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CSKA Ice Palace
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Niklas Uusikartano made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Roni Hirvonen 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. Viemerö's Roni Hirvonen got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 10th minute Lasse Kärki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Terho Heliskoski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute, Jori Sillgren made a precise shot to the right of Terho Heliskoski. Viemerö's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Jori Sillgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Central Sports Klub Army's supporters rose to their feet, but Jori Sillgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Terho Heliskoski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Into Palonen fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Central Sports Klub Army's protests and gave Into Palonen a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Viemerö booed when Central Sports Klub Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Into Palonen didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roni Hirvonen in the 30th minute of play forced Central Sports Klub Army's goalkeeper Miro Pitkämäki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jori Sillgren came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Central Sports Klub Army 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 Jori Sillgren couldn't finish the play. When Panu Toivonen fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Viemerö's protests and gave Panu Toivonen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Viemerö getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Panu Toivonen hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Roni Hirvonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miro Pitkämäki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lasse Kärki in the 44th minute of play forced Viemerö's goalkeeper Terho Heliskoski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jori Sillgren succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 45th playminute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lasse Kärki to make the kick off. Iiro Rahikainen hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Roni Hirvonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miro Pitkämäki having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Uusikartano in the 54th minute of play forced Central Sports Klub Army's goalkeeper Miro Pitkämäki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roni Hirvonen got free with Miro Pitkämäki in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 65th minute, Niklas Uusikartano fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Uusikartano in the 71st minute of play forced Central Sports Klub Army's goalkeeper Miro Pitkämäki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roni Hirvonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miro Pitkämäki didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 77th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. With a little luck, Central Sports Klub Army's Miro Pitkämäki got control of the ball when Roni Hirvonen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jori Sillgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Terho Heliskoski having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pekko Nutikka during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th match minute, Viemerö was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pekko Nutikka to maneuver through the defense. Terho Heliskoski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jori Sillgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpected shot in the 92nd minute by Atro Nikander got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 96thth minute of the game Niklas Uusikartano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Central Sports Klub Army's Miro Pitkämäki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Viemerö's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.