League

Salt Lake Stadium
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Heimo Helminen made the kick off which started today's match. Jari Kamppuri's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Kuisma Ripatti skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Kuisma Ripatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heimo Helminen in the 4th minute of play. Jari Kamppuri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Kuisma Ripatti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Kautiala FC's Antero Heino got a free kick in the 10th minute. After a rather tough play, Kautiala FC's Antero Heino got a free kick in the 13th minute. When Mikael Pikkarainen came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Kautiala FC 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 Mikael Pikkarainen couldn't finish the play. Mikael Pikkarainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aukusti Mäkiaho hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Mikael Pikkarainen scored 0-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Taavetti Pursiainen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Mormons FC's Aleksi Heliskoski got a free kick in the 33rd minute. When Jari Kamppuri came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Mormons FC 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 Jari Kamppuri couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rauli Huttunen during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Mormons FC's Heimo Helminen in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kautiala FC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Kautiala FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Rauli Huttunen hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paavali Haarala to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paavali Haarala in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Taavetti Pursiainen saved Mormons FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Kamppuri in the 56th minute of play forced Kautiala FC's goalkeeper Kuisma Ripatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mormons FC's Taavetti Pursiainen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Mormons FC from getting a goal against them. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mormons FC's goalkeeper Taavetti Pursiainen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kautiala FC's goalkeeper Kuisma Ripatti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mikael Pikkarainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Paavali Haarala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-2 became the score in the 84th minute when Paavali Haarala elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Jari Kamppuri 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. Kuisma Ripatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heimo Helminen in the 91st minute of the match. Kuisma Ripatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jari Kamppuri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikael Pikkarainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Kautiala FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.