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Spectators: 6729 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aarre Tikkanen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leevi Ylimäki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kustaa Andersson in the 3rd minute of the match. Katerma IFK's Leevi Ylimäki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timo Ahosmäki in the 7th minute of play. After 10 played minutes Katerma IFK got a freekick which was hit by Petri Koivuporras. 17 minutes into the match, Katerma IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Kustaa Andersson came free, but Leevi Ylimäki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kustaa Andersson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kosti Pihlanen made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Ari Holappa sent off a good shot on target. Leevi Ylimäki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timo Ahosmäki in the 29th minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Kurunpää FC's Timo Ahosmäki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leevi Ylimäki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Timo Ahosmäki hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Kustaa Andersson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leevi Ylimäki was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timo Ahosmäki to make the kick off. Kosti Pihlanen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aarre Tikkanen in the 58th minute of the match. After 64 minutes, Harri Salmi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kurunpää FC and the Katerma IFK players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Kurunpää FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Harri Salmi hit a great ball. Ari Holappa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 69 minutes into the match, Katerma IFK's Ari Holappa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kosti Pihlanen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Timo Ahosmäki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leevi Ylimäki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timo Ahosmäki, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Katerma IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Timo Ahosmäki came free, but Leevi Ylimäki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Markus Virkkunen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Leevi Ylimäki made a huge save. With a little luck, Katerma IFK's Leevi Ylimäki got control of the ball when Kustaa Andersson tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 89th minute by Kustaa Andersson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 96 minutes into the match, Aarre Tikkanen notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Kurunpää FC's Kosti Pihlanen. Kosti Pihlanen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kurunpää FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.