League

Träskholm
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kari Lumijärvi took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Pajasalmi IFK getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Kari Lumijärvi hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Maunu Vallin made a precise shot to the right of Uuno Eronen. Pajasalmi IFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Pirkka Tukio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Uuno Eronen made a huge save. After 13 minutes, Leo Kangasmäki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pajasalmi IFK and the Minnesota Wild players grew even worse after the yellow card. 16 minutes into the match, Pajasalmi IFK's Erno Marttila sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rainer Vihtilä narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 17 minutes into the game, Minnesota Wild's Pirkka Tukio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Uuno Eronen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Pirkka Tukio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Uuno Eronen made a huge save. 23 minutes into the game, Pirkka Tukio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Uuno Eronen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hemminki Väätäinen charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hemminki Väätäinen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pirkka Tukio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pajasalmi IFK's Uuno Eronen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maunu Vallin in the 37th minute of play. In the 47th minute Aaron Koivisto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uuno Eronen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

After some careless play in the Pajasalmi IFK defense, Maunu Vallin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uuno Eronen. The Pajasalmi IFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uuno Eronen should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kari Lumijärvi in the 65th minute of play forced Minnesota Wild's goalkeeper Rainer Vihtilä to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Pirkka Tukio suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pajasalmi IFK! Aaron Koivisto shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After having played for 74 minutes, Viljo Ristilä managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pajasalmi IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viljo Ristilä was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hemminki Väätäinen kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lassi Pelttari during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lassi Pelttari kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Kari Lumijärvi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rainer Vihtilä having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Kari Lumijärvi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rainer Vihtilä saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maunu Vallin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Uuno Eronen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 87 minutes, Hemminki Väätäinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minnesota Wild's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hemminki Väätäinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kauno Kuoppala hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Viljo Ristilä received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Rainer Vihtilä tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Kari Lumijärvi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rainer Vihtilä was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2.