League

Sara
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Nummenniitty's Yrjö Ukkonen got control of the ball when Toni Lindfors tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute Aarni Palenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yrjö Ukkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toni Lindfors sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yrjö Ukkonen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aarni Palenius's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Yrjö Ukkonen made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Toni Lindfors sent off a good shot on target. Eljas Kimmonen hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Yrjö Ukkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aarni Palenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Topi Turpeinen 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 Topi Turpeinen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Toni Lindfors received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Yrjö Ukkonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Mikko Suoste 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Aarni Palenius made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Sara IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Mikko Suoste came free, but Reino Antila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 55 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. After some careless play in the Nummenniitty defense, Aarni Palenius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yrjö Ukkonen. The Nummenniitty fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yrjö Ukkonen should have stopped the shot. Mikko Suoste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Topi Turpeinen came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Nummenniitty 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 Topi Turpeinen couldn't finish the play. Yrjö Ukkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Lindfors, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sara IFK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jouko Koskenkorva in the 68th minute. 72 minutes into the game, Sara IFK's Toni Lindfors nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yrjö Ukkonen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 75th minute Aarni Palenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yrjö Ukkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 76 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. Yrjö Ukkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Lindfors in the 80th minute of play. Reino Antila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikko Suoste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Aarni Palenius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yrjö Ukkonen was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Sara IFK's Reino Antila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Sara IFK from getting a goal against them. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nummenniitty players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sara IFK.