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Kiimkallio
Spectators: 6787 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 20) Isto Haakana started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute Tauno Meltoranta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juuso Pärssinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Tauno Meltoranta managed to get in a good position for a shot. SholaAmeobinTaikalanteet's supporters rose to their feet, but Tauno Meltoranta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juuso Pärssinen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juuso Pärssinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isto Haakana in the 7th minute of play. After 7 played minutes Kiimkallio IFK got a freekick which was hit by Eljas Väänänen. Juuso Pärssinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isto Haakana, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After a rather tough play, Kiimkallio IFK's Jonne Turpeinen got a free kick in the 16th minute. Isto Haakana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juuso Pärssinen having to interfere. Kiimkallio IFK's Juuso Pärssinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isto Haakana in the 25th minute of play. Eljas Väänänen's late challenge caught a SholaAmeobinTaikalanteet's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eljas Väänänen helped the player get up and apologised. Johannes Masalin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Juuso Pärssinen. Kiimkallio IFK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kiimkallio IFK's Juuso Pärssinen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isto Haakana in the 34th minute of play. Isto Haakana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, Pekka Kangasniemi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute Isto Haakana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juuso Pärssinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isto Haakana in the 40th minute of play forced Kiimkallio IFK's goalkeeper Juuso Pärssinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jonne Turpeinen to strike the kick off in the second half. SholaAmeobinTaikalanteet's Isto Haakana got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, SholaAmeobinTaikalanteet's Iivari Hakanpää got a free kick in the 58th minute. Kiimkallio IFK's Artturi Ruuttu couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 59th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SholaAmeobinTaikalanteet. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Kunnas in the 67th minute of play forced SholaAmeobinTaikalanteet's goalkeeper Petteri Niemivirta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petteri Niemivirta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Kunnas in the 70th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SholaAmeobinTaikalanteet's zone, Jonne Turpeinen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Petteri Niemivirta came out of the goal and Jonne Turpeinen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Petteri Niemivirta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Kunnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonne Turpeinen in the 77th minute of play forced SholaAmeobinTaikalanteet's goalkeeper Petteri Niemivirta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonne Turpeinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juuso Pärssinen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isto Haakana in the 82nd minute of the match. During the 82nd minute of the match Eljas Väänänen completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eljas Väänänen a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The audience was convinced that Isto Haakana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juuso Pärssinen was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. After having played for 98 minutes, Tauno Meltoranta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SholaAmeobinTaikalanteet's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tauno Meltoranta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.