League Play-Off

Huutoniemi Areena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patrik Heinikainen started the match with the kick off. Patrik Heinikainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Patrik Heinikainen fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Ari Sairanen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrik Heinikainen in the 15th minute of play. Mauri Jussilainen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samu Naskali having to interfere. Aleksis Leppiniemi kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Pauli Laitinen struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Ari Sairanen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Käyhkää. After a rather tough play, Skaftkärr's Reko Pitkänen got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute, Patrik Heinikainen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ari Sairanen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 34 minutes into the match, Skaftkärr's goal looked a bit too open when Patrik Heinikainen came free, but Ari Sairanen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Patrik Heinikainen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ari Sairanen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Patrik Heinikainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Skaftkärr's Ari Sairanen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Skaftkärr from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Eetu Ikola managed to get in a good position for a shot. Käyhkää's supporters rose to their feet, but Eetu Ikola was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ari Sairanen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The wind increased when Reko Pitkänen made the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Käyhkää's Eetu Ikola made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ari Sairanen was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petri Joensuu during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Skaftkärr's Petri Joensuu got a free kick in the 60th minute. Eetu Ikola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 65 minutes into the match, Käyhkää's goal looked a bit too open when Reko Pitkänen came free, but Samu Naskali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hemminki Palonen hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Patrik Heinikainen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ari Sairanen having to interfere. If Patrik Heinikainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrik Heinikainen might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ari Sairanen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patrik Heinikainen ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mauri Jussilainen got free with Samu Naskali in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Käyhkää booed when Skaftkärr was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reko Pitkänen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahvo Hiukka charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahvo Hiukka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ahvo Hiukka kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match.