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Parikkala Staddfm
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Konsta Siponen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ossian Viljanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Eemil Viisala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Tero Äijälä made a precise shot to the right of Pekka Virolainen. Parikkala sdfIFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Konsta Siponen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eemil Viisala came out and tried to block the shot, but Konsta Siponen slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 14th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Parikkala sdfIFK's Ossian Viljanen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eemil Viisala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Sauli Hannukainen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Kosti Pajula fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Härjänvatsa IFK's protests and gave Kosti Pajula a yellow card for diving instead. Pekka Virolainen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veikko Hautaoja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Ari Sillgren made a precise shot to the right of Pekka Virolainen. Parikkala sdfIFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The supporters of Parikkala sdfIFK booed when Härjänvatsa IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kosti Pajula didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tero Äijälä in the 46th minute of play forced Parikkala sdfIFK's goalkeeper Pekka Virolainen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Tero Äijälä got free with Pekka Virolainen in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veikko Hautaoja in the 53rd minute of play forced Parikkala sdfIFK's goalkeeper Pekka Virolainen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Parikkala sdfIFK's Lasse Nielikäinen got a free kick in the 55th minute. A collision led to Parikkala sdfIFK getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Sauli Hannukainen hit a great ball. If Eero Kärki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konsta Siponen in the 78th minute of play forced Härjänvatsa IFK's goalkeeper Eemil Viisala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Kosti Pajula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd match minute, Parikkala sdfIFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sami Tallus to maneuver through the defense. When Härjänvatsa IFK's Eero Kärki in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Parikkala sdfIFK's goalie prevented a goal. After 86 minutes, Pirkka Rosenqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Parikkala sdfIFK and the Härjänvatsa IFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Parikkala sdfIFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pirkka Rosenqvist to maneuver through the defense. Antero Nikko, 87 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Eemil Viisala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lasse Nielikäinen in the 91st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tero Äijälä got free with Pekka Virolainen in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Härjänvatsa IFK were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.