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Syvänmaa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, 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. Mikko Karvonen started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Antti Pesonen made a precise shot to the right of Antti Kahra. Waasa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Waasa FC's Valto Halonen got a free kick in the 10th minute. With a little luck, Waasa FC's Antti Kahra got control of the ball when Antti Pesonen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antti Pesonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Antti Kahra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th match minute, Waasa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veeti Tuovinen to maneuver through the defense. Antti Pesonen struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Antti Kahra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Syvänmaa IFK. Aatto Myllylä hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Henri Mäkilä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Waasa FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Veeti Tuovinen hit a great ball. Antti Pesonen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Antti Kahra made a huge save. If Mikko Karvonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute Paul Pölönen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arttu Viitanen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Henri Mäkilä 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. In the 41st minute of the match, Antti Pesonen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Antti Kahra was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 43rd minute Henri Mäkilä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antti Kahra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Herkko Poikolainen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, Henri Mäkilä 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Henri Mäkilä stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Antti Pesonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Antti Kahra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henri Mäkilä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antti Pesonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Antti Kahra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Antti Pesonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the game, Syvänmaa IFK's Henri Mäkilä nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antti Kahra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Antti Kahra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antti Pesonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After a rather tough play, Syvänmaa IFK's Aatto Myllylä got a free kick in the 64th minute. Arttu Viitanen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jani Pajula in the 79th minute of play. Henri Mäkilä 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. Aatto Myllylä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Henri Mäkilä's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antti Kahra was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Waasa FC's Antti Kahra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antti Pesonen in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Waasa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antti Pesonen came free, but Antti Kahra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th match minute, Waasa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herkko Poikolainen to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Henri Mäkilä's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antti Kahra was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Antti Kahra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antti Pesonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute, Paul Pölönen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arttu Viitanen. The goal made the score 2-1. Syvänmaa IFK's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.