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Kontula Kickerdome
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Kontula Kickers's Aki Järventaus started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the game, Pellervo Koivunen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alpi Nutikka succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 5th playminute. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Ilija Skugor successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, Croatia's Ilija Skugor got control of the ball when Alvar Puranen tried to sneak it across the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Jukka Leppiniemi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jukka Leppiniemi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aki Järventaus in the 16th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilija Skugor was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Pellervo Koivunen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pellervo Koivunen really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Aki Järventaus scored 5-0 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilija Skugor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aki Järventaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Ilija Skugor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aki Järventaus showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 6-0 in the 25 minute of play. In the 29th minute, Kontula Kickers's Aki Järventaus ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 7-0. Tahvo Wallden came free with the goalkeeper in the 33rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ilija Skugor could save by the left post. Kontula Kickers's Aki Järventaus was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 35th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 38 minutes into the game, Kontula Kickers's Rasmus Vapamaa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilija Skugor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pellervo Koivunen, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toni Mauzer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Rasmus Vapamaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilija Skugor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Rasmus Vapamaa put it in 12-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ilija Skugor. After some careless play in the Croatia defense, Jukka Leppiniemi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilija Skugor. The Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilija Skugor should have stopped the shot. In the 60thth minute of the game Aki Järventaus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croatia's Ilija Skugor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasmus Vapamaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pellervo Koivunen took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 14-0. Kontula Kickers's Jesse Jussilainen was substituted for Alpi Nutikka. A collision led to Kontula Kickers getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Alvar Puranen hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute, Rasmus Vapamaa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kontula Kickers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 15-0. In the 76th minute, Pellervo Koivunen made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 16-0. Ilija Skugor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aki Järventaus went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 17-0 was the resulting score. Jukka Leppiniemi kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Pellervo Koivunen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pellervo Koivunen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 18-0. Kaj Uusitalo scored 20-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ilija Skugor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Kontula Kickers fully deserved thier win.