League

Mätäjoki Stadion
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Jalmari Pietilä stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mika Rimpiläinen's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Kustaa Paukkunen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malminkartanon PeTo's supporters rose to their feet, but Kustaa Paukkunen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tarvo Litmanen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jyri Seppo scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jalmari Pietilä, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mika Rimpiläinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute of the match Elmer Kaukomaa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jalmari Pietilä showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mika Rimpiläinen in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jalmari Pietilä saved Malminkartanon PeTo from getting behind. Hannu Nybacka's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tarvo Litmanen firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Malminkartanon PeTo's Taisto Puro got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Jalmari Pietilä stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mika Rimpiläinen's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Malminkartanon PeTo's goal looked a bit too open when Mika Rimpiläinen came free, but Jalmari Pietilä reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mika Rimpiläinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jalmari Pietilä having to interfere. A collision led to FC Corvette getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ilppo Welling hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Kaleva Kivimäki sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Corvette's Tarvo Litmanen didn't even have to move. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arto Virta to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, FC Corvette's Jyri Seppo got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Arto Virta took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tarvo Litmanen. Tarvo Litmanen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 59 minutes into the match, Aki Oksa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tarvo Litmanen. FC Corvette's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aki Oksa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. An unexpected shot in the 63rd minute by Mika Rimpiläinen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 64th match minute, Malminkartanon PeTo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pietari Markkula to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Arto Virta notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of FC Corvette's Tarvo Litmanen. Tarvo Litmanen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tarvo Litmanen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arto Virta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elmer Kaukomaa kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Tarvo Litmanen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kustaa Paukkunen in the 80th minute of play. Aki Oksa scored 4-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tarvo Litmanen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 84 minutes, Otto Paavola mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Malminkartanon PeTo and the FC Corvette players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 95 minutes, Tapio Eronen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Corvette and the Malminkartanon PeTo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 95 played minutes FC Corvette got a freekick which was hit by Tapio Eronen. Malminkartanon PeTo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Corvette for a fine match.