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Digerdal
Spectators: 6770 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kaarlo Kampman got the match started through his kick off. Taito Timmonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Sami Snellman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Rattosjärvi's Sami Snellman got control of the ball when Taito Timmonen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Oiva Viljamaa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kaarlo Kampman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salomon Ruhanen having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Antero Haataja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Digerdal's zone, Oiva Viljamaa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salomon Ruhanen came out of the goal and Oiva Viljamaa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Digerdal's goalkeeper Salomon Ruhanen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Oiva Viljamaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 31 minutes into the game, Rattosjärvi's Kaarlo Kampman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Salomon Ruhanen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Kaarlo Kampman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salomon Ruhanen having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kaarlo Kampman in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salomon Ruhanen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Salomon Ruhanen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oiva Viljamaa in the 40th minute of the match. Arho Hänninen's late challenge caught a Digerdal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arho Hänninen helped the player get up and apologised. Arho Hänninen kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aaron Kyrönlahti to strike the kick off in the second half. Salomon Ruhanen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oiva Viljamaa in the 53rd minute. Taito Timmonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Sami Snellman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Taito Timmonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Taito Timmonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Digerdal booed when Rattosjärvi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arho Hänninen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salomon Ruhanen made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Oiva Viljamaa sent off a good shot on target. After 76 minutes, Edvard Hakanen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Digerdal and the Rattosjärvi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 77 played minutes Digerdal got a freekick which was hit by Edvard Hakanen. Esko Rahkonen charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Esko Rahkonen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rattosjärvi getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Esko Rahkonen hit a great ball. Oiva Viljamaa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Salomon Ruhanen made a huge save. Salomon Ruhanen made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Oiva Viljamaa sent off a good shot on target. In the 88th minute, Kaarlo Kampman 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaarlo Kampman in the 91st minute of play forced Digerdal's goalkeeper Salomon Ruhanen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Rattosjärvi's Kaarlo Kampman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Salomon Ruhanen. That made the score 0-2 after 93 minutes of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Rattosjärvi had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.