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Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 100) Silvo Viinikainen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvo Viinikainen in the 4th minute of play forced Marttiini's goalkeeper Tauno Mäkelä to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Aapo Kallioniemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marttiini's Tauno Mäkelä played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvo Viinikainen in the 17th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Joni Välivaara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Kristina's supporters rose to their feet, but Joni Välivaara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tauno Mäkelä breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 25 minutes into the match, Ari Virkkunen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valio Lotvonen. Sporting Kristina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ari Virkkunen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ari Virkkunen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 38 minutes, Aapo Kallioniemi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marttiini's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aapo Kallioniemi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Ari Virkkunen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marttiini's supporters rose to their feet, but Ari Virkkunen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valio Lotvonen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valio Lotvonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aapo Kallioniemi in the 43rd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

52 minutes into the match, Sporting Kristina's goal looked a bit too open when Ari Virkkunen came free, but Valio Lotvonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Sporting Kristina's Silvo Viinikainen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tauno Mäkelä narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ari Virkkunen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valio Lotvonen having to interfere. 59 minutes into the game, one of Marttiini:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for Sporting Kristina. Jaakko Villanen stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tauno Mäkelä. 1-1. When Ari Virkkunen came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Marttiini 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 Ari Virkkunen couldn't finish the play. Ukko Myllykoski kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Aapo Kallioniemi 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. Marttiini's Tauno Mäkelä played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvo Viinikainen in the 73rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Risto Nyrhinen during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee gave Sporting Kristina a penalty, 75 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jaakko Villanen, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Marttiini's Tauno Mäkelä. 2-1. Tauno Mäkelä showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvo Viinikainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 89th minute, Mauno Ollonen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joni Välivaara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 101st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tauno Mäkelä having to interfere.