League Play-Off

Kisko
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Miska Tallus got free with Sulevi Eronen in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arttu Kiprusoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Uoti Sauso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Kaj Vapaniemi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ben fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Iivo Alenius kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Kaj Vapaniemi 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. Arttu Kiprusoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute, Kustavi Siivonen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kaj Vapaniemi succeeded in the game's 25th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Pentti Lotvonen was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 29 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the game, one of Perhon Kiri:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Uoti Sauso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arttu Kiprusoff's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Perhon Kiri's Uoti Sauso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arttu Kiprusoff in the 47th minute of play. After the first half ben were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

If Kaj Vapaniemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the match, Perhon Kiri's Miska Tallus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sulevi Eronen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kaj Vapaniemi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Uoti Sauso made a huge save. ben's Sulevi Eronen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karri Rahkola in the 61st minute of play. Einari Läänelä received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Sulevi Eronen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arto Hevonkorpi charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arto Hevonkorpi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, one of ben: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 ben. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kaj Vapaniemi in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Uoti Sauso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sulevi Eronen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miska Tallus in the 73rd minute of play. Valentin Elovaara charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentin Elovaara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arttu Kiprusoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arttu Kiprusoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arttu Kiprusoff took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Uoti Sauso. Uoti Sauso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. A collision led to ben getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Arttu Kiprusoff hit a great ball. ben's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.