Prized/Friendly Cup

Kuusankosken Stadion
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Doriva Sousa got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Doriva Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jarmo Joensuu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 6 minutes, Sven-Oskar Rocheleau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ghost Hunters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sven-Oskar Rocheleau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Doriva Sousa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jarmo Joensuu having to make a save. In the 13th minute Ghost Hunters were awarded a corner. Jan-Åke Melander went to the cornerflag to take it. Ghost Hunters's Doriva Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jarmo Joensuu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Oskar Rocheleau, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Henri-Patrick Grocholski kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After 24 played minutes FC Kuusankoski got a freekick which was hit by Urpo Kangasalusta. Jarmo Joensuu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Åke Melander, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Ghost Hunters's Doriva Sousa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jarmo Joensuu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Jarmo Joensuu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ghost Hunters's Doriva Sousa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Jarmo Joensuu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doriva Sousa in the 38th minute of play. FC Kuusankoski's Jarmo Joensuu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Sousa in the 39th minute of play. Jarmo Joensuu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doriva Sousa in the 40th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Doriva Sousa in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jarmo Joensuu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 45 minutes into the match, FC Kuusankoski's goal looked a bit too open when Doriva Sousa came free, but Jarmo Joensuu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jósef Wandzik came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Kuusankoski's Jaakko Kulonen. But to his dismay, Jaakko Kulonen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaakko Kulonen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kuusankoski's zone, Doriva Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jarmo Joensuu came out of the goal and Doriva Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Doriva Sousa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Jarmo Joensuu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jarmo Joensuu was a little too slow when Doriva Sousa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 1-6. With his leg Jarmo Joensuu managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Ghost Hunters's Doriva Sousa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 70 minutes into the match, Ghost Hunters's Doriva Sousa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jarmo Joensuu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC Kuusankoski's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Doriva Sousa scored to the left of an out of position Jarmo Joensuu, making the score, 1-7. Ghost Hunters's attentive Gilbert Lindell managed to snatch the ball when Raino Heinola made a throw-in in the 74th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Sousa in the 76th minute of play forced FC Kuusankoski's goalkeeper Jarmo Joensuu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ghost Hunters's attentive Henri-Patrick Grocholski managed to snatch the ball when Raino Heinola made a throw-in in the 77th minute of the game. Doriva Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Jarmo Joensuu made a huge save. After 79 played minutes FC Kuusankoski got a freekick which was hit by Raino Heinola. Doriva Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarmo Joensuu having to interfere. Jarmo Joensuu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doriva Sousa's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kuusankoski's goalkeeper Jarmo Joensuu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jarmo Joensuu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Sousa in the 90th minute of the match. In the 97th play minute Doriva Sousa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jarmo Joensuu. 1-9. Ghost Hunters's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.