U23 League

Muda Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kaarle Väätäinen took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Heikki Niinimaa notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Raasiku Kõrid's Virgo Aavasalu. Virgo Aavasalu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 16 played minutes, FC Raasiku Kõrid's Hendrik Kasendi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Niilo Vähäsavo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Raasiku Kõrid reached it. After some careless play in the FC Raasiku Kõrid defense, Jan Kuokkanen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virgo Aavasalu. The FC Raasiku Kõrid fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virgo Aavasalu should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Savon Palloseura's zone, Andro Noorpea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niilo Vähäsavo came out of the goal and Andro Noorpea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Niilo Vähäsavo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hendrik Kasendi in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heikki Niinimaa in the 31st minute of play forced FC Raasiku Kõrid's goalkeeper Virgo Aavasalu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Raasiku Kõrid's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hendrik Kasendi in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juha-Pekka Joenväärä in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Raasiku Kõrid's goalkeeper Virgo Aavasalu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Savon Palloseura's Kaarle Väätäinen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Virgo Aavasalu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ott Nigula stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Juha-Pekka Joenväärä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgo Aavasalu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Virgo Aavasalu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jan Kuokkanen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 54 minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, Juha-Pekka Joenväärä was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Savon Palloseura's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Raasiku Kõrid the free kick. In the 58th match minute, Savon Palloseura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juha-Pekka Joenväärä to maneuver through the defense. Oodo Oese's late challenge caught a Savon Palloseura's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oodo Oese helped the player get up and apologised. Oodo Oese kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Jan Kuokkanen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Savon Palloseura fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. If Kaarle Väätäinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in FC Raasiku Kõrid's zone, Tomas Gaxan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Virgo Aavasalu came out of the goal and Tomas Gaxan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Virgo Aavasalu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kaarle Väätäinen in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute, Ott Nigula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Virgo Aavasalu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kaarle Väätäinen went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. 91 minutes into the match, FC Raasiku Kõrid's goal looked a bit too open when Toivo Karhu came free, but Virgo Aavasalu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgo Aavasalu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toivo Karhu in the 94th minute of play. The supporters of Savon Palloseura booed when FC Raasiku Kõrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hendrik Kasendi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Savon Palloseura left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Raasiku Kõrid.