League Play-Off

Camp Nou
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Osmo Jämsä made the kick off and thus started the match. When Pink Gorillas Utd.'s Osmo Jämsä in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Barcelona's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tino Timoska in the 10th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Aarno Leinonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15thth minute of the game Osmo Jämsä who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Barcelona's Aarno Leinonen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kari Laitila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pekka Ristilä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the game, Daniel Huttunen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Aarno Leinonen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osmo Jämsä in the 29th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Aarno Leinonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aarno Leinonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osmo Jämsä in the 30th minute of play. If Osmo Jämsä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute Tino Timoska shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aarno Leinonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Osmo Jämsä cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Aarno Leinonen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 39 minutes into the match, Osmo Jämsä had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aarno Leinonen. FC Barcelona's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Osmo Jämsä was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The Pink Gorillas Utd. fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when Pink Gorillas Utd.'s Osmo Jämsä 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

In the 52nd of the match, Osmo Jämsä tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Aarno Leinonen got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 53rd minute, Pink Gorillas Utd.'s Tino Timoska ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aarno Leinonen. Aarno Leinonen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. When Pink Gorillas Utd.'s Osmo Jämsä in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Barcelona's goalie prevented a goal. Aarno Leinonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osmo Jämsä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osmo Jämsä fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aarno Leinonen having to interfere. With his leg Aarno Leinonen managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Pink Gorillas Utd.'s Tino Timoska fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ossi Leppiniemi hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Aarno Leinonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osmo Jämsä in the 75th minute of play. Aarno Leinonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osmo Jämsä in the 78th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Barcelona's zone, Osmo Jämsä stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aarno Leinonen came out of the goal and Osmo Jämsä tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tino Timoska sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Osmo Jämsä came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Pink Gorillas Utd. 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 Osmo Jämsä couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Pink Gorillas Utd.'s Osmo Jämsä slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aarno Leinonen. That made the score 0-6 after 88 minutes of play. When Osmo Jämsä came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Pink Gorillas Utd. 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 Osmo Jämsä couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Ali Petsamo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pink Gorillas Utd.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Petsamo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aarno Leinonen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute Osmo Jämsä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aarno Leinonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Barcelona's Aarno Leinonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tino Timoska in the 96th minute of play. Pink Gorillas Utd. played a much better game than FC Barcelona and deserved their victory. The FC Barcelona players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.