League

Niuhala Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valdemar Mustonen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kainuunmäki IFK's Ilmari Virta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anttoni Anttila in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute Anttoni Anttila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilmari Virta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kari Kurttila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Vilppu Vihtilä tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Valdemar Mustonen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kainuunmäki IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Valdemar Mustonen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vilppu Vihtilä breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Valdemar Mustonen sped through Niuhala NH's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vilppu Vihtilä. Niuhala NH's Vilppu Vihtilä played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kari Kurttila in the 19th minute of play. Vilppu Vihtilä showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kari Kurttila, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. If Kari Kurttila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th match minute, Niuhala NH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yrjö Rahikainen to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Kari Kurttila left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kainuunmäki IFK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Alfred Hurme kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Kimmo Uusiniemi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Kainuunmäki IFK's Ilmari Virta didn't even have to move. Anttoni Anttila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilmari Virta having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

If Valdemar Mustonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Niklas Söderström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niklas Söderström in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ilmari Virta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Anttoni Anttila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kainuunmäki IFK's Alfred Hurme got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kainuunmäki IFK's Kari Kurttila got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valdemar Mustonen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vilppu Vihtilä having to make a save. 74 minutes into the match, Anttoni Anttila notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Kainuunmäki IFK's Ilmari Virta. Ilmari Virta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Niuhala NH's zone, Kari Kurttila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vilppu Vihtilä came out of the goal and Kari Kurttila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Niuhala NH's zone, Kari Kurttila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vilppu Vihtilä came out of the goal and Kari Kurttila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute, Kari Kurttila 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. If Niklas Söderström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anttoni Anttila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilmari Virta having to interfere. Anttoni Anttila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Kainuunmäki IFK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kainuunmäki IFK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.