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Pätteby
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daavid Kahra started the match with the kick off. Ilmo Hassinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Kaleva Hedberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kaleva Hedberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Laitinen in the 6th minute of the match. When Rauli Antila fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jurvansalo's protests and gave Rauli Antila a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of KMON PELURIT FC booed when Jurvansalo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rauli Antila didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daavid Kahra in the 10th minute of play forced KMON PELURIT FC's goalkeeper Erkki Niemi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th match minute, KMON PELURIT FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrik Poikolainen to maneuver through the defense. Henrik Poikolainen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Kaleva Hedberg made a huge save. Ilmo Hassinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaleva Hedberg having to interfere. Kaleva Hedberg made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Ilmo Hassinen sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jurvansalo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Unto Immonen was slow to take the kick. During this time KMON PELURIT FC's players had a chance to rest. Unto Immonen made a great header on KMON PELURIT FC's corner, it was just that Jurvansalo's Kaleva Hedberg managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 43 minutes, Henrik Poikolainen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KMON PELURIT FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrik Poikolainen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ali Laitinen struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Kaleva Hedberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KMON PELURIT FC. Kaleva Hedberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kari Salmelainen went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ali Laitinen to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the KMON PELURIT FC defense, Anttoni Allen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erkki Niemi. The KMON PELURIT FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erkki Niemi should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Henrik Poikolainen managed to get in a good position for a shot. KMON PELURIT FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Henrik Poikolainen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kaleva Hedberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 64th minute, Ilmo Hassinen 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. Ilmo Hassinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the match, KMON PELURIT FC's Ilmo Hassinen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kaleva Hedberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 76th minute Ilmo Hassinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaleva Hedberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daavid Kahra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erkki Niemi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daavid Kahra in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90thth minute of the game Daavid Kahra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KMON PELURIT FC's Erkki Niemi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.