U18 League

Kalpakikkailijat
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Aadolf Martikainen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Laakkonen during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Karhulan Veikot! 7 minutes into the match, Jaagup Leho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Pihkala. Karhulan Veikot's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaagup Leho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Kalvi Juss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 13 minutes of play, Reaalne Madrid JK's Jaagup Leho made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuel Pihkala was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 16 minutes, Jaagup Leho made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Karhulan Veikot's Samuel Pihkala tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Aadolf Martikainen could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Artur Alango however easily saved by the left post. In the 25th minute Raimond Kuusemetsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Pihkala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edvard Karjala kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Turo Raninen kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Kalju Sepp took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Samuel Pihkala. Karhulan Veikot's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Samuel Pihkala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaagup Leho in the 39th minute of the match. Samuel Pihkala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaagup Leho in the 41st minute of the match. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Karhulan Veikot's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kalju Sepp was slow to take the kick. During this time Reaalne Madrid JK's players had a chance to rest. If Jaagup Leho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Reaalne Madrid JK were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Jaagup Leho made the kick off in the second half. 67 minutes into the match, Karhulan Veikot's Aadolf Martikainen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artur Alango narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jaagup Leho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Samuel Pihkala firmly grabbed it by the left post. 73 minutes into the game, Edvard Karjala was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karhulan Veikot's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Reaalne Madrid JK the free kick. After a rather tough play, Karhulan Veikot's Edvard Karjala got a free kick in the 74th minute. Karhulan Veikot's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Jaagup Leho scored to the left of an out of position Samuel Pihkala, making the score, 0-7. During the 80th minute of the match Edvard Karjala completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edvard Karjala a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 81st match minute, Karhulan Veikot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edvard Karjala to maneuver through the defense. Jaagup Lehos short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Samuel Pihkala to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Samuel Pihkala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaagup Leho in the 92nd minute. Jaagup Leho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Samuel Pihkala firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Reaalne Madrid JK booed when Karhulan Veikot was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Turo Raninen didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Reaalne Madrid JK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Karhulan Veikot.