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Sarvijoki Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Niels Tervo started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Niels Tervo made a precise shot to the right of Teemu Kantola. Rovaniemen pallo seura's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Janne Haapamäki in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aarni Grönholm prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kal Kukkamäki blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Teemu Kantola having to make a save. Teemu Kantola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niels Tervo in the 20th minute of the match. Julius Möksy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Aarni Grönholm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Julius Möksy 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. After a rather tough play, Rovaniemen pallo seura's Jyrki Hyökyvaara got a free kick in the 28th minute. Rovaniemen pallo seura's Teemu Kantola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niels Tervo in the 32nd minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Edvard Teräs got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Teemu Kantola quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Väyryvaara FC's Aarni Grönholm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Liimatainen in the 36th minute of play. Julius Möksy kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. When Julius Möksy got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Rovaniemen pallo seura. In the 41st minute, Julius Möksy fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 44th minute of the match, Veeti Pyhältö got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aarni Grönholm was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a little luck, Väyryvaara FC's Aarni Grönholm got control of the ball when Julius Möksy tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Rovaniemen pallo seura players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Väyryvaara FC were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Janne Haapamäki was the one to do the kick off. Aarni Grönholm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julius Möksy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julius Möksy struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Aarni Grönholm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rovaniemen pallo seura. The audience was convinced that Julius Möksy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aarni Grönholm was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Pal Aikonaa charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pal Aikonaa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Väyryvaara FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Pal Aikonaa hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Eero Vihko sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Väyryvaara FC's Aarni Grönholm didn't even have to move. The referee gave Rovaniemen pallo seura a penalty, 62 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eero Vihko, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Väyryvaara FC's Aarni Grönholm. 1-1. Aarni Grönholm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Janne Haapamäki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iisakki Henriksson during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Väyryvaara FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Iisakki Henriksson hit a great ball. If Janne Haapamäki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rovaniemen pallo seura's Julius Möksy got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Janne Haapamäki 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. Janne Haapamäki struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Aarni Grönholm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rovaniemen pallo seura. Jean Miinalainen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Teemu Kantola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Rovaniemen pallo seura getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Jyrki Hyökyvaara hit a great ball. A hard shot by Edvard Teräs from long distance, 80 minutes into the match, got Teemu Kantola's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 81st minute Niels Tervo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teemu Kantola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Janne Haapamäki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aarni Grönholm having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Julius Möksy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aarni Grönholm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Väyryvaara FC's goalkeeper Aarni Grönholm, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Iisakki Henriksson got his second yellow card in the match during the 98th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 99th minute, Iisakki Henriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.