League

Westbay Stadium
Spectators: 6775 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lasse Vapamaa made the kick off which started today's match. 8 minutes into the match, Fc Baljars's goal looked a bit too open when Lasse Vapamaa came free, but Urpo Kinisjärvi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Westbay FF's Jaakko Somervuori sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Urpo Kinisjärvi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ilpo Kankaanpää fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Westbay FF's protests and gave Ilpo Kankaanpää a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 24th minute of the game. One of Westbay FF:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Fc Baljars:s goal. In the 26th minute, Väinö Sainio made a precise shot to the right of Leif Nylund. Westbay FF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jaakko Somervuori took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Urpo Kinisjärvi. Urpo Kinisjärvi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Rami Kaven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kalervo Litmanen kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Rami Kaven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leif Nylund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Westbay FF's zone, Rami Kaven stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leif Nylund came out of the goal and Rami Kaven tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Arvi Salermo fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Westbay FF's protests and gave Arvi Salermo a yellow card for diving instead. Arvi Salermo kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Fc Baljars's Jami Kattilakoski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leif Nylund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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.

After a defensive mix-up in Fc Baljars's zone, Jaakko Somervuori stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urpo Kinisjärvi came out of the goal and Jaakko Somervuori tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lasse Vapamaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Urpo Kinisjärvi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rami Kaven's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leif Nylund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Westbay FF's Leif Nylund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rami Kaven in the 64th minute of play. Jami Kattilakoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Severi Loukonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Leif Nylund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jami Kattilakoski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Leif Nylund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rami Kaven recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leif Nylund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jami Kattilakoski in the 79th minute. When Severi Loukonen fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Baljars's protests and gave Severi Loukonen a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Fc Baljars's Severi Loukonen got a free kick in the 84th minute. Urpo Kinisjärvi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lasse Vapamaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.