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Sara
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) HELL-SIN-KI's Pellervo Keinänen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Pellervo Keinänen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reino Antila. Sara IFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pellervo Keinänen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Reino Antila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theagenis Papakonstantinou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Petteri Pirnes fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sara IFK's protests and gave Petteri Pirnes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, Sara IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petteri Pirnes to maneuver through the defense. Pellervo Keinänen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of HELL-SIN-KI booed when Sara IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Koivuporras didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Pellervo Keinänen came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the HELL-SIN-KI 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 Pellervo Keinänen couldn't finish the play. Sara IFK's Tenho Jatkola got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pellervo Keinänen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Sara IFK's zone, Pellervo Keinänen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reino Antila came out of the goal and Pellervo Keinänen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Sara IFK getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Toni Lindfors hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toni Lindfors got free with Sercan Ergül in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sara IFK's Toni Lindfors got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Sara IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Pellervo Keinänen came free, but Reino Antila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 played minutes Sara IFK got a freekick which was hit by Tenho Jatkola. Tenho Jatkola's late challenge caught a HELL-SIN-KI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tenho Jatkola helped the player get up and apologised. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Ali Koivuporras's late challenge caught a HELL-SIN-KI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ali Koivuporras helped the player get up and apologised. If Pellervo Keinänen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Theagenis Papakonstantinou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reino Antila was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Reino Antila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pellervo Keinänen in the 55th minute of play. Sara IFK's Toni Lindfors got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sara IFK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Pellervo Keinänen scored to the left of an out of position Reino Antila, making the score, 0-3. Pellervo Keinänens short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Reino Antila to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Reino Antila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pellervo Keinänen in the 75th minute of the match. Theagenis Papakonstantinous short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Reino Antila to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 81 minutes, Toni Lindfors managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sara IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toni Lindfors was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 84th minute Pellervo Keinänen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reino Antila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Sara IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Theagenis Papakonstantinou came free, but Reino Antila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sercan Ergül took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Lindfors, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rdth minute of the game Pellervo Keinänen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sara IFK's Reino Antila was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Reino Antila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pellervo Keinänen in the 95th minute of the match. HELL-SIN-KI's Theagenis Papakonstantinou got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.