League Play-Off

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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sakari Vesanen started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Sakari Vesanen made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Puuluoto's Olli Koistinen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A hard shot 6 in the game by Sakari Vesanen from a close distance when the talented Olli Koistinen managed to make a qualified save. Puuluoto's players were relieved. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Puuluoto's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elmo Timoska was slow to take the kick. During this time Academy's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Academy's Leevi Kokko getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Sakari Vesanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sakari Vesanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A hard shot 11 in the game by Sakari Vesanen from a close distance when the talented Olli Koistinen managed to make a qualified save. Puuluoto's players were relieved. 12 minutes into the game, Riku Riksman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Puuluoto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Academy the free kick. After 12 played minutes Puuluoto got a freekick which was hit by Riku Riksman. When Sakari Vesanen came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sakari Vesanen couldn't finish the play. Nuutti Siponen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Sakari Vesanen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Sakari Vesanen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olli Koistinen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18th play minute Sakari Vesanen came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Olli Koistinen. 2-0. Olli Koistinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sakari Vesanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Sakari Vesanen let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 23rd minute shot 3-0 at rihgt post. Olli Koistinen didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Academy's Sakari Vesanen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 34 minutes into the match, Puuluoto's goal looked a bit too open when Rubin Swartz came free, but Olli Koistinen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Academy fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when Academy's Rubin Swartz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sakari Vesanen got free with Olli Koistinen in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sakari Vesanen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Olli Koistinen made a huge save. Puuluoto's defense didn't have a chance, in the 46th minute, when Leevi Kokko scored to the left of an out of position Olli Koistinen, making the score, 6-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Juuso Kuhta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sakari Vesanen in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olli Koistinen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfred Hautaoja's late challenge caught a Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfred Hautaoja helped the player get up and apologised. Olli Koistinen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sakari Vesanen went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Olli Koistinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubin Swartz in the 58th minute of play. When Erkki Hernesniemi fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Puuluoto's protests and gave Erkki Hernesniemi a yellow card for diving instead. Erkki Hernesniemi hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Sakari Vesanen came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sakari Vesanen couldn't finish the play. Elmo Timoska scored 8-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olli Koistinen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Rubin Swartz advanced and headed the ball into goal, 9-0 in the 65th minute. Sakari Vesanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Olli Koistinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Sakari Vesanen came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sakari Vesanen couldn't finish the play. Olli Koistinen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rubin Swartz went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Sakari Vesanen put it in 11-0 from a short distance just to the right of Olli Koistinen. In the 85th minute Sakari Vesanen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olli Koistinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 87 minutes, Elmo Timoska managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elmo Timoska was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olli Koistinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sakari Vesanen in the 90th minute of play. Olli Koistinen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sakari Vesanen's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Sakari Vesanen took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olli Koistinen. Olli Koistinen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 12-0. When the referee ended the match the Academy players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.