League Play-Off

Inkeranta Stadion !
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Aatu Rahkonen made the kick off and thus started the match. Aykut Ayberk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Keimo Petsamo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teemu Vihtilä in the 15th minute of play forced Inkeranta !'s goalkeeper Veli Koivuniemi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Veli Koivuniemi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aatu Rahkonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Fan Ling Zheng fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Inkeranta !'s protests and gave Fan Ling Zheng a yellow card for diving instead. Fan Ling Zheng hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Iikka Lahtela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Kadri Ergintuğ in the 27th minute of play forced Tuorila's goalkeeper Keimo Petsamo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tuorila's zone, Aykut Ayberk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keimo Petsamo came out of the goal and Aykut Ayberk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 32 played minutes Tuorila got a freekick which was hit by Iikka Lahtela. Aykut Ayberk in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Keimo Petsamo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Aykut Ayberk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aykut Ayberk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keimo Petsamo having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Aykut Ayberk 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. In the 45th minute of the match Veikko Nieminen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Veli Koivuniemi skillfully saved the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aykut Ayberk to make the kick off. If Aykut Ayberk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Keimo Petsamo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aykut Ayberk in the 56th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aykut Ayberk in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Keimo Petsamo saved Tuorila from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Taneli Nutikka could shoot a difficult shot in the 69th minute, which Veli Koivuniemi however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Kadri Ergintuğ in the 71st minute of play forced Tuorila's goalkeeper Keimo Petsamo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Teemu Vihtilä was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tuorila's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Inkeranta ! the free kick. After 72 played minutes Tuorila got a freekick which was hit by Teemu Vihtilä. The audience was convinced that Aykut Ayberk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keimo Petsamo was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Taneli Nutikka got free with Veli Koivuniemi in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Tuorila's Aatu Rahkonen got a free kick in the 78th minute. After 84 minutes, Aykut Ayberk made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Tuorila's Keimo Petsamo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Veli Koivuniemi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teemu Vihtilä in the 89th minute. Paavo Laitila's late challenge caught a Tuorila's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paavo Laitila helped the player get up and apologised. After 89 played minutes Inkeranta ! got a freekick which was hit by Paavo Laitila. Tuorila's Kuisma Kankaanpää shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Veli Koivuniemi but with some difficulty. Aykut Ayberk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 94 minutes, Fan Ling Zheng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Inkeranta !'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Fan Ling Zheng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that Inkeranta ! were the better team. Inkeranta !'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.