League Play-Off

Villamo Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raino Pynnönen got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Brahelinna getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Eevert Kanto hit a great ball. In the 13th minute of the match Eelis Hautaniemi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lasse Määttä showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 17th minute, Jussi Valin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lasse Määttä was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Topias Kokko was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Raino Pynnönen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Raino Pynnönen really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. With a little luck, Brahelinna's Topias Kokko got control of the ball when Arvi Laaksonen tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eevert Kanto during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Brahelinna getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Eevert Kanto hit a great ball. Tenho Veikkanen's late challenge caught a Villamo IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tenho Veikkanen helped the player get up and apologised. Topias Kokko made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Arvi Laaksonen sent off a good shot on target. Leevi Viitanen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lasse Määttä having to interfere. Arvi Laaksonen 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tapani Itäluoma during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 45 played minutes Brahelinna got a freekick which was hit by Tapani Itäluoma. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Jussi Valin made the kick off in the second half. Raino Pynnönen struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Topias Kokko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Villamo IFK. Topias Kokko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raino Pynnönen's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Topias Kokko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvi Laaksonen in the 58th minute of play. Leevi Viitanen struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Lasse Määttä didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brahelinna. Jarkko Kunnas kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, one of Brahelinna: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 Brahelinna. In the 75th minute there was a penalty for Villamo IFK. Juuso Kallioniemi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Topias Kokko. 2-2. The audience was convinced that Raino Pynnönen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Topias Kokko was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After 90 minutes, Leo Kujanpää mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villamo IFK and the Brahelinna players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 90 played minutes Villamo IFK got a freekick which was hit by Leo Kujanpää. 92 minutes into the match, Villamo IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Jussi Valin came free, but Lasse Määttä reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.