U23 League

Fast Show Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jari Welling made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4thth minute of the game Jari Welling who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC WOUDOO's Gero Streidt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bonifatius Hanta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Jyrki Rajamäki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the game, Artturi Vahalahti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palloketut's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC WOUDOO the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Palloketut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artturi Vahalahti to maneuver through the defense. Gero Streidt made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Jari Welling sent off a good shot on target. Jari Welling blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gero Streidt having to make a save. If Jari Welling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jari Welling in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gero Streidt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leon Schnorrer during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC WOUDOO's Leon Schnorrer got a free kick in the 24th minute. Artturi Vahalahti hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute, Palloketut's Urmas Vuorinen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gero Streidt. Gero Streidt yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, Palloketut's goal looked a bit too open when Hadrian Felber came free, but Jyrki Rajamäki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Gero Streidt managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when Palloketut's Jari Welling fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Jari Welling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jari Welling blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gero Streidt having to make a save. When Artturi Vahalahti came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Palloketut 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 Artturi Vahalahti couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute, Artturi Vahalahti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hadrian Felber to make the kick off. Ovid Meincke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jyrki Rajamäki having to interfere. 56 minutes into the game, Hadrian Felber recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jyrki Rajamäki. Hadrian Felber showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. The throw-in from Leon Schnorrer in the 61st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Palloketut's Alpi Askolin. Jari Welling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jari Welling in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gero Streidt saved FC WOUDOO from getting behind. After 66 minutes, Jari Welling made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. FC WOUDOO's Gero Streidt tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 69 played minutes FC WOUDOO got a freekick which was hit by Ovid Meincke. If Jari Welling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Palloketut's Jyrki Rajamäki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovid Meincke in the 74th minute of play. Jari Welling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salomon Itäluoma kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Palloketut's Artturi Vahalahti got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Jari Welling recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 86th minute, Antti Furuholm got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. FC WOUDOO's Gero Streidt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Welling in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Palloketut getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Alpi Askolin hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Jari Welling's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gero Streidt was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Gero Streidt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jari Welling's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.