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Kainuunmäki
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joni Uusikartano during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Vihiniemi:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kainuunmäki IFK:s goal. 12 minutes into the match, Kainuunmäki IFK's Kari Kurttila sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rami Viitaluoma narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Vihiniemi's Rami Viitaluoma got control of the ball when Vesa Blomquist tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Vihiniemi getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Antti Siren hit a great ball. After 21 minutes, Iiro Vanhatalo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vihiniemi and the Kainuunmäki IFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Iiro Vanhatalo kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Santeri Luoma was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 22nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ilmari Virta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uolevi Järvenpää in the 33rd minute of the match. The supporters of Vihiniemi booed when Kainuunmäki IFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Hurme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uolevi Järvenpää scored 1-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilmari Virta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 41 minutes, Antti Siren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vihiniemi and the Kainuunmäki IFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st minute, Antti Siren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 43 minutes, Vesa Blomquist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kainuunmäki IFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vesa Blomquist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Vihiniemi's Iiro Vanhatalo got a free kick in the 47th minute. After 48 minutes of play, Kainuunmäki IFK's Vesa Blomquist made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rami Viitaluoma was left in no man's land by his defense there! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Uolevi Järvenpää stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vesa Blomquist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rami Viitaluoma having to interfere. Antti Siren kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Kari Kurttila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Rami Viitaluoma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vihiniemi's Antti Siren got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Antti Siren off the ground. Antti Siren hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The attack was good, but when Vesa Blomquist in the 74th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 76th minute, Benjamin Ristolainen 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. After 84 minutes, Kari Kurttila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kainuunmäki IFK and the Vihiniemi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kari Kurttila kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Vesa Blomquist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamin Ristolainen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Ilmari Virta skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Kainuunmäki IFK's Ilmari Virta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Kainuunmäki IFK from getting a goal against them. In the 99th minute, Kari Kurttila ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rami Viitaluoma was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Kainuunmäki IFK's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.