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Venejärvi Stadion
Spectators: 6788 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jyrki Peltonen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Visa Holappa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aatto Jokilahti in the 7th minute of play. Aatto Jokilahti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Visa Holappa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Visa Holappa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aatto Jokilahti, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Valtteri Kahra charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valtteri Kahra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sarflaks FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Valtteri Kahra hit a great ball. Tapani Okkonen shot from long distance in the 13th minute, but Klaus Luotonen was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. If Jyrki Peltonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Grönholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klaus Luotonen having to interfere. In the 26th minute of the match Pyry Keinänen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Klaus Luotonen skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 28 minutes, Juho Piekkanen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sarflaks FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juho Piekkanen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 31st minute Aatto Jokilahti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Visa Holappa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Visa Holappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aatto Jokilahti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juho Piekkanen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Visa Holappa having to interfere. Ali Grönholm succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 35th playminute. 41 minutes into the match, Valtteri Kahra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Visa Holappa. Venejärvi IFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valtteri Kahra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Teemu Koivumäki hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Tapani Okkonen was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Ali Grönholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klaus Luotonen having to interfere. Ali Grönholm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Sarflaks FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Grönholm came free, but Klaus Luotonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jukka Ranne kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Venejärvi IFK's Visa Holappa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aatto Jokilahti in the 72nd minute of play. During the 74th minute of the match Jukka Ranne completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jukka Ranne a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 75th match minute, Venejärvi IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jukka Ranne to maneuver through the defense. Pellervo Hakamäki charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pellervo Hakamäki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sarflaks FC booed when Venejärvi IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pellervo Hakamäki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aatto Jokilahti might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Visa Holappa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aatto Jokilahti ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute, Pyry Keinänen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juho Piekkanen might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Visa Holappa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juho Piekkanen ran back to his position shaking his head. Visa Holappa was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Aatto Jokilahti capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aatto Jokilahti really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pyry Keinänen during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pyry Keinänen kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After having played for 90 minutes, Ali Grönholm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venejärvi IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Grönholm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Visa Holappa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aatto Jokilahti in the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Venejärvi IFK's goalkeeper Visa Holappa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juho Piekkanen. Sarflaks FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.