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Katajamäki Stadion
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ale Hartikainen got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Ale Hartikainen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joni Lähitie was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ale Hartikainen in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joni Lähitie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ale Hartikainen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Joni Lähitie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Katajamäki IFK's Arto Kurri got a free kick in the 15th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ale Hartikainen in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joni Lähitie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ale Hartikainen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute, Ale Hartikainen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joni Lähitie was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Valentin Viinikainen kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 27thth minute of the game Ale Hartikainen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Katajamäki IFK's Joni Lähitie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ale Hartikainen in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joni Lähitie saved Katajamäki IFK from getting behind. Valentin Viinikainen charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentin Viinikainen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Tarnala IFK's Valentin Viinikainen got a free kick in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Katajamäki IFK's Kalle Kunnas got a free kick in the 34th minute. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ale Hartikainen sped through Katajamäki IFK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joni Lähitie. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ale Hartikainen in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joni Lähitie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 47thth minute of the game Ale Hartikainen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Katajamäki IFK's Joni Lähitie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Turo Koivuporras stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Niko Mikkonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heikki Salminen having to interfere. If Ale Hartikainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niko Mikkonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kalle Kunnas kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Katajamäki IFK's zone, Ale Hartikainen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joni Lähitie came out of the goal and Ale Hartikainen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tapani Kurri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Joni Lähitie managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Tarnala IFK's Ale Hartikainen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 68th minute, Santeri Koponen 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. Santeri Koponen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Ale Hartikainen sped through Katajamäki IFK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joni Lähitie. Niko Mikkonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ale Hartikainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Valentin Viinikainen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tarnala IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Viinikainen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joni Lähitie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 85 minutes into the match, Katajamäki IFK's goalkeeper Joni Lähitie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ale Hartikainen. Niko Mikkonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heikki Salminen having to interfere. If Turo Koivuporras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tarnala IFK's Heikki Salminen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalle Kunnas in the 95th minute of play. Tarnala IFK played a much better game than Katajamäki IFK and deserved their victory. The Katajamäki IFK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.