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Lillabborsfors Stadi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Janne Jokila kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Mafors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taito Väätäinen to maneuver through the defense. Tero Lumijärvi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jori Kalliokoski, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Långback's zone, Janne Jokila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naaman Kusin came out of the goal and Janne Jokila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Janne Jokila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Naaman Kusin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Långback getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Rikhard Siren hit a great ball. A long shot from Aleksanteri Laine in the 15th minute of play was well struck, but Naaman Kusin made a really good save at the right post. In the 21st minute, Jori Kalliokoski made a precise shot to the right of Tero Lumijärvi. Mafors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Mafors's zone, Alpi Savijoki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tero Lumijärvi came out of the goal and Alpi Savijoki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute Alpi Savijoki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tero Lumijärvi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Janne Jokila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Naaman Kusin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Mafors booed when Långback was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mika Kotilahti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jori Kalliokoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Ossian Koski fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mafors's protests and gave Ossian Koski a yellow card for diving instead. Jori Kalliokoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Salomo Virolainen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naaman Kusin having to interfere. Alpi Savijoki might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tero Lumijärvi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alpi Savijoki ran back to his position shaking his head. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Naaman Kusin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janne Jokila, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Mafors's Tero Lumijärvi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jori Kalliokoski in the 54th minute of play. Jori Kalliokoski succeeded in the game's 59th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. 62 minutes into the match, Jori Kalliokoski notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Mafors's Tero Lumijärvi. Tero Lumijärvi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jaakkima Nieminen kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Janne Jokila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Naaman Kusin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janne Jokila, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salomo Virolainen in the 88th minute of play forced Långback's goalkeeper Naaman Kusin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mafors's Tero Lumijärvi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Mafors from getting a goal against them. Naaman Kusin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salomo Virolainen went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score.