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Menikkala Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kim Penttilä started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Menikkala IFK getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Raimo Jämsänen hit a great ball. After having played for 9 minutes, Kari Kallioniemi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hyövälti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kari Kallioniemi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kari Kallioniemi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kustaa Tuominen having to interfere. A hard shot 16 in the game by Raimo Jämsänen from a close distance when the talented Ilkka Kukkamäki managed to make a qualified save. Hyövälti's players were relieved. If Raimo Jämsänen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raimo Jämsänen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 27 minutes into the match, Menikkala IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Kari Kallioniemi came free, but Kustaa Tuominen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hyövälti's Valentin Tukio got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Raimo Jämsänen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the match, Hyövälti's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Penttilä came free, but Ilkka Kukkamäki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Kim Penttilä managed to get in a good position for a shot. Menikkala IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Kim Penttilä was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilkka Kukkamäki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ale Myllykoski's late challenge caught a Hyövälti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ale Myllykoski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Menikkala IFK getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Ale Myllykoski hit a great ball. Niko Ikonen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kustaa Tuominen. Menikkala IFK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Menikkala IFK's Kim Penttilä got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kari Kallioniemi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kim Penttilä blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilkka Kukkamäki having to make a save. Valentin Tukio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Kustaa Tuominen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57thth minute of the game Kim Penttilä who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hyövälti's Ilkka Kukkamäki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A long shot from Kari Kallioniemi in the 60th minute of play was well struck, but Kustaa Tuominen made a really good save at the right post. In the 66thth minute of the game Raimo Jämsänen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hyövälti's Ilkka Kukkamäki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 67th minute Raimo Jämsänen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilkka Kukkamäki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 69 minutes, Raimo Jämsänen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Menikkala IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raimo Jämsänen 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 Kim Penttilä in the 70th minute of play forced Hyövälti's goalkeeper Ilkka Kukkamäki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kim Penttilä scored 1-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilkka Kukkamäki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th minute, Eetu Salonen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilkka Kukkamäki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kim Penttilä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilkka Kukkamäki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimo Jämsänen, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Ilkka Kukkamäki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimo Jämsänen, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Jarno Rautee kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Hyövälti's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Penttilä came free, but Ilkka Kukkamäki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Hyövälti's goal looked a bit too open when Raimo Jämsänen came free, but Ilkka Kukkamäki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute Kim Penttilä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilkka Kukkamäki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.