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Nedsjö
Spectators: 6793 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 0) Jarmo Noronen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerkko Numminen having to interfere. Pekko Tuomisalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerkko Numminen having to interfere. Petri Petsamo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Luusua in the 18th minute. Robert Luusua could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Petri Petsamo made a huge save. Jarmo Noronen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 27 minutes into the match, Nedsjö's goal looked a bit too open when Pekko Tuomisalo came free, but Kerkko Numminen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Nedsjö getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Jaakob Kuhta hit a great ball. The supporters of Nedsjö booed when Karankamäki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kimmo Manninen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kari Siren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Kerkko Numminen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarmo Noronen in the 53rd minute of the match. Petri Petsamo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kari Siren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kari Siren came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Nedsjö 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 Kari Siren couldn't finish the play. Kari Siren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petri Petsamo having to interfere. If Pekko Tuomisalo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jarmo Noronen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pekko Tuomisalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pekko Tuomisalo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Kerkko Numminen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kerkko Numminen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pekko Tuomisalo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 77 minute of play. When Pekko Tuomisalo came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Karankamäki 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 Pekko Tuomisalo couldn't finish the play. Kari Siren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petri Petsamo having to interfere. Kerkko Numminen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jarmo Noronen's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Jarmo Noronen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerkko Numminen having to interfere. When Jarmo Noronen came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Karankamäki 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 Jarmo Noronen couldn't finish the play. Karankamäki played a much better game than Nedsjö and deserved their victory. The Nedsjö players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.