League

Valkolanmäki Stadium
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Herman Keskinarkaus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tahvo Pentsinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Juhana Kanninen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lari Kurri having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Eräslahti IFK's Santtu Viitanen got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 17th minute, Janne Ahonen 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. Janne Ahonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lari Kurri having to interfere. Janne Ahonen struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Lari Kurri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 300. 23 minutes into the match, Eräslahti IFK's goalkeeper Lari Kurri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Janne Ahonen. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eräslahti IFK's goalkeeper Lari Kurri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Tahvo Pentsinen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eräslahti IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Tahvo Pentsinen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Herman Keskinarkaus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Eräslahti IFK getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Jere Pasoja hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute Juhana Kanninen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lari Kurri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikodemus Kukkamäki hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Juhapekka Sinkkonen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eräslahti IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Juhapekka Sinkkonen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Herman Keskinarkaus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lari Kurri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juhana Kanninen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Janne Ahonen got free with Lari Kurri in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juhana Kanninen got in the 42nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Lari Kurri handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Tahvo Pentsinen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herman Keskinarkaus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juhapekka Sinkkonen made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Eräslahti IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kosti Rintala to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Eräslahti IFK's zone, Janne Ahonen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lari Kurri came out of the goal and Janne Ahonen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute, Tahvo Pentsinen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eräslahti IFK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Tahvo Pentsinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Herman Keskinarkaus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tahvo Pentsinen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herman Keskinarkaus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. If Juhana Kanninen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juhana Kanninen struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Lari Kurri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 300. Risto Kauppinen charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Risto Kauppinen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute, Risto Kauppinen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Herman Keskinarkaus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juhapekka Sinkkonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute, Tuomo Ylimäki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Auno Somervuori in the 95th minute of play forced Eräslahti IFK's goalkeeper Lari Kurri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.