League

Suolakaivos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tapani Jokela got the match started through his kick off. Isko Nikko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pyry Miettinen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Auvo Kuusela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isko Nikko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Halmeniemi IFK's Iivari Nieminen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Halmeniemi IFK from getting a goal against them. Jyrki Lajunen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Iivari Nieminen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Nuutti Kampman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of YoungHäyhä's Isko Nikko. Isko Nikko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Isko Nikko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuutti Kampman, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Iivari Nieminen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jyrki Lajunen in the 24th minute of the match. Iivari Nieminen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Haapala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kaleva Puurula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iivari Nieminen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tapani Jokela in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Halmeniemi IFK's Toni Saarelainen got a free kick in the 34th minute. If Tapani Jokela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Halmeniemi IFK's zone, Tapani Jokela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iivari Nieminen came out of the goal and Tapani Jokela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 39 minutes into the match, Jyrki Lajunen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Iivari Nieminen, 1-1. Tapani Jokela succeeded in the game's 43rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Tapani Jokela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Iivari Nieminen made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toni Saarelainen was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Halmeniemi IFK's Auvo Kuusela got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Iivari Nieminen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jyrki Lajunen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. YoungHäyhä were furious when Johannes Helavuori was red carded, 59 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 58 minutes into the game, one of YoungHäyhä:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for Halmeniemi IFK. Jyrki Myllykoski stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Isko Nikko. 2-2. Isko Nikko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Saarelainen in the 64th minute of the match. Iivari Nieminen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teemu Blomquist, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teemu Blomquist in the 69th minute of play forced Halmeniemi IFK's goalkeeper Iivari Nieminen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaleva Puurula in the 73rd minute of play forced Halmeniemi IFK's goalkeeper Iivari Nieminen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 76 minutes, Kaleva Puurula managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. YoungHäyhä's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kaleva Puurula was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Teemu Blomquist fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored YoungHäyhä's protests and gave Teemu Blomquist a yellow card for diving instead. 82 minutes into the game, YoungHäyhä's Kaleva Puurula nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iivari Nieminen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Jeremias Haapala hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Iivari Nieminen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaleva Puurula in the 91st minute of play. Isko Nikko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nuutti Kampman in the 98th minute. There was no doubt that YoungHäyhä were the better team. YoungHäyhä's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.