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Spectators: 7793 (Terracing: 5846, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pekka Parkkonen kicked off to start the match. Eerik Sainomaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otto Paukkunen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 4 minutes, Vilhelm Innanen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SKA Oriketo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vilhelm Innanen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 7 minutes of play, SKA Oriketo's Vilhelm Innanen made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eerik Sainomaa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kimmo Virta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pekka Parkkonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Pekka Parkkonen took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Kimmo Virta to make any attempt to save it. Valtteri Kahra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kimmo Virta having to interfere. Pekka Parkkonen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kimmo Virta came out and tried to block the shot, but Pekka Parkkonen slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 22nd minute. Otto Paukkunen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eerik Sainomaa having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Vilhelm Innanen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eerik Sainomaa was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Otto Paukkunen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Otto Paukkunen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eerik Sainomaa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After 37 played minutes SKA Oriketo got a freekick which was hit by Tino Koivuniemi. Sarflaks FC's Eerik Sainomaa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otto Paukkunen in the 40th minute of play. Vilhelm Innanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 48 minutes into the game, Vilhelm Innanen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SKA Oriketo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sarflaks FC the free kick. The supporters of Sarflaks FC booed when SKA Oriketo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vilhelm Innanen didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Otto Paukkunen made a kick off. Kimmo Virta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valtteri Kahra in the 54th minute of the match. Jarno Mikkonen charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarno Mikkonen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 played minutes Sarflaks FC got a freekick which was hit by Aleksis Heino. Kimmo Virta came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Sarflaks FC's Pekka Parkkonen. But to his dismay, Pekka Parkkonen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ilkka Vauhkonen during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Sarflaks FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilkka Vauhkonen to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute Otto Paukkunen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eerik Sainomaa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Klaus Luotonen put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Sarflaks FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SKA Oriketo:s goal. After having played for 83 minutes, Otto Paukkunen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SKA Oriketo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Otto Paukkunen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eeli Laiho kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Ilkka Vauhkonen 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the SKA Oriketo players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sarflaks FC.