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Kurttila
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mikko Hujanen started the match with the kick off. Daniel Michnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keijo Loukonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Creed Live's zone, Aki Multaharju stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Michnik came out of the goal and Aki Multaharju tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arrakoski FC's goalkeeper Aarno Rantanen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antti Kantola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Michnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keijo Loukonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the game, Valto Paaso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Creed Live's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arrakoski FC the free kick. After 26 minutes of play, Arrakoski FC's Keijo Loukonen made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Michnik was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aki Multaharju in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Michnik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mikko Hujanen during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 35th match minute, FC Creed Live was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikko Hujanen to maneuver through the defense. Ilmo Pakaslahti's late challenge caught a Arrakoski FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ilmo Pakaslahti helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Arrakoski FC booed when FC Creed Live was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilmo Pakaslahti didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antti Kantola got free with Daniel Michnik in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 42 minutes of play FC Creed Live's Valto Paaso was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Antti Kantola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Michnik having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Aki Multaharju had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC Creed Live's Daniel Michnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antti Kantola in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute of the match Arrakoski FC got a corner. FC Creed Live's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antti Kantola ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Antti Kantola got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Daniel Michnik quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in Arrakoski FC's zone, Ohto Haanpää stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aarno Rantanen came out of the goal and Ohto Haanpää tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eetu Rantala hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Daniel Michnik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keijo Loukonen in the 61st minute of the match. Aki Multaharju succeeded in the game's 67th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keijo Loukonen in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Creed Live's goalkeeper Daniel Michnik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Arrakoski FC's Aarno Rantanen got control of the ball when Mikko Hujanen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Michnik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aki Multaharju in the 77th minute of the match. Arrakoski FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antti Kantola in the 79th minute. After taking down the ball on Arrakoski FC's corner Antti Kantola fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Daniel Michnik quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Aki Multaharju managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrakoski FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aki Multaharju was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Michnik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mikko Hujanen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Aarno Rantanen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Daniel Michnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aki Multaharju, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Michnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keijo Loukonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The supporters of Arrakoski FC booed when FC Creed Live was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aatto Savijoki didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 94 played minutes, Arrakoski FC's Antti Kantola shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Daniel Michnik 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 Arrakoski FC reached it. Arrakoski FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.