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Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 5500 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sami Kinnunen got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Leppikorpi's Valtteri Huikari got a free kick in the 5th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Leppikorpi's Taneli Pyörälä nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aleksanteri Jämsen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Leppikorpi's Patrik Mäkiaho got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Taneli Pyörälä fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksanteri Jämsen having to interfere. When Joonatan Hagelberg fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atleti's protests and gave Joonatan Hagelberg a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Atleti's Joonatan Hagelberg got a free kick in the 17th minute. If Valtteri Huikari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Taneli Pyörälä in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aleksanteri Jämsen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Patrik Mäkiaho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrik Mäkiaho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the match, Patrik Mäkiaho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksanteri Jämsen. Atleti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patrik Mäkiaho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 36 minutes, Petri Korkeamäki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leppikorpi and the Atleti players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Atleti booed when Leppikorpi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petri Korkeamäki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sami Kinnunen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd match minute, Atleti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jalmari Nieminen to maneuver through the defense. Taneli Pyörälä received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Aleksanteri Jämsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Taneli Pyörälä received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Aleksanteri Jämsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Taneli Pyörälä stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ylermi Myllyniemi in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sulo Sainomaa saved Leppikorpi from getting behind. Taneli Pyörälä sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Atleti's Aleksanteri Jämsen got control of the ball when Patrik Mäkiaho tried to sneak it across the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Leppikorpi's Patrik Mäkiaho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aleksanteri Jämsen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sulo Sainomaa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ylermi Myllyniemi's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 70th minute, Uuno Korkeakoski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sami Kinnunen in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sulo Sainomaa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valtteri Huikari got his second yellow card in the match during the 74th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. 76 minutes into the match, Atleti's Ylermi Myllyniemi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sulo Sainomaa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Patrick Viitakoski fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leppikorpi's protests and gave Patrick Viitakoski a yellow card for diving instead. After 83 played minutes Leppikorpi got a freekick which was hit by Patrick Viitakoski. Jalmari Nieminen, 85 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. After 86 played minutes Leppikorpi got a freekick which was hit by Jorma Kesä. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leppikorpi's goalkeeper Sulo Sainomaa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Atleti booed when Leppikorpi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tuomas Karjala didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Leppikorpi left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Atleti.