th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lasse Loikala during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lasse Loikala hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. If Olavi Aho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Uolevi Valjakka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Olavi Aho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Severi Nurmi having to interfere. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ossian Antila to make the kick off. Olavi Aho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olavi Aho got free with Severi Nurmi in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Olavi Aho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severi Nurmi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olavi Aho in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Tikkurilan Palloseura's goal looked a bit too open when Launo Aalto came free, but Robert Järventaus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olavi Aho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Severi Nurmi made a huge save. With a little luck, Akilles F.C's Severi Nurmi got control of the ball when Olavi Aho tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Akilles F.C's zone, Olavi Aho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Severi Nurmi came out of the goal and Olavi Aho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Akilles F.C's zone, Olavi Aho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Severi Nurmi came out of the goal and Olavi Aho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 87 minutes of play, Tikkurilan Palloseura's Olavi Aho made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Severi Nurmi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Severi Nurmi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olavi Aho in the 90th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Tikkurilan Palloseura's Olavi Aho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Severi Nurmi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, Akilles F.C's goalkeeper Severi Nurmi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olavi Aho.