League

Port Arthur
Spectators: 7611 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Launo Martikainen started the match with the kick off. Vesa Lumio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Harri Vilmunen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Harri Vilmunen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Launo Martikainen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Raatajat booed when Puistokadun Predators was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kim Pasoja didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Matti Hagelberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Launo Martikainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taisto Raukko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jori Puurula having to make a save. Matti Hagelberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jori Puurula having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Puistokadun Predators's Auvo Peltomaa got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 27th match minute, Raatajat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hannes Kukkonen to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute Launo Martikainen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harri Vilmunen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taisto Raukko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jori Puurula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vesa Lumio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Harri Vilmunen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Raatajat's Ilmari Kuusela got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Raatajat's goalkeeper Harri Vilmunen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 48th minute, Taisto Raukko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jori Puurula was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Taisto Raukko made the kick off in the second half. Harri Vilmunen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vesa Lumio, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When Hannes Kukkonen fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Raatajat's protests and gave Hannes Kukkonen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Raatajat getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Hannes Kukkonen hit a great ball. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Puistokadun Predators's goalkeeper Jori Puurula, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Matti Hagelberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raatajat's supporters rose to their feet, but Matti Hagelberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jori Puurula breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 67 minutes, Matti Hagelberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raatajat's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matti Hagelberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Launo Martikainen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Harri Vilmunen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vesa Lumio in the 75th minute of play forced Raatajat's goalkeeper Harri Vilmunen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hannes Kukkonen got his second yellow card in the match during the 76th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 76 played minutes Raatajat got a freekick which was hit by Hannes Kukkonen. Harri Vilmunen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Launo Martikainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Launo Martikainen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Harri Vilmunen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matti Hagelberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jori Puurula read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Launo Martikainen in the 93rd minute of play forced Raatajat's goalkeeper Harri Vilmunen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vesa Lumio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Harri Vilmunen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Raatajat supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Raatajat would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.