League

Noke Stadium
Spectators: 5420 (Terracing: 4200, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 20) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ari Anttila took the kick off in the first half of the match. Torsti Rautee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veli Lehtilä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lopenkyllastyny's Julius Harikkala managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Risto Hyökyvaara in the 11 minute of the game. When Arttu Peteri came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Lopenkyllastyny 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 Arttu Peteri couldn't finish the play. Reino Virolainen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ari Anttila in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Lopenkyllastyny's goal looked a bit too open when Veli Lehtilä came free, but Torsti Rautee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reino Virolainen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arttu Peteri in the 28th minute. If Auno Puurula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 42nd minute Veli Lehtilä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torsti Rautee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reino Virolainen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ari Anttila, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ari Anttila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Reino Virolainen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ari Anttila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lopenkyllastyny made a substitution. Pertti Kangasalusta replaced Jaakko Petsamo.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Veli Lehtilä made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Lopenkyllastyny's goalkeeper Torsti Rautee had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aatu Uitto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veli Lehtilä in the 59th minute of play forced Lopenkyllastyny's goalkeeper Torsti Rautee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torsti Rautee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veli Lehtilä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veli Lehtilä in the 62nd minute of play forced Lopenkyllastyny's goalkeeper Torsti Rautee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torsti Rautee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veli Lehtilä in the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Julius Harikkala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iisakki Miettinen kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Torsti Rautee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veli Lehtilä in the 71st minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Veli Lehtilä reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Torsti Rautee. The goal made the score 0-1. Ari Anttila blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Reino Virolainen having to make a save. Ari Anttila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st match minute, Tuuri IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antti Lehti to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, Ari Anttila made a precise shot to the right of Reino Virolainen. Tuuri IFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Lopenkyllastyny players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.