League Play-Off

keitele Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hermanni Hietamäki kicked off to start the match. Yaser Arslanşah was a little too slow when Hermanni Hietamäki got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. If Cyryl Bochinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Usko Ojala got free with Yaser Arslanşah in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yaser Arslanşah made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Päiviö Riksman sent off a good shot on target. Väinö Grönholm didn't quite understand what happened when in the 22 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Yaser Arslanşah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermanni Hietamäki, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sampo Viander in the 31st minute of play forced Helsingin Persaukiset's goalkeeper Yaser Arslanşah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Sampo Viander cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Yaser Arslanşah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Hermanni Hietamäki took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Yaser Arslanşah to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermanni Hietamäki in the 40th minute of play forced Helsingin Persaukiset's goalkeeper Yaser Arslanşah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cyryl Bochinski struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Toimi Ruisniemi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Helsingin Persaukiset. Kaarle Grönvall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Toimi Ruisniemi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

A collision led to FC Reipas getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Lari Niemivirta hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the game, Juha-Pekka Pihlainen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Yaser Arslanşah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC Reipas's Hermanni Hietamäki got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yaser Arslanşah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Usko Ojala, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Yaser Arslanşah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermanni Hietamäki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eero Lehtonen hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After 71 played minutes, FC Reipas's Väinö Grönholm shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Yaser Arslanşah came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Reipas reached it. In the 76th minute, FC Reipas's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Victorino Jerardo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermanni Hietamäki in the 79th minute of play forced Helsingin Persaukiset's goalkeeper Yaser Arslanşah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hermanni Hietamäki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 91 played minutes Helsingin Persaukiset got a freekick which was hit by Kaarle Grönvall. A collision led to Helsingin Persaukiset getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Kalevi Metsäranta hit a great ball. FC Reipas'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.