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Veikkaus Areena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hannu Huokko took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, SC Gunners's Matti Manneroos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Johannes Pyhältö. Johannes Pyhältö yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The SC Gunners fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when SC Gunners's Matti Manneroos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kohmujärvi IFK's Johannes Pyhältö proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Kohmujärvi IFK from getting a goal against them. After 11 played minutes Kohmujärvi IFK got a freekick which was hit by Toni Penttilä. SC Gunners's Hannu Huokko got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Matti Manneroos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Johannes Pyhältö tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Kohmujärvi IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Hannu Huokko came free, but Johannes Pyhältö reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute Paul Haapaniemi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miikka Vauhkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hannu Huokkos short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Johannes Pyhältö to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice moves Matti Manneroos could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Johannes Pyhältö however easily saved by the left post. Pyry Välivaara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 35 minutes into the match, SC Gunners's Hannu Huokko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Johannes Pyhältö narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yrjänä Känsäkangas hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Kohmujärvi IFK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Hannu Huokko scored to the left of an out of position Johannes Pyhältö, making the score, 5-0. Hannu Huokko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the match, SC Gunners's Matti Manneroos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Johannes Pyhältö narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hannu Huokko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johannes Pyhältö having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

Hannu Huokko struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Johannes Pyhältö didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Gunners. After 60 played minutes, SC Gunners's Pekko Huikari shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Johannes Pyhältö came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Gunners reached it. Johannes Pyhältö showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hannu Huokko in the 63rd minute of the match. Toni Penttilä hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. SC Gunners were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Kohmujärvi IFK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arho Kiviranta took the corner. 71 minutes into the match, SC Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Pyry Välivaara came free, but Miikka Vauhkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74thth minute of the game Matti Manneroos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kohmujärvi IFK's Johannes Pyhältö was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hannu Huokko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Hannu Huokko 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. Johannes Pyhältö took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matti Manneroos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Hannu Huokko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Johannes Pyhältö was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. A collision led to Kohmujärvi IFK getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Yrjänä Känsäkangas hit a great ball. In the 85th minute, Hannu Huokko 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. Hannu Huokko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Hannu Huokko sped through Kohmujärvi IFK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Johannes Pyhältö. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. SC Gunners had played much better football throughout.