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Ribale Stadium
Spectators: 7419 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kalle Kivimäki kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aarne Villanen in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Veikko Venäläinen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Petri Kuusela charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Petri Kuusela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th minute, Untamo Turunen 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. A hard shot 12 in the game by Aarne Villanen from a close distance when the talented Veikko Venäläinen managed to make a qualified save. Pockar's players were relieved. After 16 minutes, Oskari Askolin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pockar and the FC Ribale players grew even worse after the yellow card. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Veikko Venäläinen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 18 minutes into the game, Kalle Kivimäki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pockar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ribale the free kick. 19 minutes into the game, Aarne Villanen lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Veikko Venäläinen. Aarne Villanen in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Veikko Venäläinen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Pockar getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Petri Kuusela hit a great ball. In the 31st minute Aarne Villanen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veikko Venäläinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aarne Villanen in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Veikko Venäläinen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Ribale's Aarne Villanen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Veikko Venäläinen. That made the score 2-0 after 37 minutes of play. Veikko Venäläinen acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 45th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alvi Lahtela. After a rather tough play, Pockar's Saku Eskola got a free kick in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aarne Villanen to make the kick off. Oskari Askolin hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aarne Villanen in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Veikko Venäläinen saved Pockar from getting behind. FC Ribale's Esko Vehanen was substituted for Jami Santahuhta. Kalle Kivimäki got his second yellow card in the match during the 65th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Kalle Kivimäki kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. A collision led to Pockar getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Kalle Kivimäki hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pockar's zone, Untamo Turunen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veikko Venäläinen came out of the goal and Untamo Turunen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aleksi Paavola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute, Untamo Turunen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Veikko Venäläinen was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. The FC Ribale fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when FC Ribale's Aarne Villanen 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Pockar's Jarkko Huppunen got a free kick in the 81st minute. Veikko Venäläinen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rauli Laatikainen in the 82nd minute of the match. Aarne Villanen took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Veikko Venäläinen. Veikko Venäläinen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. A sloppy throw-in by Alvi Lahtela in the 88th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pockar's Oskari Askolin. When the match clock showed 91 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Aarne Villanen sped through Pockar's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Veikko Venäläinen. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Juha-Pekka Kangaskorpi managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ribale's supporters rose to their feet, but Juha-Pekka Kangaskorpi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Veikko Venäläinen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Ribale'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.