League

Pockar
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Teijo Jousmäki made the kick off and thus started the match. Kalle Kivimäki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommi Ollonen having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pockar fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! In the 15thth minute of the game Jere Itäluoma who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pockar's Veikko Venäläinen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kiikanmäki's Teijo Jousmäki got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teijo Jousmäki in the 18th minute of play forced Pockar's goalkeeper Veikko Venäläinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Veikko Venäläinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iivari Palenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Veikko Venäläinen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teijo Jousmäki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Kiikanmäki's zone, Kalle Kivimäki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommi Ollonen came out of the goal and Kalle Kivimäki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jere Itäluoma kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Veikko Venäläinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teijo Jousmäki, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Veikko Venäläinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teijo Jousmäki, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Veikko Venäläinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iivari Palenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. When Aaro Jokiranta fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kiikanmäki's protests and gave Aaro Jokiranta a yellow card for diving instead. After 37 played minutes Kiikanmäki got a freekick which was hit by Aaro Jokiranta. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Aleksi Paavola took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Tommi Ollonen to make any attempt to save it. When Pockar's Kalle Kivimäki in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kiikanmäki's goalie prevented a goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kalle Kivimäki to make the kick off. When Aleksi Paavola came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Pockar 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 Aleksi Paavola couldn't finish the play. Veikko Venäläinen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jere Itäluoma in the 59th minute. The supporters of Kiikanmäki booed when Pockar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eero Viinanen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilmari Puistola hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jere Itäluoma got free with Veikko Venäläinen in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Veikko Venäläinen made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Teijo Jousmäki sent off a good shot on target. 80 minutes into the match, Kiikanmäki's goal looked a bit too open when Kalle Kivimäki came free, but Tommi Ollonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Kiikanmäki supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kiikanmäki would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.