League

Singsby Plättin
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elmeri Kuusinen kicked off to start the match. Singsby HF's Akseli Kouhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elmeri Kuusinen in the 5th minute of play. Eelis Laurila came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Singsby HF's Aarto Tikka. But to his dismay, Aarto Tikka quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Elmeri Kuusinen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Turun Tanakka's supporters rose to their feet, but Elmeri Kuusinen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Akseli Kouhi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Singsby HF's goalkeeper Akseli Kouhi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jalmari Vikström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Singsby HF defense, Elmeri Kuusinen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Akseli Kouhi. The Singsby HF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Akseli Kouhi should have stopped the shot. Jarno Siltavirta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akseli Kouhi having to interfere. If Jalmari Vikström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, Turun Tanakka's goalkeeper Eelis Laurila had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aarto Tikka. Akseli Kouhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jalmari Vikström, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 37th match minute, Singsby HF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esko Tallqvist to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, Jalmari Vikström notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Singsby HF's Akseli Kouhi. Akseli Kouhi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 44 minutes, Risto Uitto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Turun Tanakka and the Singsby HF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Turun Tanakka's Risto Uitto got a free kick in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kullervo Hiukka made a kick off. With an all-out effort, Turun Tanakka's Akseli Kouhi threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jalmari Vikström, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Akseli Kouhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Antila, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. An unexpected shot in the 58th minute by Jalmari Vikström got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Jalmari Vikström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jalmari Vikström in the 66th minute of play forced Singsby HF's goalkeeper Akseli Kouhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarno Siltavirta 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. Aarni Salmelainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 73 minutes, Elmeri Kuusinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turun Tanakka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elmeri Kuusinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eelis Laurila came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Singsby HF's Kullervo Hiukka. But to his dismay, Kullervo Hiukka quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Akseli Kouhi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jalmari Vikström showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 81 minute of play. Jarno Siltavirta struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Akseli Kouhi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Turun Tanakka. Akseli Kouhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jalmari Vikström in the 87th minute of the match. Jalmari Vikström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akseli Kouhi having to interfere. With his leg Akseli Kouhi managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Turun Tanakka's Jyrki Miinalainen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.