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Lehmäjoki
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) In the 3rd minute, Vesa Tuovinen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sampo Hytönen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Lehmäjoki FC's Risto Rissanen got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paavo Haapamäki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sampo Hytönen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simo Suutarinen in the 12th minute of play. Sampo Hytönen didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lehmäjoki FC's Risto Rissanen shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Risto Rissanen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Sampo Hytönen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Antti Arkivuo fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rita's protests and gave Antti Arkivuo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rita getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Antti Arkivuo hit a great ball. Sampo Hytönen was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Samu Takavirta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Samu Takavirta really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. After having played for 28 minutes, Into Nyrhinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lehmäjoki FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Into Nyrhinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Risto Rissanen in the 30th minute of play forced Rita's goalkeeper Sampo Hytönen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Rita defense, Simo Suutarinen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sampo Hytönen. The Rita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sampo Hytönen should have stopped the shot. When Vesa Tuovinen came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Lehmäjoki 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 Vesa Tuovinen couldn't finish the play. Sampo Hytönen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Risto Rissanen in the 35th minute. Eerik Raninen's late challenge caught a Lehmäjoki FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eerik Raninen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th minute, Eerik Raninen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Rita defense, Vesa Tuovinen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sampo Hytönen. The Rita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sampo Hytönen should have stopped the shot. Iivari Vahalahti kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Sampo Hytönen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Simo Suutarinen went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Risto Rissanen in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sampo Hytönen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Vesa Tuovinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Rita defense, Into Nyrhinen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sampo Hytönen. The Rita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sampo Hytönen should have stopped the shot. After 74 minutes, Risto Rissanen made it 9-0 with a short kick to the right side. Rita's Sampo Hytönen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Iivari Vahalahti hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Rita's Eerik Raninen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Urho Hautaniemi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Rita's zone, Samu Takavirta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sampo Hytönen came out of the goal and Samu Takavirta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 87 minutes into the game, Lehmäjoki FC's Risto Rissanen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sampo Hytönen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. Risto Rissanen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sampo Hytönen having to interfere. Vesa Tuovinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sampo Hytönen having to interfere. Paavo Haapamäki's late challenge caught a Rita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paavo Haapamäki helped the player get up and apologised. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Lehmäjoki FC had played much better football throughout.