League Play-Off

Katinkurun kenttä
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antto Haapaniemi kicked off to start the match. Eerik Ruisniemi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriel Salminen went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Pauli Koivisto came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Pinomäki Horses 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 Pauli Koivisto couldn't finish the play. Marko Konttila kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Mikko Vallin missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 15 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Sakari Tukio right hand side. Tapio Mikkonen kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Gabriel Salminen scored 0-2 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eerik Ruisniemi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sakari Tukio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tapio Mikkonen in the 23rd minute of the match. If Jyrki Raisanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Antto Haapaniemi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pinomäki Horses fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Villikkala IFK's zone, Sami Ollonen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sakari Tukio came out of the goal and Sami Ollonen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Mikko Vallin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pinomäki Horses's supporters rose to their feet, but Mikko Vallin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sakari Tukio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Villikkala IFK were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Villikkala IFK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pinomäki Horses:s goal. In the 55th minute there was a penalty for Pinomäki Horses. Mikko Vallin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sakari Tukio. 2-2. In the 62nd minute, one of Pinomäki Horses:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pinomäki Horses. If Sami Ollonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Antto Haapaniemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tapio Mikkonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antto Haapaniemi during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th match minute, Pinomäki Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antto Haapaniemi to maneuver through the defense. Eerik Ruisniemi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Petri Tuulola in the 91st minute. Pauli Koivisto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sakari Tukio having to make a save. Mikko Vallin hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Sakari Tukio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antto Haapaniemi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Villikkala IFK's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.