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Kaina Stadion
Spectators: 6778 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jarkko Lehtonen started the match with the kick off. When Erno Kokko came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Torasalo 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 Erno Kokko couldn't finish the play. Jarkko Lehtonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esa Alin having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, EBK's goal looked a bit too open when Erno Kokko came free, but Esa Alin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Jarkko Lehtonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esa Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to EBK getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Veli Helin hit a great ball. A collision led to EBK getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Veli Helin hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erno Kokko in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esa Alin saved EBK from getting behind. EBK's Esa Alin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erno Kokko in the 29th minute of play. Erno Kokko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Esa Alin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esa Alin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simo Vainio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Erno Kokko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esa Alin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erno Kokko went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Veli Helin to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ylermi Markkula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jarkko Lehtonen came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Torasalo 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 Jarkko Lehtonen couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the match, EBK's goal looked a bit too open when Jarkko Lehtonen came free, but Esa Alin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Erno Kokko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Jarkko Lehtonen 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. If Erno Kokko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Jarkko Lehtonen 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. Erno Kokko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esa Alin having to interfere. In the 70th minute Jarkko Lehtonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esa Alin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jarkko Lehtonen in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esa Alin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Esa Alin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarkko Lehtonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarkko Lehtonen in the 83rd minute of play forced EBK's goalkeeper Esa Alin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, EBK's Ylermi Markkula got a free kick in the 88th minute. After having played for 90 minutes, Erno Kokko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Torasalo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erno Kokko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarkko Lehtonen in the 91st minute of play forced EBK's goalkeeper Esa Alin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Torasalo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.