League Play-Off

Talkkarit Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paavo Puhakainen made the kick off which started today's match. Talkkarit Fc's Valtteri Tuomainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Ikola in the 5th minute of play. Marko Ikola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valtteri Tuomainen having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Fesbra FC's Petri Sorsamäki got a free kick in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Paavo Puhakainen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mika Palander was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Heikki Siponen in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valtteri Tuomainen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute Heikki Siponen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valtteri Tuomainen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valtteri Tuomainen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Ikola in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Heikki Siponen made a precise shot to the right of Valtteri Tuomainen. Talkkarit Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 34 played minutes Fesbra FC got a freekick which was hit by Pietari Rauvola. After 36 minutes of play, Talkkarit Fc's Aukusti Hiukka made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mika Palander was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paavo Puhakainen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aaro Saastamoinen hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Talkkarit Fc's Tarmo Suutarinen couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Fesbra FC.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Heikki Siponen to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Aukusti Hiukka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mika Palander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pietari Rauvola during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Fesbra FC's Pietari Rauvola got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Mika Palander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paavo Puhakainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, Talkkarit Fc's Juhani Keinänen got a free kick in the 66th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Fesbra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aukusti Hiukka came free, but Mika Palander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mika Palander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aukusti Hiukka, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Talkkarit Fc's Valtteri Tuomainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heikki Siponen in the 76th minute of play. Marko Ikola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Valtteri Tuomainen made a huge save. In the 82nd minute, Aukusti Hiukka ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mika Palander was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Marko Ikola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th match minute, Talkkarit Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juhani Keinänen to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute of the match Aatami Ahola shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valtteri Tuomainen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Fesbra FC fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when Fesbra FC's Marko Ikola looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.