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Koskelankylä
Spectators: 8448 (Terracing: 6337, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 168) Halisten Haukat's Lauri Mäkelä started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elmer Jaakkola during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Koskelankylä IFK booed when Halisten Haukat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elmer Jaakkola didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5thth minute of the game Veikko Haapaniemi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Halisten Haukat's Rainer Manninen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 7th minute of the match, Kaarlo Viisala tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rainer Manninen saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Koskelankylä IFK's Paul Nutikka got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rainer Manninen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kaarlo Viisala's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Janne Multaharju received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Rainer Manninen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Veikko Haapaniemi took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rainer Manninen. Rainer Manninen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Rainer Manninen stood somewhat misplaced when Kaarlo Viisala came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 17 minute. The audience was convinced that Kaarlo Viisala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rainer Manninen was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 25th minute, Elmer Jaakkola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lauri Mäkelä fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Halisten Haukat's protests and gave Lauri Mäkelä a yellow card for diving instead. After 29 played minutes Halisten Haukat got a freekick which was hit by Lauri Mäkelä. In the 37thth minute of the game Kaarlo Viisala who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Halisten Haukat's Rainer Manninen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40thth minute of the game Kaarlo Viisala who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Halisten Haukat's Rainer Manninen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tapio Snellman's late challenge caught a Koskelankylä IFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tapio Snellman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd match minute, Halisten Haukat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tapio Snellman to maneuver through the defense. Veikko Haapaniemi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Rainer Manninen made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Kaarlo Viisala made the kick off in the second half. Rainer Manninen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaarlo Viisala, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 54 minutes, Kaarlo Viisala made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Halisten Haukat's Rainer Manninen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Koskelankylä IFK's Kaarlo Viisala in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Halisten Haukat's goalie prevented a goal. When Koskelankylä IFK's Kaarlo Viisala in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Halisten Haukat's goalie prevented a goal. Rainer Manninen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janne Multaharju in the 63rd minute of play. Kaarlo Viisala succeeded in the game's 66th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. Kaarlo Viisala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Rainer Manninen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rainer Manninen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kaarlo Viisala went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Lauri Mäkelä hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Rainer Manninen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaarlo Viisala, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. There was no doubt that Koskelankylä IFK were the better team. Koskelankylä IFK's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.