League Play-Off

Koskikeskus Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Maunu Jatkola started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. FENERBAHCE's Leo Lehto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save FENERBAHCE from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in BullFrogs FC's zone, Antti Hannukainen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uku Pere came out of the goal and Antti Hannukainen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Maunu Jatkola sped through BullFrogs FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Uku Pere. Uku Pere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maunu Jatkola in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to BullFrogs FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jani Mansikkamäki hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antti Hannukainen in the 17th minute of play forced BullFrogs FC's goalkeeper Uku Pere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uku Pere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maunu Jatkola, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Teemu Nurmi's late challenge caught a BullFrogs FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teemu Nurmi helped the player get up and apologised. Teemu Nurmi hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, BullFrogs FC's Teemu Tarvajärvi tried to score from far away in the 25th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Kustavi Mäntylä could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Leo Lehto made a huge save. With an all-out effort, BullFrogs FC's Leo Lehto threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kullervo Kultti, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Leo Lehto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rami Aalto in the 32nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in BullFrogs FC's zone, Antti Hannukainen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uku Pere came out of the goal and Antti Hannukainen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aku Kärki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th 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 foot action and superb ball handling Maunu Jatkola in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Uku Pere prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to FENERBAHCE getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Untamo Wallen hit a great ball. The long shot by Teemu Tarvajärvi in the 43rd minute really tested Leo Lehto's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a rather tough play, BullFrogs FC's Kullervo Kultti got a free kick in the 45th minute. Patrik Latvanen charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patrik Latvanen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

Rami Aalto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 60 played minutes BullFrogs FC got a freekick which was hit by Marko Koivuniemi. Maunu Jatkola in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Uku Pere, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 63 minutes into the game, Antti Hannukainen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FENERBAHCE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BullFrogs FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, FENERBAHCE's Antti Hannukainen got a free kick in the 64th minute. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Maunu Jatkola put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Uku Pere. 75 minutes into the match, Kustavi Mäntylä had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leo Lehto. FENERBAHCE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kustavi Mäntylä was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Leo Lehto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kustavi Mäntylä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Maunu Jatkola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The FENERBAHCE 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.