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Paattikoski
Spectators: 6790 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lauri Ylimäki made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Mikola FC's Lauri Ylimäki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arto Raninen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lauri Ylimäki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Arto Raninen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lauri Ylimäki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Otto Hänninen fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc BlueBeam's protests and gave Otto Hänninen a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mikola FC booed when Fc BlueBeam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otto Hänninen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arto Raninen came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Mikola FC's Petteri Laatikainen. But to his dismay, Petteri Laatikainen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Mikola FC's Lauri Ylimäki got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 27 minutes into the match, Petteri Laatikainen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arto Raninen. Fc BlueBeam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Petteri Laatikainen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Petteri Laatikainen scored 1-3 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arto Raninen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 35 played minutes Mikola FC got a freekick which was hit by Akseli Hotakainen. 46 minutes into the match, Fc BlueBeam's goal looked a bit too open when Lauri Ylimäki came free, but Arto Raninen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pentti Hernesniemi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Mikola FC got a freekick which was hit by Toimi Kiprusoff. Petteri Laatikainen in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arto Raninen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Petteri Laatikainen struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Arto Raninen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mikola FC. Lauri Ylimäki was extremely unlucky when he, in the 61st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Petteri Laatikainen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Lauri Ylimäki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Fc BlueBeam's goal looked a bit too open when Lauri Ylimäki came free, but Arto Raninen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 minutes, Kustaa Hakamäki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc BlueBeam and the Mikola FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Fc BlueBeam's Kustaa Hakamäki got a free kick in the 68th minute. When Petteri Laatikainen came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Mikola FC 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 Petteri Laatikainen couldn't finish the play. In the 71st minute Lauri Ylimäki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arto Raninen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esko Luhtio charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Esko Luhtio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mikola FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Esko Luhtio hit a great ball. In the 75th minute Herman Brunila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimi Sinkkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Petteri Laatikainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lauri Ylimäki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arto Raninen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petteri Laatikainen in the 89th minute of the match. Mikola FC's Akseli Hotakainen got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Petteri Laatikainen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Arto Raninen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.