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Parikkala Staddfm
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Konsta Siponen made the kick off which started today's match. Olli Myllylä hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Raimo Sulku made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konsta Siponen in the 13th minute of play. Konsta Siponen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Parpola getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Arvo Saarela hit a great ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Anssi Ahmaoja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Parikkala sdfIFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anssi Ahmaoja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Markus Okkonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Raimo Sulku tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Markus Okkonen 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. Pekka Virolainen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesse Salermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 28 minutes, Pirkka Rosenqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Parikkala sdfIFK and the Parpola players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Parikkala sdfIFK getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Pirkka Rosenqvist hit a great ball. Parikkala sdfIFK's Pekka Virolainen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarmo Kokko in the 30th minute of play. After 32 played minutes Herman Uotila shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Parikkala sdfIFK's Pekka Virolainen to catch but Herman Uotila was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Jesse Salermo spun around in front of the goal 38 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Parikkala sdfIFK's goal. 39 minutes into the match, Jarmo Kokko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pekka Virolainen. Parikkala sdfIFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jarmo Kokko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 44th minute, Lasse Nielikäinen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Raimo Sulku. The goal made the score 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jarmo Kokko was the one to do the kick off. Sami Tallus's late challenge caught a Parpola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sami Tallus helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Parpola booed when Parikkala sdfIFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sami Tallus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eetu Törmänen charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eetu Törmänen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Jarmo Kokko reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pekka Virolainen. The goal made the score 1-3. Pekka Virolainen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jarmo Kokko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 76 minute of play. Jesse Salermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Pekka Virolainen made a huge save. A collision led to Parikkala sdfIFK getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Konsta Siponen hit a great ball. With a little luck, Parikkala sdfIFK's Pekka Virolainen got control of the ball when Jesse Salermo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Eevert Ruutu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jesse Salermo scored 2-5 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pekka Virolainen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Parpola eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.