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Pausunmäki Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pauli Grahn kicked off to start the match. Rovaniemen Pallo Seura's Jari Varis got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Rovaniemen Pallo Seura's goal looked a bit too open when Vesa Kuki came free, but Saul Kangasniemi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sampsa Sorsa hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Arvo Latvanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Saul Kangasniemi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Kangasniemi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vesa Kuki in the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rovaniemen Pallo Seura's Ali Välivaara got a free kick in the 19th minute. Aarne Niemelä was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 25 minutes into the match. Into Nyrhinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Varis, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Into Nyrhinen made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Jari Varis sent off a good shot on target. Teemu Rauvola might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Into Nyrhinen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teemu Rauvola ran back to his position shaking his head. Vesa Kuki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Rovaniemen Pallo Seura players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Black Wolves were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arvo Latvanen was the one to do the kick off. When Jari Varis came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Rovaniemen Pallo Seura 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 Jari Varis couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the match, Jari Varis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Black Wolves's Into Nyrhinen. Into Nyrhinen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jari Varis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Into Nyrhinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vesa Kuki got free with Saul Kangasniemi in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th minute Jari Varis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Into Nyrhinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Taneli Viljamaa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arvo Latvanen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Saul Kangasniemi having to make a save. Jari Varis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Black Wolves's Into Nyrhinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Välivaara in the 89th minute of play. Black Wolves's Into Nyrhinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teemu Rauvola in the 94th minute of play. Jari Varis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Välivaara hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Rovaniemen Pallo Seura were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.