League Play-Off

Maavehmaa Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Into Laitila got the match started through his kick off. 1-0 became the score in the 7th minute when Teijo Karalahti elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Herkko Kalto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Arkivuo having to interfere. Into Laitila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Petteri Lotvonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to PaskalajiFC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Manne Lönnblad hit a great ball. Into Laitila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petteri Lotvonen having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Into Laitila in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Petteri Lotvonen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Teijo Karalahti in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Petteri Lotvonen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 28th minute Herkko Kalto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Arkivuo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juha-Pekka Tuores sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teijo Karalahti was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 32nd minute. Maavehmaa's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 43 minutes into the match, Maavehmaa's goal looked a bit too open when Juha-Pekka Tuores came free, but Saul Arkivuo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th 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. The supporters of PaskalajiFC booed when Maavehmaa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elmer Koivisto didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Herkko Kalto to make the kick off. Into Laitila struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Petteri Lotvonen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maavehmaa. Elmer Koivisto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Petteri Lotvonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Teijo Karalahti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petteri Lotvonen was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Juha-Pekka Tuoress short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Saul Arkivuo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 63 in the game by Juha-Pekka Tuores from a close distance when the talented Saul Arkivuo managed to make a qualified save. Maavehmaa's players were relieved. Herkko Kalto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Arkivuo having to interfere. In the 67th minute Teijo Karalahti 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. If Juha-Pekka Tuores had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raimo Virta kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Teijo Karalahti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tero Konttila's late challenge caught a Maavehmaa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tero Konttila helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in PaskalajiFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! In the 78th minute there was a penalty for Maavehmaa. Eero Koivuniemi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Petteri Lotvonen. 3-0. In the 82ndth minute of the game Teijo Karalahti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PaskalajiFC's Petteri Lotvonen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Aapeli Ilola managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maavehmaa's supporters rose to their feet, but Aapeli Ilola was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Petteri Lotvonen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, PaskalajiFC's Raimo Virta got a free kick in the 88th minute. When Into Laitila, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 89 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Petteri Lotvonen was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Saul Arkivuo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herkko Kalto in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Herkko Kalto fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Saul Arkivuo, passed just outside the right post. Petteri Timoska's late challenge caught a Maavehmaa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Petteri Timoska helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to PaskalajiFC getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Petteri Timoska hit a great ball. Elmer Koivisto didn't quite understand what happened when in the 101 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet.