League

Valin Stadion
Spectators: 9256 (Terracing: 6943, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) Karhulan Veikot's Janne Töpperwien started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Janne Töpperwien might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alvi Kokkila. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Janne Töpperwien ran back to his position shaking his head. Karhulan Veikot's Janne Töpperwien got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alvi Kokkila stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Janne Töpperwien's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Karhulan Veikot's goal looked a bit too open when Ensio Snellman came free, but Cássio Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Otavan Otsot's Alvi Kokkila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stamatis Kritikos in the 18th minute of play. Janne Töpperwien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvi Kokkila having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Janne Töpperwien's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvi Kokkila was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Janne Töpperwien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 29 minutes into the match, Janne Töpperwien notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Otavan Otsot's Alvi Kokkila. Alvi Kokkila was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Joel Sjöberg made in the 33rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ensio Snellman however managed to control. Janne Töpperwien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvi Kokkila having to interfere. Joel Sjöberg hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Janne Töpperwien's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvi Kokkila read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Henri Snellman to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Janne Töpperwien lined in a short shot 0-2 behind a frustrated Alvi Kokkila. 57 minutes into the match, Otavan Otsot's goal looked a bit too open when Janne Töpperwien came free, but Alvi Kokkila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 minutes of play, Karhulan Veikot's Daniel Heinikangas made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvi Kokkila was left in no man's land by his defense there! Janne Töpperwien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvi Kokkila having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Otavan Otsot's zone, Janne Töpperwien stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alvi Kokkila came out of the goal and Janne Töpperwien tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the match, Otavan Otsot's goal looked a bit too open when István Vida came free, but Alvi Kokkila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Janne Töpperwien received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alvi Kokkila came out and tried to block the shot, but Janne Töpperwien slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 78th minute. Janne Töpperwien could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Alvi Kokkila made a huge save. In the 84th minute, Janne Töpperwien reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alvi Kokkila. The goal made the score 0-5. István Vida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvi Kokkila having to interfere. Alvi Kokkila was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Janne Töpperwien capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Janne Töpperwien really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Ohto Lamminen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karhulan Veikot's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.