League

Jägermeister Arena
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ossi Tuuri took the kick off in the first half of the match. Viljo Kauppinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olavi Aho, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 6 played minutes Käyrälä got a freekick which was hit by Ossi Tuuri. Herman Haarala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Veijo Turpeinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Viljo Kauppinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Veijo Turpeinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Viljo Kauppinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viljo Kauppinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavi Aho in the 28th minute of play. Herman Haarala's late challenge caught a Tikkurilan Palloseura's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Herman Haarala helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th match minute, Käyrälä was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herman Haarala to maneuver through the defense. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Tikkurilan Palloseura's Olavi Aho in the 31st minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Viljo Kauppinen was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Käyrälä through an amazing save. Tikkurilan Palloseura's Jeremias Moskuvaara suffered a sprained foot after 36 minutes and couldn't finish the game. A collision led to Käyrälä getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Antti Teräs hit a great ball. Veijo Turpeinen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 38thth minute, Viljo Kauppinen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ossi Tuuri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Robert Järventaus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viljo Kauppinen made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Veijo Turpeinen sent off a good shot on target. Veijo Turpeinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viljo Kauppinen having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Veijo Turpeinen made a kick off. Viljo Kauppinen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Veijo Turpeinen went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After 59 played minutes Tikkurilan Palloseura got a freekick which was hit by Antti Korkeakoski. Veijo Turpeinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Tikkurilan Palloseura's Olavi Aho got a free kick in the 66th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Käyrälä's goal looked a bit too open when Veijo Turpeinen came free, but Viljo Kauppinen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jori Niinimäki got free with Robert Järventaus in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77thth minute of the game Veijo Turpeinen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Käyrälä's Viljo Kauppinen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute Veijo Turpeinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viljo Kauppinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ossi Tuuri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robert Järventaus having to make a save. Käyrälä's Antti Teräs suffered a sore thigh after 84 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Tikkurilan Palloseura's Olavi Aho got his second yellow card of the match in the 84th minute. The referee ordered Olavi Aho off the ground. In the 85th match minute, Tikkurilan Palloseura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olavi Aho to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Tikkurilan Palloseura's Robert Järventaus got control of the ball when Jori Niinimäki tried to sneak it across the goal line. Käyrälä were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Tikkurilan Palloseura's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eetu Lampinen took the corner. 97 minutes into the match, Tikkurilan Palloseura's goalkeeper Robert Järventaus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herman Haarala. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tikkurilan Palloseura had won after a very even match.