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Telia 5G -areena
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5845, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elmeri Lagerblom started the match with the kick off. Marko Kattilakoski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elmeri Lagerblom went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tarmo Hietamäki hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Elmeri Lagerblom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the game, Topi Huuhtanen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Tommi Salmela was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Mikkolanpelto fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Mikkolanpelto's Elmeri Lagerblom looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Anttoni Hurme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 23rd minute, Elmeri Lagerblom ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marko Kattilakoski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. 26 minutes into the match, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's goal looked a bit too open when Stig Dalberg came free, but Marko Kattilakoski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elmeri Lagerblom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikkolanpelto's Timo Malmivaara pulled a muscle in his back after 30 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 30 minutes, Kari Hannus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi and the Mikkolanpelto players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mikkolanpelto's Armas Louke was substituted for Timo Malmivaara. Kari Hannus hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, Kari Hannus dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tommi Salmela, 2-3. The audience was convinced that Elmeri Lagerblom's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marko Kattilakoski was relentless in the 44th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tarmo Hietamäki to make the kick off. When Topi Huuhtanen fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's protests and gave Topi Huuhtanen a yellow card for diving instead. Marko Kattilakoski made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Elmeri Lagerblom sent off a good shot on target. Anttoni Hurme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Elmeri Lagerblom succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-4 in the 60th playminute. Marko Kattilakoski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anttoni Hurme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Elmeri Lagerblom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elmeri Lagerblom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mikkolanpelto's Elmeri Lagerblom got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Elmeri Lagerblom had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marko Kattilakoski. Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elmeri Lagerblom was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Mikkolanpelto's Anttoni Hurme got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tarmo Hietamäki's late challenge caught a Mikkolanpelto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tarmo Hietamäki helped the player get up and apologised. After 81 played minutes Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi got a freekick which was hit by Tarmo Hietamäki. Radko Dragov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Marko Kattilakoski made a huge save. 84 minutes into the match, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Maurino came free, but Marko Kattilakoski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marko Kattilakoski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anttoni Hurme in the 85th minute of play. Tommi Salmela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salomon Noponen, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Desiderio Maurino was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 89th minute. Mikkolanpelto's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 90 minutes of play, Mikkolanpelto's Radko Dragov made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marko Kattilakoski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marko Kattilakoski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Desiderio Maurino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-7 in the 94 minute of play.