League

Kuva
Spectators: 7670 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marko Myötänen kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Marko Myötänen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petri Lehtimäki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vilppu Puumala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arvi Tammisto's late challenge caught a Kärpät's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arvi Tammisto helped the player get up and apologised. Kärpät's Sami Niinimaa was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 18th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 22nd minute of the match Yrjö Naskali shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Petri Lehtimäki showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 24 minutes, Oliver Lehterä managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piltola FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliver Lehterä was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Tauno Häkkinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, Voitto Raisanen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Sami Niinimaa came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Kärpät 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 Sami Niinimaa couldn't finish the play. In the 30th minute, Pertti Huuhtanen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Vilppu Puumala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilkka Karalahti was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Petri Lehtimäki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Myötänen in the 36th minute of the match. Tauno Häkkinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Petri Lehtimäki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sami Niinimaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jani Kallio's late challenge caught a Piltola FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jani Kallio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th match minute, Kärpät was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jani Kallio to maneuver through the defense. Petri Lehtimäki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Myötänen in the 48th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Vilppu Puumala made the kick off in the second half. Marko Myötänen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Petri Lehtimäki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tauno Häkkinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petri Lehtimäki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Myötänen in the 60th minute of the match. Piltola FC's Marko Myötänen got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vilppu Puumala kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Tauno Häkkinen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Petri Lehtimäki made a huge save. Vilppu Puumala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 78 minutes, Sami Niinimaa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kärpät's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sami Niinimaa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Tauno Häkkinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reko Kopola kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. If Sami Niinimaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 95th minute by Tauno Häkkinen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Kärpät's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.