League Play-Off

Höstvesi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leo Sillgren kicked off to start the match. Unto Norrena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Leevi Ruuttu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raphael Vapaniemi hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Leevi Ruuttu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Jacop Hytönen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacop Hytönen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leevi Ruuttu in the 14th minute of play. Unto Norrena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Unto Norrena could shoot a difficult shot in the 22nd minute, which Jacop Hytönen however easily saved by the left post. In the 24thth minute of the game Leo Sillgren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Höstvesi IFK's Pauli Hati was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 30th minute Leo Sillgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pauli Hati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Samu Mikkonen fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Höstvesi IFK's protests and gave Samu Mikkonen a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Höstvesi IFK's Samu Mikkonen got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Tahvana Jukkola managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laukaa's supporters rose to their feet, but Tahvana Jukkola was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pauli Hati breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Höstvesi IFK's Leevi Ruuttu got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leevi Ruuttu to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 57 minutes, Leevi Ruuttu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Höstvesi IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leevi Ruuttu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Konsta Söderström during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th match minute, Laukaa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konsta Söderström to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Unto Norrena notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Laukaa's Jacop Hytönen. Jacop Hytönen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Tahvana Jukkola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tahvana Jukkola got free with Pauli Hati in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Laukaa getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Raphael Vapaniemi hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leevi Ruuttu in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacop Hytönen saved Laukaa from getting behind. 77 minutes into the match, Laukaa's Leo Sillgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pauli Hati narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81st minute Leevi Ruuttu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacop Hytönen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Unto Norrena, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 83 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Jacop Hytönen was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Laukaa's goal looked a bit too open when Leevi Ruuttu came free, but Jacop Hytönen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leo Sillgren did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Pauli Hati 96 minutes into the match. The Laukaa players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.