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Torasalo
Spectators: 6772 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 0) Torasalo's Jarkko Lehtonen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Niilo Toivanen during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Niilo Toivanen hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Alvi Uhlbäck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Lassi Kaivola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tero Niemi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarkko Lehtonen in the 25th minute of play. Tero Niemi made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Erno Kokko sent off a good shot on target. Vilhelm Lähteenmäki charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vilhelm Lähteenmäki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tampere Sharks FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Vilhelm Lähteenmäki hit a great ball. Torasalo's Lassi Kaivola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvi Uhlbäck in the 41st minute of play. Lassi Kaivola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvi Uhlbäck, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Simo Vainio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lassi Kaivola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvi Uhlbäck in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Ossi Levokari made the kick off in the second half. When Ossi Levokari came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Tampere Sharks FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ossi Levokari couldn't finish the play. In the 55th minute, Alvi Uhlbäck made a precise shot to the right of Lassi Kaivola. Torasalo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Ossi Levokari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tampere Sharks FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ossi Levokari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lassi Kaivola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, Ossi Levokari notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Torasalo's Lassi Kaivola. Lassi Kaivola was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Torasalo's Lassi Kaivola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reijo Manneroos in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ossi Levokari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lassi Kaivola was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Erno Kokko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tero Niemi having to interfere. In the 87th minute of the match Paavo Villanen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lassi Kaivola skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Tampere Sharks FC booed when Torasalo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niilo Toivanen didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Vilho Järvinen fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tampere Sharks FC's protests and gave Vilho Järvinen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tampere Sharks FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Vilho Järvinen hit a great ball. Tero Niemi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valio Vesanen in the 93rd minute of the match. A collision led to Torasalo getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Vesa Ylimäki hit a great ball. In the 96th minute Auvo Reijonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lassi Kaivola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tampere Sharks FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.