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Mikkelin Urheilupuis
Spectators: 7100 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hatemi Babaoğlu started the match with the kick off. Asmo Okkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hatemi Babaoğlu in the 2nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mikkelin Palloilijat defense, Ciriaco Ferrando kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Asmo Okkonen. The Mikkelin Palloilijat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Asmo Okkonen should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Ferrando in the 7th minute of play forced Mikkelin Palloilijat's goalkeeper Asmo Okkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Hatemi Babaoğlu 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: 0-2. Asmo Okkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hatemi Babaoğlu in the 11th minute of the match. Savon Palloseura were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Mikkelin Palloilijat's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ciriaco Ferrando took the corner. A well done corner resulted in Markus Pakaslahti drilling the ball in to score 0-3 behind Mikkelin Palloilijat's goalkeeper. Asmo Okkonen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hatemi Babaoğlu's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. After 17 played minutes Savon Palloseura got a freekick which was hit by Hafliði Borgþórsson. Valdemar Kallio took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Asmo Okkonen. Asmo Okkonen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. 25 minutes into the match, Valdemar Kallio notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Mikkelin Palloilijat's Asmo Okkonen. Asmo Okkonen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 29th minute Hatemi Babaoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Asmo Okkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elmeri Vallin kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After 31 played minutes Ciriaco Ferrando shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Mikkelin Palloilijat's Asmo Okkonen to catch but Ciriaco Ferrando was lucky. It became 0-7 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. 34 minutes into the match, Valdemar Kallio notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Mikkelin Palloilijat's Asmo Okkonen. Asmo Okkonen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Ciriaco Ferrando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Mikkelin Palloilijat defense, Hafliði Borgþórsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Asmo Okkonen. The Mikkelin Palloilijat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Asmo Okkonen should have stopped the shot. Asmo Okkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hatemi Babaoğlu in the 43rd minute of the match. Ciriaco Ferrando scored 0-10 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Asmo Okkonen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-10 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Paulus Smet made the kick off in the second half. Asmo Okkonen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valdemar Kallio went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-11 was the resulting score. In the 55th minute, Savon Palloseura's Ciriaco Ferrando dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-12. After 58 minutes of play, Savon Palloseura's Valdemar Kallio made it 0-13 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Asmo Okkonen was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciriaco Ferrando got free with Asmo Okkonen in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar Kallio in the 62nd minute of play forced Mikkelin Palloilijat's goalkeeper Asmo Okkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Asmo Okkonen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciriaco Ferrando went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-14 was the resulting score. If Valdemar Kallio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mikkelin Palloilijat's Asmo Okkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Kallio in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute of the match, Ciriaco Ferrando got a very nice opportunity to score, but Asmo Okkonen was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mikkelin Palloilijat's Asmo Okkonen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Mikkelin Palloilijat from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciriaco Ferrando got free with Asmo Okkonen in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Mikkelin Palloilijat defense, Valdemar Kallio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Asmo Okkonen. The Mikkelin Palloilijat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Asmo Okkonen should have stopped the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Savon Palloseura's Ciriaco Ferrando sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Asmo Okkonen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 80 minutes into the game, Savon Palloseura's Ciriaco Ferrando nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Asmo Okkonen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-16. The supporters of Savon Palloseura booed when Mikkelin Palloilijat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elmeri Vallin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute, Valdemar Kallio made a precise shot to the right of Asmo Okkonen. Mikkelin Palloilijat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-17. Asmo Okkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Pakaslahti in the 88th minute of the match. After 93 minutes of play, Savon Palloseura's Ciriaco Ferrando made it 0-19 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Asmo Okkonen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Asmo Okkonen made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Ciriaco Ferrando sent off a good shot on target. Savon Palloseura's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.