League Play-Off

Tammenpää
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tero Niemivirta got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Taito Ojanen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pätiälä's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tammenpää FC the free kick. Taito Ojanen hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Uljas Welling didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jalmari Keskinarkaus went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Tammenpää FC's zone, Jalmari Keskinarkaus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uljas Welling came out of the goal and Jalmari Keskinarkaus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Pätiälä's Herman Viljamaa got control of the ball when Tauno Suoste tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tero Niemivirta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Roope Kiviranta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niilo Lumme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Uljas Welling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niilo Lumme in the 25th minute of play forced Tammenpää FC's goalkeeper Uljas Welling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Jalmari Keskinarkaus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pätiälä's supporters rose to their feet, but Jalmari Keskinarkaus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Uljas Welling breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29thth minute of the game Niilo Lumme who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tammenpää FC's Uljas Welling was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niilo Lumme in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uljas Welling saved Tammenpää FC from getting behind. Launo Uhlbäck hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Tero Niemivirta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Tammenpää FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pätiälä were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jalmari Keskinarkaus made a kick off. Herman Viljamaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tauno Suoste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute Tero Niemivirta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herman Viljamaa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Tammenpää FC's Tero Niemivirta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Herman Viljamaa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tauno Suoste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tauno Suoste blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Herman Viljamaa having to make a save. Uljas Welling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jalmari Keskinarkaus in the 70th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tero Niemivirta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herman Viljamaa was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 87thth minute of the game Tero Niemivirta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pätiälä's Herman Viljamaa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Taito Ojanen kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Tero Niemivirta hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Pätiälä's goal looked a bit too open when Tauno Suoste came free, but Herman Viljamaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Although Tammenpää FC had been in control for most of the match, Pätiälä still came away with the win.