League

Eurajoki Stadium
Spectators: 7298 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 25) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ensio Snellman kicked off to start the match. Karhukorpi's Arsi Siren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Karhukorpi from getting a goal against them. Leif Kangaskorpi kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Arsi Siren made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Hemmo Lampi sent off a good shot on target. Juho Saastamoinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arsi Siren having to interfere. In the 18th minute Juho Saastamoinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsi Siren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jani Viinikainen sped through Turun RaittiusKerho's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leo Myllyniemi. Karhukorpi's Arsi Siren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juho Saastamoinen in the 25th minute of play. Jani Viinikainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute, Juho Saastamoinen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juho Saastamoinen made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Turun RaittiusKerho's Kaarle Uhlbäck got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute Karhukorpi were awarded a corner. Risto Lindfors went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Risto Lindfors got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Leo Myllyniemi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Arsi Uotila charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arsi Uotila the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 played minutes Turun RaittiusKerho got a freekick which was hit by Arsi Uotila. Turun RaittiusKerho's Leo Myllyniemi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Turun RaittiusKerho from getting a goal against them. Ensio Snellman succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. After having played for 69 minutes, Juho Saastamoinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turun RaittiusKerho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juho Saastamoinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Turun RaittiusKerho's Leo Myllyniemi got control of the ball when Jani Viinikainen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Turun RaittiusKerho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sulo Kaitainen to maneuver through the defense. When Jani Viinikainen came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Karhukorpi 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 Jani Viinikainen couldn't finish the play. If Jani Viinikainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karhukorpi's Ensio Snellman got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arsi Siren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juho Saastamoinen in the 87th minute of play. Ensio Snellman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Leo Myllyniemi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Karhukorpi walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.