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Koivumäenkylä
Spectators: 3752 (Terracing: 2000, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) Ossian Kunnas's late challenge caught a Kontro IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ossian Kunnas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 6th minute of the match Sami Lahtela sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tommi Leinonen skillfully saved the ball. Ismo Halonen got in the 7th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Tommi Leinonen handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauko Porokara in the 8th minute of play forced Koivumäenkylä IFK's goalkeeper Tommi Leinonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Koivumäenkylä IFK defense, Kauko Porokara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommi Leinonen. The Koivumäenkylä IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommi Leinonen should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Saira in the 12th minute of play forced Koivumäenkylä IFK's goalkeeper Tommi Leinonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Turkka Hakala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Reima Grönholm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Koivumäenkylä IFK's Päiviö Myllynen got a free kick in the 18th minute. Eemeli Vuorio's late challenge caught a Kontro IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eemeli Vuorio helped the player get up and apologised. Eemeli Vuorio hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Ismo Halonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommi Leinonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Ismo Halonen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommi Leinonen. Koivumäenkylä IFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ismo Halonen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ismo Halonen 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. Tommi Leinonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kauko Porokara in the 45th minute of the match. Ismo Halonen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommi Leinonen having to make a save. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ismo Halonen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The long shot by Kustavi Rimpilä in the 56th minute really tested Tommi Leinonen's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 57th match minute, Koivumäenkylä IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksis Kesä to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Kauko Porokara notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Koivumäenkylä IFK's Tommi Leinonen. Tommi Leinonen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Koivumäenkylä IFK defense, Ismo Halonen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommi Leinonen. The Koivumäenkylä IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommi Leinonen should have stopped the shot. Tommi Leinonen was a little too slow when Ismo Halonen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-6. Kauko Porokara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Tommi Leinonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Kontro IFK's Kustavi Rimpilä in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Koivumäenkylä IFK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute, Ismo Halonen 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. Ismo Halonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismo Halonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kauko Porokara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The long shot by Sami Lahtela in the 88th minute really tested Tommi Leinonen's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ismo Halonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kontro IFK played a much better game than Koivumäenkylä IFK and deserved their victory. The Koivumäenkylä IFK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.