Friendly League

Arena Wiary
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Urmas Vuorinen kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Ben West's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jyrki Rajamäki was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Atıf Nezir got free with Jyrki Rajamäki in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Palloketut's Urmas Vuorinen got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernard Bilicki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urmas Vuorinen in the 10th minute of the match. Palloketut were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Odważni's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Veijo Lähtelä took the corner. The corner led Palloketut's Veijo Lähtelä to fire away a dangerous shot which Bernard Bilicki despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With an all-out effort, Odważni's Jyrki Rajamäki threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ben West, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Bernard Bilicki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urmas Vuorinen in the 16th minute of the match. Bernard Bilicki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urmas Vuorinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Palloketut's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ali Atıf Nezir fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a rather tough play, Palloketut's Veijo Lähtelä got a free kick in the 25th minute. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Ben West took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Jyrki Rajamäki to make any attempt to save it. 39 minutes into the game, Ali Atıf Nezir lined in a short shot 3-0 behind a frustrated Jyrki Rajamäki. Palloketut's Urmas Vuorinen got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ali Atıf Nezir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Ben West cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Jyrki Rajamäki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Palloketut's zone, Ben West stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jyrki Rajamäki came out of the goal and Ben West tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Odważni:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Palloketut:s goal. When Tenho Pihkala fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palloketut's protests and gave Tenho Pihkala a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, Tenho Pihkala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the game, Urmas Vuorinen recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bernard Bilicki. Urmas Vuorinen showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-2. Tenho Pihkala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Bernard Bilicki made a huge save. If Urmas Vuorinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Urmas Vuorinen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ben West took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jyrki Rajamäki. Jyrki Rajamäki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. 88 minutes into the match, Urmas Vuorinen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bernard Bilicki, 5-3. After a rather tough play, Palloketut's Tenho Pihkala got a free kick in the 94th minute. After 95 minutes, Alvi Vuorio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palloketut and the Odważni players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th match minute, Palloketut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvi Vuorio to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Odważni fans cheered their team off the field, for while Palloketut had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.