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Spectators: 9245 (Terracing: 6935, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) The supporters of Vastarinta booed when Liverpool FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reino Kaltiainen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Vastarinta's goal looked a bit too open when Tarmo Heikkinen came free, but Mikko Puikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Kustaa Esala 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. If Tuukka Liimatainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute Kustaa Esala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikko Puikkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vastarinta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tahvo Seppä was slow to take the kick. During this time Liverpool FC's players had a chance to rest. Liverpool FC's Tahvo Seppä was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mikko Puikkonen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Kustaa Esala scored 1-0 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mikko Puikkonen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 34 minutes Vastarinta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tahvo Seppä who took care of the corner kick. Vastarinta's Mikko Puikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kustaa Esala in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Valto Väätäinen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mikko Puikkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tuukka Liimatainen in the 44th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Vastarinta defense, Tuukka Liimatainen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikko Puikkonen. The Vastarinta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikko Puikkonen should have stopped the shot. Mikko Puikkonen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ilmo Kaven in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sami Vuorio to make the kick off. Tarmo Heikkinen's late challenge caught a Vastarinta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tarmo Heikkinen helped the player get up and apologised. Tarmo Heikkinen kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 54th minute of the match Santeri Viitaluoma shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Kustaa Esala might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikko Puikkonen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kustaa Esala ran back to his position shaking his head. If Manne Ikola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sami Vuorio during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilmo Kaven in the 64th minute of play forced Vastarinta's goalkeeper Mikko Puikkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Hanninen hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Tahvo Seppä struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Mikko Puikkonen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Liverpool FC. Mikko Puikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tuukka Liimatainen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Tuukka Liimatainen made a precise shot to the right of Mikko Puikkonen. Vastarinta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Rafael Hanninen hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute of the match Liverpool FC got a corner. Vastarinta's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tahvo Seppä ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Liverpool FC's Tahvo Seppä to fire away a dangerous shot which Mikko Puikkonen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ilmo Kaven's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikko Puikkonen was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Mikko Puikkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kustaa Esala, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 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. Liverpool FC fully deserved thier win.