League Play-Off

Itäpääty
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juho Peltoniemi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes Kasberget got a freekick which was hit by Janne Nevanlinna. After a defensive mix-up in Kasberget's zone, Hermanni Torkkeli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuure Ollikainen came out of the goal and Hermanni Torkkeli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kasberget's Tuure Ollikainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermanni Torkkeli in the 9th minute of play. Itäranta FC's Ossian Haapaniemi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 11th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tuure Ollikainen but with some difficulty. After 18 played minutes Kasberget got a freekick which was hit by Valtteri Murto. Tuure Ollikainen was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Hermanni Torkkeli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hermanni Torkkeli really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 32nd minute Johannes Vehmanen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teuvo Parkkali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Itäranta FC's Veeti Koski got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A hard shot 36 in the game by Hermanni Torkkeli from a close distance when the talented Tuure Ollikainen managed to make a qualified save. Kasberget's players were relieved. Hermanni Torkkeli did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Tuure Ollikainen 38 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the game, Jaakko Vehmanen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itäranta FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kasberget the free kick. Jaakko Vehmanen hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Niilo Lätti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Teuvo Parkkali didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juho Peltoniemi went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 55th minute, Ahvo Huhtiniemi 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. Hemmo Niemelä kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute of the match Vilppu Hietaharju shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teuvo Parkkali showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Harri Koivunen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itäranta FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kasberget the free kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermanni Torkkeli in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tuure Ollikainen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 84 played minutes Itäranta FC got a freekick which was hit by Johannes Halminen. Jaakko Vehmanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Kasberget defense, Hermanni Torkkeli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tuure Ollikainen. The Kasberget fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tuure Ollikainen should have stopped the shot. Johannes Halminen struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Tuure Ollikainen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Itäranta FC. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Itäranta FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kasberget had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.