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Skin Bracer Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Herkko Tervonen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Reima Kimmonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Herkko Tervonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Jyrki Timonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jyrki Timonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herkko Tervonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Untamo Kiviranta took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Hannes Räikkönen to make any attempt to save it. Yrjänä Haapaporras struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Hannes Räikkönen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mennen FC. Hannes Räikkönen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Untamo Kiviranta, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Jyrki Timonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reima Kimmonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Jyrki Timonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herkko Tervonen in the 27th minute of the match. When Karlsdal FC's Herkko Tervonen, in the 31st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Karlsdal FC. Jyrki Timonen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reima Kimmonen went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of Mennen FC booed when Karlsdal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Klaus Jaakkola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Untamo Kiviranta did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Hannes Räikkönen 36 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Untamo Kiviranta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hannes Räikkönen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yrjänä Haapaporras, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. If Reima Kimmonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Untamo Kiviranta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Karlsdal FC's Hannes Räikkönen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yrjänä Haapaporras in the 73rd minute of play. Jyrki Timonen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reima Kimmonen in the 76th minute. Hannes Räikkönen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Untamo Kiviranta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karlsdal FC's Hannes Räikkönen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Untamo Kiviranta in the 84th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Untamo Kiviranta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hannes Räikkönen was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Mennen FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.