League

Puujas
Spectators: 7615 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 54) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ilkka Kokko got the match started through his kick off. Jonni Henriksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonni Henriksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to fc yliutos getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Aapo Nitti hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, Puujas's Aarto Turpeinen broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 10th match minute, fc yliutos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pauli Markkula to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pirkka Vesanen in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Visa Pihkala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute, fc yliutos's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jonni Henriksson fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 19th match minute, Puujas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonni Henriksson to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute, Pirkka Vesanen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Visa Pihkala. The goal made the score 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Ilkka Kokko managed to get in a good position for a shot. fc yliutos's supporters rose to their feet, but Ilkka Kokko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olavi Kaikkonen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 38 minutes into the game, Puujas's Jonni Henriksson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Visa Pihkala made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Jonni Henriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Visa Pihkala having to interfere. With a little luck, fc yliutos's Visa Pihkala got control of the ball when Jonni Henriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonni Henriksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Visa Pihkala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pirkka Vesanen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ilkka Kokko came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the fc yliutos 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 Ilkka Kokko couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pirkka Vesanen in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Visa Pihkala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonni Henriksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Puujas's Santeri Heikkinen got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonni Henriksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Visa Pihkala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Aappo Kuivalainen fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored fc yliutos's protests and gave Aappo Kuivalainen a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Puujas booed when fc yliutos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aappo Kuivalainen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Visa Pihkala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pirkka Vesanen in the 77th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, fc yliutos's goal looked a bit too open when Pirkka Vesanen came free, but Visa Pihkala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Visa Pihkala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alpi Varis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Pirkka Vesanen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Puujas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Jonni Henriksson took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Visa Pihkala. Visa Pihkala dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Pirkka Vesanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Puujas's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.