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Spectators: 7403 (Terracing: 5903, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lasse Esala got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Nordic F.C.'s Elmer Joensuu got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lasse Esala in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lasse Kuivaharju prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aarno Turunen charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aarno Turunen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Saramo getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Aarno Turunen hit a great ball. Lasse Esala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Saramo's zone, Aulis Kevari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lasse Kuivaharju came out of the goal and Aulis Kevari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Antero Kangaskorpi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nordic F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Antero Kangaskorpi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lasse Kuivaharju breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Petri Seppo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lasse Esala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Lasse Esala put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Lasse Kuivaharju. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Voitto Markkula managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saramo's supporters rose to their feet, but Voitto Markkula was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jyri Sjögren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jyri Sjögren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taneli Rautee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Voitto Markkula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jyri Sjögren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lasse Esala had several of the Saramo's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 30 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Lasse Kuivaharju as he didn't even see the shot coming. Saramo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Antero Kangaskorpi scored to the left of an out of position Lasse Kuivaharju, making the score, 4-0. After 37 minutes of play Saramo's Aarno Turunen 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. In the 38th match minute, Saramo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aarno Turunen to maneuver through the defense. Lasse Esala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Petri Seppo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lasse Esala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petri Seppo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Nordic F.C.'s Lasse Esala in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saramo's goalie prevented a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Voitto Markkula made the kick off in the second half. Lasse Esala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lasse Kuivaharju having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Lasse Esala had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lasse Kuivaharju. Saramo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lasse Esala was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Lasse Esala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lasse Kuivaharju showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lasse Esala, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After 65 played minutes Saramo got a freekick which was hit by Taneli Rautee. Lasse Kuivaharju didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Nordic F.C.'s Lasse Esala shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 6-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Aulis Kevari hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Lasse Esala put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Lasse Kuivaharju. If Lasse Esala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Petri Seppo came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Nordic F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Petri Seppo couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute, Taneli Rautee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Lasse Esala made a precise shot to the right of Lasse Kuivaharju. Saramo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. After 86 minutes of play, Nordic F.C.'s Lasse Esala made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lasse Kuivaharju was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 91st minute, Lasse Esala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nordic F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. After a rather tough play, Nordic F.C.'s Jari Keinänen got a free kick in the 94th minute. 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. Nordic F.C. fully deserved thier win.