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Match Report
Virojoki
Spectators: 6936 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 0) Atro Luoma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juuso Leonoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Akseli Martikainen in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esko Niskala saved Virojoki from getting behind. If Akseli Martikainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pentti Leonoff in the 11th minute of play forced Virojoki's goalkeeper Esko Niskala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pentti Leonoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Esko Niskala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juuso Leonoff hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Akseli Martikainen 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. After 24 minutes of play, Ruissalo FC's Pentti Leonoff made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esko Niskala was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Virojoki getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Juuso Uhlbäck hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Virojoki's zone, Arto Palsola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esko Niskala came out of the goal and Arto Palsola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Ruissalo FC booed when Virojoki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panu Koivuporras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pentti Leonoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Esko Niskala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pentti Leonoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Esko Niskala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Toivo Lehto's late challenge caught a Ruissalo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toivo Lehto helped the player get up and apologised. Toivo Lehto kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Pentti Leonoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Esko Niskala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.
When Pentti Leonoff came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Ruissalo FC 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 Pentti Leonoff couldn't finish the play. Ruissalo FC's Atro Luoma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmi Timmonen in the 54th minute of play. Pentti Leonoff in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Esko Niskala, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Ruissalo FC's zone, Anselmi Timmonen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atro Luoma came out of the goal and Anselmi Timmonen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pentti Leonoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute, Panu Koivuporras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pentti Leonoff got free with Esko Niskala in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes into the match, Juuso Leonoff had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Atro Luoma. Ruissalo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juuso Leonoff was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The audience was convinced that Juuso Leonoff's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atro Luoma was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. When Risto Rantala fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ruissalo FC's protests and gave Risto Rantala a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ruissalo FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Risto Rantala hit a great ball. Anselmi Timmonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atro Luoma having to interfere. Virojoki's Esko Niskala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Virojoki from getting a goal against them. The Ruissalo FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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