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Kultakenttä
Spectators: 9246 (Terracing: 6936, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kustaa Esala took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Liverpool FC's goal looked a bit too open when Markus Pakaslahti came free, but Markku Ruhanen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Savon Palloseura's Markus Pakaslahti got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Markus Pakaslahti reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Markku Ruhanen. The goal made the score 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, Liverpool FC's goalkeeper Markku Ruhanen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Gaxan. In the 20th minute, Markus Pakaslahti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Savon Palloseura fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 23rd minute, Reino Kaltiainen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Markku Ruhanen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Pakaslahti in the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute of the match Savon Palloseura got a corner. Liverpool FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ciriaco Ferrando ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tuomas Ruhanen hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Ciriaco Ferrando's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Markku Ruhanen firmly grabbed it by the left post. Markku Ruhanen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Markus Pakaslahti's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Kustavi Peltola's late challenge caught a Savon Palloseura's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kustavi Peltola helped the player get up and apologised. Markku Ruhanen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciriaco Ferrando in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markus Pakaslahti in the 40th minute of play forced Liverpool FC's goalkeeper Markku Ruhanen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Liverpool FC's goalkeeper Markku Ruhanen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciriaco Ferrando. Lasse Saarelainen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilmo Kaven in the 43rd minute of play. Elmer Harjanne hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Liverpool FC were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Savon Palloseura's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hemmo Hana took the corner. The corner led Liverpool FC's Hemmo Hana to fire away a dangerous shot which Lasse Saarelainen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Tuomas Ruhanen kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Liverpool FC's Tuomas Ruhanen got a free kick in the 59th minute. Ciriaco Ferrando might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Markku Ruhanen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ciriaco Ferrando ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute Ciriaco Ferrando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markku Ruhanen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ilmo Kaven fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Liverpool FC's protests and gave Ilmo Kaven a yellow card for diving instead. In the 64th match minute, Liverpool FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilmo Kaven to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Savon Palloseura's Ciriaco Ferrando sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Markku Ruhanen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Savon Palloseura's Lasse Saarelainen got control of the ball when Hemmo Hana tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lasse Saarelainen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kustaa Esala's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Aku Rissanen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Lasse Saarelainen made a huge save. In the 86th minute Ciriaco Ferrando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markku Ruhanen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 88 minutes, Ciriaco Ferrando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savon Palloseura's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciriaco Ferrando 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 95th minute, Tomas Gaxan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Gaxan kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Savon Palloseura fully deserved thier win.