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Ristonmäki
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 2 minutes, Kalervo Tarvajärvi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saukoski FC and the Ristonmäki IFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Teppo Järvenpää kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Saukoski FC's Onni Lehto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksi Etula in the 6th minute of play. Jani Kärkkäinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Onni Lehto having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Jani Kärkkäinen 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. Veeti Hevonkorpi hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute Heino Helenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Blomberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 18 minutes, Jani Kärkkäinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ristonmäki IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jani Kärkkäinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Onni Lehto didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 20th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Ristonmäki IFK were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after Saukoski FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sami Okkonen took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Sami Okkonen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Onni Lehto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Heino Helenius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Samuel Blomberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jani Kärkkäinen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Onni Lehto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Veeti Hevonkorpi in the 38th minute. Aleksi Etula spun around in front of the goal 39 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Saukoski FC's goal. Aleksi Etula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Onni Lehto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ristonmäki IFK's zone, Heino Helenius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Blomberg came out of the goal and Heino Helenius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 52nd minute, Heino Helenius made a precise shot to the right of Samuel Blomberg. Ristonmäki IFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Samuel Blomberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rainer Andersson in the 57th minute. Oskari Niskala's late challenge caught a Saukoski FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oskari Niskala helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th minute, Oskari Niskala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aleksi Etula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Rainer Andersson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Veeti Hevonkorpi during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Saukoski FC booed when Ristonmäki IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veeti Hevonkorpi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rainer Andersson got free with Samuel Blomberg in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oskari Niskala kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Onni Lehto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veeti Hevonkorpi, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Onni Lehto came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Ristonmäki IFK's Jani Kärkkäinen. But to his dismay, Jani Kärkkäinen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 78th minute Antti Sulku shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Onni Lehto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heino Helenius in the 80th minute of play forced Ristonmäki IFK's goalkeeper Samuel Blomberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Onni Lehto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksi Etula, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jani Kärkkäinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Onni Lehto having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Heino Helenius 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. If Jani Kärkkäinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ristonmäki IFK fully deserved thier win.