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Siuruanmaa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raimo Viinanen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Roope Nurmi might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Terho Kuparinen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roope Nurmi ran back to his position shaking his head. Kustaa Airisto hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Raimo Viinanen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Terho Kuparinen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Kustaa Airisto charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kustaa Airisto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of Siuruanmaa IFK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lähemäen Dynamo:s goal. Terho Kuparinen went to the wrong direction when Raimo Viinanen was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Terho Kuparinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roope Nurmi in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Roope Nurmi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Terho Kuparinen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Terho Kuparinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimo Viinanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Terho Kuparinen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raimo Viinanen's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Raimo Viinanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Terho Kuparinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roope Nurmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Terho Kuparinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Siuruanmaa IFK defense, Raimo Viinanen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Terho Kuparinen. The Siuruanmaa IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Terho Kuparinen should have stopped the shot.

The wind increased when Kalevi Väänänen made the kick off in the second half. Roope Nurmi struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Terho Kuparinen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lähemäen Dynamo. 64 minutes into the match, Kalevi Väänänen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jesse Hautaoja. Lähemäen Dynamo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kalevi Väänänen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Daniel Piispa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesse Hautaoja having to interfere. If Raimo Viinanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the match, Siuruanmaa IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Raimo Viinanen came free, but Terho Kuparinen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Siuruanmaa IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Raimo Viinanen came free, but Terho Kuparinen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Taavi Kiprusoff kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th match minute, Lähemäen Dynamo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sipi Kautonen to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the game, Raimo Viinanen lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Terho Kuparinen. Kustaa Airisto hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute of the match Roope Nurmi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Terho Kuparinen skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Lähemäen Dynamo booed when Siuruanmaa IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iiro Raukko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Terho Kuparinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimo Viinanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Siuruanmaa IFK's goalkeeper Terho Kuparinen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Raimo Viinanen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 96thth minute tested the skills of Terho Kuparinen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the final whistle sounded Lähemäen Dynamo left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Siuruanmaa IFK.