League

Westbay Stadium
Spectators: 6785 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 0) Westbay FF's Roope Lätti started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Kersten Schott hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Westbay FF's Roope Lätti got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Samuel Koivuniemi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympia 79's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuel Koivuniemi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rainer Palonen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rainer Palonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joonas Kinnunen, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Koivuniemi in the 10th minute of play forced Westbay FF's goalkeeper Rainer Palonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes, Samuel Koivuniemi made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Westbay FF's Rainer Palonen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Westbay FF's Niko Rimpilä got a free kick in the 18th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Veli Kivi got free with Arto Jussila in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rainer Palonen didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Olympia 79's Samuel Koivuniemi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 31st minute Joonas Kinnunen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rainer Palonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rainer Palonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joonas Kinnunen in the 33rd minute of play. Rainer Palonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Koivuniemi in the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Westbay FF's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Koivuniemi came free, but Rainer Palonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Samuel Koivuniemi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Westbay FF's Rainer Palonen. Rainer Palonen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rainer Palonen came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Olympia 79's Samuel Koivuniemi. But to his dismay, Samuel Koivuniemi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. When Olympia 79's Joonas Kinnunen in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Westbay FF's goalie prevented a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joonas Kinnunen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rainer Palonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Koivuniemi in the 52nd minute of play. Arvi Salermo charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arvi Salermo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th minute of the match Ukko Paavola shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rainer Palonen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Samuel Koivuniemi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Rainer Palonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 63 in the game by Joonas Kinnunen from a close distance when the talented Rainer Palonen managed to make a qualified save. Westbay FF's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Koivuniemi in the 77th minute of play forced Westbay FF's goalkeeper Rainer Palonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ukko Paavola shot the penalty kick right outside the post. The crowd rose to their feet as Olympia 79's Samuel Koivuniemi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rainer Palonen. That made the score 0-8 after 84 minutes of play. Rainer Palonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Koivuniemi in the 95th minute of play. Rainer Palonen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samuel Koivuniemi's shot from short distance in the 98th minute.