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Suurimaa Stadium
Spectators: 6956 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elmeri Kuusinen kicked off to start the match. Tahvo Kaarniemi kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. If Elmeri Kuusinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the game, Turun Tanakka's Jalmari Vikström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juhani Marttinen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Joel Antila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jalmari Vikström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 minutes, Elmeri Kuusinen made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Suurimaa FC's Juhani Marttinen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jalmari Vikström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eelis Laurila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tahvo Kaarniemi in the 29th minute of the match. Jalmari Vikström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Suurimaa FC's zone, Elmeri Kuusinen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juhani Marttinen came out of the goal and Elmeri Kuusinen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Elmeri Kuusinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jalmari Vikström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Juhani Marttinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 43 played minutes Suurimaa FC got a freekick which was hit by Janne Markkanen. Jalmari Vikström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petri Aho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Juhani Marttinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tahvo Kaarniemi to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Elmeri Kuusinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turun Tanakka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elmeri Kuusinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 55th minute, Suurimaa FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Elmeri Kuusinen fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Juhani Marttinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmeri Kuusinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Jalmari Vikström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juhani Marttinen having to interfere. After having played for 62 minutes, Jalmari Vikström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turun Tanakka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jalmari Vikström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Joel Antila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Suurimaa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jalmari Vikström came free, but Juhani Marttinen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 74 minutes, Joel Antila managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turun Tanakka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Antila was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Suurimaa FC's goalkeeper Juhani Marttinen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute Alpo Nyman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eelis Laurila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 86 minutes, Jalmari Vikström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turun Tanakka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jalmari Vikström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Turun Tanakka's Jalmari Vikström got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Jarno Siltavirta 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jalmari Vikström in the 91st minute of play forced Suurimaa FC's goalkeeper Juhani Marttinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elmeri Kuusinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Juhani Marttinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eelis Laurila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alpo Nyman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Antila kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After 96 played minutes, Suurimaa FC's Martti Saarelainen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eelis Laurila came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Suurimaa FC reached it.