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Sierla
Spectators: 7859 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Northern Villa FC's Asko Karhunen 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. 6 minutes into the match, FC Rantsus Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Asko Karhunen came free, but Eero Pylkäs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Northern Villa FC's Asko Karhunen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eero Pylkäs narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Niilo Kimmonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Eero Pylkäs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahto Kärkkäinen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Touko Kärnä in the 21st minute. Touko Kärnä received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ahto Kärkkäinen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ilmari Hiukka fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Northern Villa FC's protests and gave Ilmari Hiukka a yellow card for diving instead. Ilmari Hiukka hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Ahto Kärkkäinen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petteri Hakanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Asko Karhunen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Rantsus Tigers's Eero Pylkäs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asko Karhunen in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Atro Hämäläinen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Rantsus Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Northern Villa FC the free kick. In the 32nd match minute, FC Rantsus Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atro Hämäläinen to maneuver through the defense. FC Rantsus Tigers's Eero Pylkäs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asko Karhunen in the 36th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. One of Northern Villa FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Rantsus Tigers:s goal. The goalkeeper, Ahto Kärkkäinen, was totally fooled by FC Rantsus Tigers's Tahvo Petriläinen, who 39 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Niilo Kimmonen struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Eero Pylkäs didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Northern Villa FC. Eero Pylkäs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niilo Kimmonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 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 Petteri Hakanen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Northern Villa FC's Niilo Kimmonen made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eero Pylkäs was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Touko Kärnä came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the FC Rantsus Tigers 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 Touko Kärnä couldn't finish the play. Eero Pylkäs didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 72nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. Aaro Eklund took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ahto Kärkkäinen. Northern Villa FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eero Pylkäs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asko Karhunen in the 79th minute of the match. In the 84th minute Petteri Hakanen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahto Kärkkäinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Touko Kärnä in the 86th minute of play forced Northern Villa FC's goalkeeper Ahto Kärkkäinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Petteri Hakanen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahto Kärkkäinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petteri Hakanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Asko Karhunen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, FC Rantsus Tigers's Pietari Koivumäki got a free kick in the 96th minute. Northern Villa FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.