League Play-Off

Jaakonvaara
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pekka Parkkonen made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Uuno Harju hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eerik Sainomaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jussi Sulonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Jussi Sulonen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Raudaistenmaa IFK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 18th minute Teuvo Snellman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eerik Sainomaa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilkka Vauhkonen hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Jarkko Vento sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sarflaks FC's Eerik Sainomaa didn't even have to move. In the 23rd minute, Teuvo Snellman 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. Valtteri Kahra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lassi Myllylä having to interfere. After 28 minutes, Teppo Helin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sarflaks FC and the Raudaistenmaa IFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Raudaistenmaa IFK booed when Sarflaks FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teppo Helin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Jarkko Vento sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sarflaks FC's Eerik Sainomaa didn't even have to move. When Teuvo Snellman came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Raudaistenmaa IFK 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 Teuvo Snellman couldn't finish the play. Jussi Sulonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jussi Sulonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 53rd minute, Otso Ristolainen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eerik Sainomaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jussi Sulonen in the 56th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Jussi Sulonen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eerik Sainomaa, 0-2. In the 64th match minute, Raudaistenmaa IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teuvo Snellman to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pekka Parkkonen in the 66th minute of play forced Raudaistenmaa IFK's goalkeeper Lassi Myllylä to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Sarflaks FC's goalkeeper Eerik Sainomaa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teuvo Snellman. Jussi Sulonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eerik Sainomaa having to interfere. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Raudaistenmaa IFK's Jussi Sulonen in the 73rd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Eerik Sainomaa was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Sarflaks FC through an amazing save. If Pekka Parkkonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teuvo Snellman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Eerik Sainomaa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jussi Sulonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teuvo Snellman might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eerik Sainomaa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teuvo Snellman ran back to his position shaking his head.