League Play-Off

Lakovaara
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mikko Rimpiläinen made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marko Marttila during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 6 minutes into the game, Mikko Rimpiläinen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jarmo Blomberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mikko Rimpiläinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarmo Blomberg having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juha-Pekka Bruun in the 11th minute of play forced FC puikot's goalkeeper Jarmo Blomberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC puikot getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Toni Halminen hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Peijari's Miska Välivaara got a free kick in the 13th minute. The supporters of FC puikot booed when Peijari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reino Välivaara didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikko Rimpiläinen in the 28th minute of play forced FC puikot's goalkeeper Jarmo Blomberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC puikot's Uolevi Lampinen got a free kick in the 29th minute. After 31 minutes, Toni Halminen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC puikot and the Peijari players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st match minute, FC puikot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toni Halminen to maneuver through the defense. Jarmo Blomberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miska Välivaara, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Johnny Mompalao de Piro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaakoppi Nikander having to interfere. Rainer Niemi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaakoppi Nikander having to interfere. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Peijari's goalkeeper Jaakoppi Nikander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rainer Niemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd match minute, FC puikot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toni Halminen to maneuver through the defense. Toni Halminen kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 53rd minute, Johnny Mompalao de Piro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaakoppi Nikander was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Peijari's Jaakoppi Nikander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taavetti Viitaluoma in the 63rd minute of play. Johnny Mompalao de Piro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Johnny Mompalao de Piro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaakoppi Nikander was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. In the 70th minute, Johnny Mompalao de Piro made a precise shot to the right of Jaakoppi Nikander. Peijari's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. When FC puikot's Johnny Mompalao de Piro in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Peijari's goalie prevented a goal. If Rainer Niemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Johnny Mompalao de Piro struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Jaakoppi Nikander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC puikot. When Taavetti Viitaluoma came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the FC puikot fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Taavetti Viitaluoma couldn't finish the play. After 91 minutes of play, Peijari's Marko Marttila made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jarmo Blomberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC puikot's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.