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Duck Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antonio Belfiore kicked off to start the match. Terho Pursiainen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Belfiore, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. With a little luck, LiPaS's Jonni Karalahti got control of the ball when Taisto Lahti tried to sneak it across the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, LiPaS's goal looked a bit too open when Reima Heinikallio came free, but Jonni Karalahti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aarto Haapamäki's late challenge caught a Fc Puolipupeltajat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aarto Haapamäki helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, LiPaS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aarto Haapamäki to maneuver through the defense. When Veli Paajanen fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Puolipupeltajat's protests and gave Veli Paajanen a yellow card for diving instead. Terho Pursiainen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Belfiore in the 21st minute of the match. Fc Puolipupeltajat's Taisto Lahti got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Terho Pursiainen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Belfiore in the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Fc Puolipupeltajat's Reima Heinikallio got a free kick in the 30th minute. Terho Pursiainen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petteri Vuori in the 31st minute of the match. Reima Heinikallio might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonni Karalahti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reima Heinikallio ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Puolipupeltajat's zone, Antonio Belfiore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Terho Pursiainen came out of the goal and Antonio Belfiore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Fc Puolipupeltajat getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Veli Paajanen hit a great ball. Terho Pursiainen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miko Haapamäki in the 37th minute of play. Jonni Karalahti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reima Heinikallio, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 47th minute Antonio Belfiore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Terho Pursiainen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Reima Heinikallio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jonni Karalahti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismo Rahkola, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd match minute, Fc Puolipupeltajat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antto Juujärvi to maneuver through the defense. Taisto Lahti scored 1-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonni Karalahti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 63 minutes into the match, Fc Puolipupeltajat's goalkeeper Terho Pursiainen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonio Belfiore. The supporters of LiPaS booed when Fc Puolipupeltajat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torsti Esala didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Antonio Belfiore dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Terho Pursiainen, 1-1. The supporters of Fc Puolipupeltajat booed when LiPaS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Belfiore didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Reima Heinikallio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonni Karalahti. LiPaS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reima Heinikallio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Tomi Vento's late challenge caught a LiPaS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomi Vento helped the player get up and apologised. Tomi Vento hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, Antonio Belfiore reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Terho Pursiainen. The goal made the score 2-3. The LiPaS players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.