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Tuiran tori
Spectators: 7847 (Terracing: 5887, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antti Piekkanen kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antti Piekkanen in the 4th minute of play forced Tuira Kings's goalkeeper Jesse Lehtimäki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Kokkonen's late challenge caught a Perhon Kiri's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Kokkonen helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Perhon Kiri booed when Tuira Kings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Kokkonen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jesse Lehtimäki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pietari Penttilä in the 8th minute of the match. Pietari Penttilä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Perhon Kiri's goalkeeper Sami Lähteenmäki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Jyri Myllylä fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Perhon Kiri's protests and gave Jyri Myllylä a yellow card for diving instead. Sami Lähteenmäki acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 26th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lari Kankaanpää. Petri Saarelainen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Sami Lähteenmäki skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Perhon Kiri's Pietari Penttilä got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 36th match minute, Tuira Kings was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lari Kankaanpää to maneuver through the defense. Jesse Lehtimäki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antti Piekkanen in the 45th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Tero Valkealahti made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Perhon Kiri's goalkeeper Sami Lähteenmäki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antti Piekkanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Jesse Lehtimäki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Toni Manninen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Sami Lähteenmäki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Pietari Penttilä had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Antti Piekkanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Jesse Lehtimäki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pietari Penttilä fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesse Lehtimäki having to interfere. Perhon Kiri's Sami Lähteenmäki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petri Saarelainen in the 87th minute of play. A hard shot 96 in the game by Pietari Penttilä from a close distance when the talented Jesse Lehtimäki managed to make a qualified save. Tuira Kings's players were relieved. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.