League Play-Off

Malko
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Franck Harmannus started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franck Harmannus in the 4th minute of play forced Toukola's goalkeeper Mateusz Jajesniak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toukola's Timo Turpeinen got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kuisma Lundell succeeded in the game's 8th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Aatami Rissanen's late challenge caught a Toukola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aatami Rissanen helped the player get up and apologised. Toukola's Mateusz Jajesniak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tuukka Liimatainen in the 15th minute of play. Ilmo Rahkonen charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ilmo Rahkonen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Malko IFK getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ilmo Rahkonen hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Rikhard Heliskoski notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Toukola's Mateusz Jajesniak. Mateusz Jajesniak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Juliusz Malewicki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kuisma Lundell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Malko IFK's Juliusz Malewicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tarsan Sarbini in the 31st minute of play. Kuisma Lundell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 34 minutes of play Malko IFK's Aatami Rissanen was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Toukola's Kuisma Lundell couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 36th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Malko IFK. The supporters of Malko IFK booed when Toukola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kauno Laaksonen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 40 minutes Toukola's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ali Sillgren who took care of the corner kick. Malko IFK's Ali Sillgren was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mateusz Jajesniak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kuisma Lundell to make the kick off. Mateusz Jajesniak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franck Harmannus's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Toukola's Mateusz Jajesniak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rikhard Heliskoski in the 55th minute of play. Mateusz Jajesniak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franck Harmannus, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franck Harmannus in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mateusz Jajesniak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Franck Harmannus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mateusz Jajesniak was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Malko IFK were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Toukola's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ali Sillgren took the corner. Timo Turpeinen scored 1-2 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juliusz Malewicki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kuisma Lundell got free with Juliusz Malewicki in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Toukola getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Kuisma Lundell hit a great ball. In the 93rdth minute of the game Franck Harmannus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Toukola's Mateusz Jajesniak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Toukola's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ali Sillgren was slow to take the kick. During this time Malko IFK's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Ali Sillgren almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Toukola's Mateusz Jajesniak did a great save. The Toukola players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.