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Vilhola Stadium
Spectators: 5500 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Keijo Pietikäinen started the match with the kick off. Marko Lääkkö's late challenge caught a Vilhola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marko Lääkkö helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th minute, Keijo Pietikäinen 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. The audience was convinced that Ernesti Pihlajamäki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorma Ahonen was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Marko Lääkkö was shown his second yellow card after 27 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. AC Vaalimaa's Jorma Ahonen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save AC Vaalimaa from getting a goal against them. Jorma Ahonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikodemus Nielikäinen in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Vilhola's Aatos Wesslin got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The supporters of Vilhola booed when AC Vaalimaa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Keijo Pietikäinen didn't get a good kick on the ball. AC Vaalimaa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 46th minute, when Ernesti Pihlajamäki scored to the left of an out of position Jorma Ahonen, making the score, 1-0.

Jorma Ahonen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mikko Reponen went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Jorma Ahonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesti Pihlajamäki in the 65th minute of the match. Elmo Nyman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorma Ahonen having to interfere. Esko Sairanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jyrki Kopelmo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernesti Pihlajamäki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Elmo Nyman struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Jorma Ahonen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vilhola. 76 minutes into the match, Ernesti Pihlajamäki notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of AC Vaalimaa's Jorma Ahonen. Jorma Ahonen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Esko Sairanen managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Vaalimaa's supporters rose to their feet, but Esko Sairanen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jyrki Kopelmo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesti Pihlajamäki in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jorma Ahonen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 89 minutes into the match, AC Vaalimaa's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesti Pihlajamäki came free, but Jorma Ahonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Keijo Pietikäinen hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesti Pihlajamäki in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jorma Ahonen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jorma Ahonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikko Reponen in the 97th minute of play.