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Marsalkka
Spectators: 8610 (Terracing: 6458, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 172) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toimi Tuokko got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Jouko Ylönen made a precise shot to the right of Gigi Mantu. Mannerheim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Tito Circelli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 董伟志 was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the match, Mannerheim's goal looked a bit too open when Piotr Opat came free, but Gigi Mantu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute, Ilpo Kukkonen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gigi Mantu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piotr Opat in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Tito Circelli reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 董伟志. The goal made the score 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olli-Pekka Paajanen in the 19th minute of play forced Tiittola's goalkeeper 董伟志 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Topi Huppunen kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. A collision led to Tiittola getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Liviu Rânceanu hit a great ball. Mannerheim's Tito Circelli shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 25th minute of play. The shot was stopped by 董伟志 but with some difficulty. The supporters of Mannerheim booed when Tiittola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Liviu Rânceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Dong Tian Xing could shoot a difficult shot in the 26th minute, which 董伟志 however easily saved by the left post. In the 28th minute of the match Mannerheim got a corner. Tiittola's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tito Circelli ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tito Circelli made a great header on Mannerheim's corner, it was just that Tiittola's 董伟志 managed to reach the ball for a save. Mannerheim's Gigi Mantu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toimi Tuokko in the 30th minute of play. Liviu Rânceanu charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Liviu Rânceanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Piotr Opat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gigi Mantu having to interfere. Gigi Mantu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilpo Kukkonen in the 37th minute of play. 董伟志 was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Marko Takala capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marko Takala really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 45th minute, Topi Huppunen made a precise shot to the right of Gigi Mantu. Mannerheim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Tito Circelli made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Mannerheim booed when Tiittola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Liviu Rânceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute of the match Tito Circelli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 董伟志 skillfully saved the ball. In the 56th match minute, Tiittola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilpo Kukkonen to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tito Circelli in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 董伟志 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Mannerheim's 宋凡风 got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 董伟志 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dong Tian Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Arto Reimari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Gigi Mantu made a huge save. In the 71st minute Tito Circelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 董伟志 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Tito Circelli got away a dangerous shot. Despite this 董伟志 quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After having played for 79 minutes, Topi Huppunen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiittola's supporters crossed their fingers, but Topi Huppunen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Gigi Mantu managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Tiittola's Toimi Tuokko fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 董伟志 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tito Circelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Tito Circelli notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Tiittola's 董伟志. 董伟志 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tiittola's 董伟志 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tito Circelli in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the Tiittola defense, Olli-Pekka Paajanen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 董伟志. The Tiittola fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 董伟志 should have stopped the shot. 董伟志 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tito Circelli's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toimi Tuokko got free with Gigi Mantu in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Liviu Rânceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Mannerheim fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tiittola had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.