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Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 20) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Atso Tuuri took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jarmo Kuivaharju received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Eeli Wallen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Atso Tuuri kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. With a little luck, Nalkki FC's Eeli Wallen got control of the ball when Niilo Strömberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eeli Wallen was a little too slow when Jarmo Kuivaharju got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-0. Fausto Faustino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Eeli Wallen made a huge save. In the 22nd minute Jarmo Kuivaharju shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eeli Wallen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarmo Kuivaharju fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eeli Wallen having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Dresden Dolls's Niilo Strömberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Iisakki Koivuniemi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ale Kimmonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Niko Rintala fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nalkki FC's protests and gave Niko Rintala a yellow card for diving instead. Niko Rintala hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Jarmo Kuivaharju took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Eeli Wallen to make any attempt to save it.

The wind increased when Jarmo Kuivaharju made the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Nalkki FC got a freekick which was hit by Atso Tuuri. After a defensive mix-up in Dresden Dolls's zone, Ale Kimmonen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iisakki Koivuniemi came out of the goal and Ale Kimmonen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eeli Wallen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niilo Strömberg in the 62nd minute of play. Eeli Wallen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ilmari Laukka went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. 67 minutes into the match, Jarmo Kuivaharju notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Nalkki FC's Eeli Wallen. Eeli Wallen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jarmo Kuivaharju struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Eeli Wallen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dresden Dolls. After 75 played minutes Dresden Dolls got a freekick which was hit by Niilo Strömberg. Eeli Wallen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Atro Känsäkangas's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After 80 minutes, Anton Ylänen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nalkki FC and the Dresden Dolls players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Nalkki FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Anton Ylänen hit a great ball. When Dresden Dolls's Jarmo Kuivaharju in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nalkki FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 88th minute Jarmo Kuivaharju shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eeli Wallen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nalkki FC's goalkeeper Eeli Wallen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eeli Wallen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarmo Kuivaharju in the 95th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Dresden Dolls had played much better football throughout.