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Singsby Plättin
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Singsby HF's Kullervo Hiukka 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kullervo Hiukka in the 3rd minute of play forced FC Bardridlan C.F's goalkeeper Kaarlo Loikala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Kullervo Hiukka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaarlo Loikala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bardridlan C.F's goalkeeper Kaarlo Loikala, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Tomi Rahikainen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Akseli Kouhi. Singsby HF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomi Rahikainen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Kullervo Hiukka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Kaarlo Loikala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Oskari Kärki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Singsby HF's supporters rose to their feet, but Oskari Kärki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kaarlo Loikala breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Jari Kemppainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Akseli Kouhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomi Rahikainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Jari Kemppainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 28 minutes, Tomi Rahikainen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bardridlan C.F's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomi Rahikainen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Singsby HF getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Aarto Tikka hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Singsby HF defense, Tomi Rahikainen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Akseli Kouhi. The Singsby HF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Akseli Kouhi should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute, Jari Kemppainen 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. Oskari Kärki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomi Rahikainen to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to FC Bardridlan C.F getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Reko Uusiniemi hit a great ball. After having played for 58 minutes, Oskari Kärki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Singsby HF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oskari Kärki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Singsby HF getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Aarto Tikka hit a great ball. Tomi Rahikainen 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. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Singsby HF's goalkeeper Akseli Kouhi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Oskari Kärki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the match, FC Bardridlan C.F's Jari Kemppainen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Akseli Kouhi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Akseli Kouhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomi Rahikainen, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 84th match minute, Singsby HF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niklas Uotila to maneuver through the defense. Akseli Kouhi was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Tomi Rahikainen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomi Rahikainen really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Akseli Kouhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomi Rahikainen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 played minutes FC Bardridlan C.F got a freekick which was hit by Väinö Nikkinen. In the 92nd minute of the match, Jan Ojanen sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Kaarlo Loikala showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. Kaarlo Loikala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aarto Tikka in the 95th minute of play. The Singsby HF supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Bardridlan C.F's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Bardridlan C.F.