League Play-Off

Parikkala Staddfm
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frederick Lehtonen got the match started through his kick off. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lampsijärvi FC's goalkeeper Zachris Peltola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pekka Virolainen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Into Puranen in the 12th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Parikkala sdfIFK defense, Eljas Äijälä kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pekka Virolainen. The Parikkala sdfIFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pekka Virolainen should have stopped the shot. Lampsijärvi FC's Zachris Peltola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konsta Siponen in the 18th minute of play. Anssi Ahmaoja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Zachris Peltola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pekka Virolainen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Martikainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. With his leg Zachris Peltola managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Parikkala sdfIFK's Konsta Siponen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 25 minutes into the match, Parikkala sdfIFK's goal looked a bit too open when Jari Martikainen came free, but Pekka Virolainen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ossian Viljanen in the 28th minute of play forced Lampsijärvi FC's goalkeeper Zachris Peltola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lasse Nielikäinen got free with Zachris Peltola in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 36 minutes, Anssi Ahmaoja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Parikkala sdfIFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anssi Ahmaoja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Lampsijärvi FC booed when Parikkala sdfIFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markus Okkonen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Parikkala sdfIFK defense, Frederick Lehtonen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pekka Virolainen. The Parikkala sdfIFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pekka Virolainen should have stopped the shot. Ossian Viljanen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anssi Ahmaoja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Ossian Viljanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Lampsijärvi FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Valio Piiröinen hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jarno Pietiläinen during the 49th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 48th minute of the game. One of Lampsijärvi FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Parikkala sdfIFK:s goal. Zachris Peltola had in the 50thth minute some difficulties stopping Konsta Siponen's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The Parikkala sdfIFK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lampsijärvi FC were winning 0-2.

With a little luck, Parikkala sdfIFK's Pekka Virolainen got control of the ball when Into Puranen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ossian Viljanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Zachris Peltola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konsta Siponen in the 59th minute of play forced Lampsijärvi FC's goalkeeper Zachris Peltola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sauli Hannukainen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zachris Peltola. Lampsijärvi FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Zachris Peltola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ossian Viljanen in the 65th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Konsta Siponen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zachris Peltola was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Ossian Viljanen struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Zachris Peltola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Parikkala sdfIFK. 75 minutes into the match, Lampsijärvi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Konsta Siponen came free, but Zachris Peltola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Markus Okkonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachris Peltola having to interfere. Pekka Virolainen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Frederick Lehtonen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 82 minute of play. Markus Okkonen's late challenge caught a Lampsijärvi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Markus Okkonen helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lampsijärvi FC booed when Parikkala sdfIFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markus Okkonen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pekka Virolainen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Into Puranen went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Konsta Siponen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Parikkala sdfIFK lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.