League

Hellälä
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) Jyvaskyla FC's Tony Tuomainen 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. After 7 played minutes Hellälä got a freekick which was hit by Sami Kaitainen. If Pasi Teräs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tony Tuomainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timo Piiroinen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Tuomainen in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomi Aho in the 17th minute of play forced Hellälä's goalkeeper Timo Piiroinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timo Piiroinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerkko Hevonkorpi in the 19th minute of play. Tony Tuomainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Jyvaskyla FC booed when Hellälä was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Verneri Haataja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hellälä's Timo Piiroinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Tuomainen in the 26th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pasi Teräs in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Timo Piiroinen saved Hellälä from getting behind. Timo Piiroinen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kerkko Hevonkorpi's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Timo Piiroinen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tony Tuomainen went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 38thth minute of the game Pasi Teräs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hellälä's Timo Piiroinen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Jyvaskyla FC's Asko Welling nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Timo Piiroinen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Tony Tuomainen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timo Piiroinen was relentless in the 44th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sami Kaitainen to make the kick off. Tony Tuomainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timo Piiroinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pasi Teräs, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Timo Piiroinen was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Tony Tuomainen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tony Tuomainen really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Tony Tuomainen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Timo Piiroinen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 64 minutes into the match, Hellälä's goalkeeper Timo Piiroinen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Tuomainen. 70 minutes into the game, Hellälä's Sami Kaitainen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wiley Driscoll made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Tony Tuomainen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Timo Piiroinen made a huge save. In the 75th minute, Tony Tuomainen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Timo Piiroinen. The goal made the score 1-5. 80 minutes into the match, Pasi Teräs had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Timo Piiroinen. Hellälä's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pasi Teräs was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. Edvard Hedberg's late challenge caught a Jyvaskyla FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edvard Hedberg helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Hellälä getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Edvard Hedberg hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the game, Jyvaskyla FC's Tony Tuomainen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Timo Piiroinen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. The supporters of Hellälä booed when Jyvaskyla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koldo Diez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jyvaskyla FC played a much better game than Hellälä and deserved their victory. The Hellälä players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.