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Kyyry Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Atte Nybacka got the match started through his kick off. Jalmari Palenius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorma Uitto in the 3rd minute of the match. If Anttoni Määttä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Haravankylä's Jorma Uitto 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 8th minute of the match Tero Wallen shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jalmari Palenius showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 9th minute of the match, Atte Nybacka tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vesa Malmivaara saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 10 minutes into the match, Heikki Sillanpää had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vesa Malmivaara. Haravankylä's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Heikki Sillanpää was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Anttoni Määttä received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Jalmari Palenius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Mikko Hotakainen could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Vesa Malmivaara however easily saved by the left post. If Anttoni Määttä 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 30th minute, Jorma Uitto 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. Mikko Hotakainen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Vesa Malmivaara made a huge save. A collision led to Haravankylä getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Tero Wallen hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, Haravankylä's goal looked a bit too open when Heikki Sillanpää came free, but Vesa Malmivaara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jalmari Palenius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorma Uitto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute of the match, Mikko Hotakainen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vesa Malmivaara was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Vesa Malmivaara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atte Nybacka in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Haravankylä's goalkeeper Vesa Malmivaara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mikko Hotakainen. Vesa Malmivaara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atte Nybacka in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute Anttoni Määttä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jalmari Palenius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorma Uitto was the one to do the kick off. Haravankylä's Vesa Malmivaara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heikki Sillanpää in the 53rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Anttoni Määttä managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haravankylä's supporters rose to their feet, but Anttoni Määttä was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jalmari Palenius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Haravankylä fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Haravankylä's Jorma Uitto looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kyyry's Jalmari Palenius proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Kyyry from getting a goal against them. Vesa Malmivaara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikko Hotakainen in the 67th minute of the match. Haravankylä's Vesa Malmivaara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atte Nybacka in the 68th minute of play. Kyyry's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ossi Pitkämäki in the 70th minute. After taking down the ball on Kyyry's corner Ossi Pitkämäki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vesa Malmivaara quite easily take care of the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Haravankylä's goal looked a bit too open when Atte Nybacka came free, but Vesa Malmivaara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th match minute, Kyyry was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heikki Sillanpää to maneuver through the defense. Jorma Uitto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jalmari Palenius having to interfere. Mikko Hotakainen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vesa Malmivaara having to interfere. In the 87th match minute, Haravankylä was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urho Lehkosuo to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the match, Haravankylä's Anttoni Määttä sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jalmari Palenius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A hard shot 93 in the game by Jorma Uitto from a close distance when the talented Jalmari Palenius managed to make a qualified save. Kyyry's players were relieved. Haravankylä's Vesa Malmivaara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atte Nybacka in the 96th minute of play. After 98 minutes Haravankylä's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ossi Pitkämäki who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Ossi Pitkämäki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vesa Malmivaara quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Haravankylä supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Haravankylä would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.