Official Cup

Kultakenttä
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Heino Myllykoski kicked off to start the match. When Kaarle Väätäinen came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Savon Palloseura 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 Kaarle Väätäinen couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Heino Myllykoski got free with Jere Noronen in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kaarle Väätäinen hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Ari Alin notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Savon Palloseura's Niilo Myötänen. Niilo Myötänen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Savon Palloseura's Niilo Myötänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ari Alin in the 30th minute of play. Ari Alin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niilo Myötänen having to interfere. Niilo Myötänen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ari Alin in the 38th minute of play. Kaarle Väätäinen took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jere Noronen. Jere Noronen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Jere Noronen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kaarle Väätäinen in the 43rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Karhulan Veikot's zone, Risto Mäkinen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jere Noronen came out of the goal and Risto Mäkinen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

A collision led to Karhulan Veikot getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Aadolf Martikainen hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aadolf Martikainen during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aadolf Martikainen kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Karhulan Veikot's Jere Noronen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heino Myllykoski in the 54th minute of play. Hemminki Kuuttinen kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karhulan Veikot's goalkeeper Jere Noronen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute Arttu Piiroinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niilo Myötänen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Risto Mäkinen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Savon Palloseura fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. A collision led to Savon Palloseura getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Olli-Pekka Bruun hit a great ball. Savon Palloseura's Niilo Myötänen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Savon Palloseura from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Savon Palloseura booed when Karhulan Veikot was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roni Vihermäki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Heino Myllykoski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Jere Noronen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Karhulan Veikot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaarle Tukio to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, Savon Palloseura's goalkeeper Niilo Myötänen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ari Alin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Suominen in the 86th minute of play forced Karhulan Veikot's goalkeeper Jere Noronen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Kaarle Väätäinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savon Palloseura's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kaarle Väätäinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kaarle Väätäinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jere Noronen having to interfere. Roni Vihermäki kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Savon Palloseura'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.