League Play-Off

Palojoensuu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Toimi Laitinen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Petteri Lotvonen. PaskalajiFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Arho Koski charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arho Koski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arho Koski kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. If Herkko Kalto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Sporting Kristina's Arho Koski got a free kick in the 10th minute. Teijo Kamppuri hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. If Juha-Pekka Tuores had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Sporting Kristina getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Ari Lydman hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juha-Pekka Tuores got free with Valio Lotvonen in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute Silvo Viinikainen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petteri Lotvonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joni Välivaara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Herkko Kalto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valio Lotvonen having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Herkko Kalto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Herkko Kalto came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the PaskalajiFC 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 Herkko Kalto couldn't finish the play. Juha-Pekka Tuores fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valio Lotvonen having to interfere. Valio Lotvonen was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Herkko Kalto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Herkko Kalto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 51st minute Silvo Viinikainen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petteri Lotvonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Herkko Kalto came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the PaskalajiFC 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 Herkko Kalto couldn't finish the play. Sporting Kristina's Valio Lotvonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juha-Pekka Tuores in the 61st minute of play. After 64 played minutes Sporting Kristina got a freekick which was hit by Arho Koski. After recieving a nice pass, PaskalajiFC's Teijo Kamppuri tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Joni Välivaara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joni Välivaara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Petteri Lotvonen made a huge save. If Juha-Pekka Tuores had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juha-Pekka Tuores in the 84th minute of play forced Sporting Kristina's goalkeeper Valio Lotvonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Kristina's zone, Herkko Kalto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valio Lotvonen came out of the goal and Herkko Kalto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the match, PaskalajiFC's goal looked a bit too open when Silvo Viinikainen came free, but Petteri Lotvonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvo Viinikainen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petteri Lotvonen having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Herkko Kalto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valio Lotvonen was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. In the 96th minute, Herkko Kalto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PaskalajiFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. PaskalajiFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.