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Match Report
Thors pit-stop
Spectators: 4663 (Terracing: 2750,
Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toni Holtti started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erno Ruisniemi during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Santtu Pihlman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iisakki Salmela, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Iisakki Salmela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santtu Pihlman was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Liverpool FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Zdravko Topchiev scored to the left of an out of position Leo Timonen, making the score, 1-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Zdravko Topchiev kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Leo Timonen. That made the score 2-1 in the 19 minute of play. Toni Holtti took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santtu Pihlman. Santtu Pihlman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Santtu Pihlman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Holtti in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Keimo Järvinen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Liverpool FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Santtu Pihlman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iisakki Salmela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the game, Liverpool FC's Iisakki Salmela nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santtu Pihlman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keimo Järvinen in the 40th minute of play forced Thors Hammers's goalkeeper Santtu Pihlman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santtu Pihlman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keimo Järvinen in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Liverpool FC's Iikka Järvinen got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Santtu Pihlman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Holtti, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 45 minutes of play, Liverpool FC's Toni Holtti made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santtu Pihlman was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Thors Hammers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Liverpool FC were winning 2-5.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zdravko Topchiev made a kick off. Thors Hammers's Santtu Pihlman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Thors Hammers from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Liverpool FC's zone, Pauli Saarela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leo Timonen came out of the goal and Pauli Saarela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roope Olkkonen kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Santtu Pihlman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keimo Järvinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After a rather tough play, Thors Hammers's Lasse Kirjonen got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Toni Holtti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Santtu Pihlman made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keimo Järvinen in the 67th minute of play forced Thors Hammers's goalkeeper Santtu Pihlman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santtu Pihlman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keimo Järvinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Thors Hammers's goalkeeper Santtu Pihlman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toni Holtti. Liverpool FC's Leo Timonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdravko Topchiev in the 71st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mathias Tinoco during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mathias Tinoco hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Liverpool FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zdravko Topchiev came free, but Leo Timonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Toni Holtti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Santtu Pihlman made a huge save. Liverpool FC's Edvard Laukkanen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Veli Ahola in the 85 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keimo Järvinen in the 90th minute of play forced Thors Hammers's goalkeeper Santtu Pihlman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.
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