League Play-Off

Partsinmaa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Hannes Räikkönen fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Partsinmaa FC's protests and gave Hannes Räikkönen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Usko Raisanen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valto Paaso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Usko Raisanen came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Kuurtola 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 Usko Raisanen couldn't finish the play. In the 12thth minute of the game Usko Raisanen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Partsinmaa FC's Valto Paaso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Usko Raisanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Teemu Henriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elmer Malinen succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 20th playminute. In the 23rd match minute, Kuurtola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viljami Heliskoski to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Elmer Malinen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Partsinmaa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Elmer Malinen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antti Lydman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valto Paaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teemu Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teemu Henriksson in the 35th minute of play forced Partsinmaa FC's goalkeeper Valto Paaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teemu Henriksson in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valto Paaso saved Partsinmaa FC from getting behind. Sulho Askolin kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Elmer Malinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Antti Lydman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th minute of the match Ilkka Hagman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valto Paaso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teemu Henriksson to make the kick off. Teemu Henriksson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valto Paaso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Ilkka Tervo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Riku Sinkkonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ilkka Tervo in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antti Lydman saved Kuurtola from getting behind. After some careless play in the Kuurtola defense, Ilkka Tervo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antti Lydman. The Kuurtola fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antti Lydman should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Sulho Askolin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Partsinmaa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sulho Askolin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antti Lydman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elmer Malinen in the 84th minute of play forced Kuurtola's goalkeeper Antti Lydman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antti Lydman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pekka Känsäkangas's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Antti Lydman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elmer Malinen went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Kuurtola's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.