League Play-Off

Ahmaus Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Taavetti Brinck kicked off to start the match. Parkkila's Lasse Rinne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oiva Kärnä in the 2nd minute of play. In the 8th minute, Heikki Mikkola ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iisakki Palonen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Iisakki Palonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taavetti Brinck, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Oiva Kärnä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lasse Rinne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Jani Järventaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Taavetti Brinck made a precise shot to the right of Iisakki Palonen. Singsby HF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 31 minutes of play, Parkkila's Taavetti Brinck made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iisakki Palonen was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of Singsby HF:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Parkkila:s goal. Iisakki Palonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taavetti Brinck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th match minute, Singsby HF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oiva Kärnä to maneuver through the defense. Jani Järventaus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Lasse Rinne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

52 minutes into the match, Parkkila's Ossi Ojansuu broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Jani Järventaus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Lasse Rinne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Iiro Rosendahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Heikki Mikkola came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Parkkila 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 Heikki Mikkola couldn't finish the play. Oiva Kärnä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Oiva Kärnä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lasse Rinne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oiva Kärnä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jani Järventaus struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Lasse Rinne didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Singsby HF. Oiva Kärnä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Parkkila walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.