League

Akanlahti Stadium
Spectators: 9265 (Terracing: 6950, Seating: 2130, VIP seats: 185) Gonçalo Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romelu Lukaku, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 0-1 became the score in the 5th minute when Romelu Lukaku elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Romelu Lukaku ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gonçalo Aguiar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 11th minute Voitto Nyrhinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Akanlahti IFK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ali Ruohiainen was slow to take the kick. During this time Palloketut's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Rikhard Elomo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 14th minute, Romelu Lukaku got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Akanlahti IFK's goalkeeper Gonçalo Aguiar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rd minute Palloketut were awarded a corner. Ali Ruohiainen went to the cornerflag to take it. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Romelu Lukaku managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palloketut's supporters rose to their feet, but Romelu Lukaku was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonçalo Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Palloketut's Yan Chong Sen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Long Johnson in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Palloketut's Romelu Lukaku sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gonçalo Aguiar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Romelu Lukaku sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Palloketut's Yan Chong Sen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Long Johnson in the 37th minute of play. Yan Chong Sen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 卓常卫, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rainer Nielikäinen in the 41st minute of play forced Palloketut's goalkeeper Yan Chong Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Long Johnson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yan Chong Sen was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romelu Lukaku to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Akanlahti IFK's zone, Romelu Lukaku stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonçalo Aguiar came out of the goal and Romelu Lukaku tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Long Johnson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romelu Lukaku's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gonçalo Aguiar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Yan Chong Sen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓常卫 in the 61st minute of the match. With a little luck, Akanlahti IFK's Gonçalo Aguiar got control of the ball when Romelu Lukaku tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romelu Lukaku blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gonçalo Aguiar having to make a save. Yan Chong Sen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓常卫 in the 65th minute of the match. Yan Chong Sen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓常卫 in the 65th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Long Johnson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yan Chong Sen was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 72nd match minute, Akanlahti IFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joakim Nikko to maneuver through the defense. Akanlahti IFK made a substitution. Guto Sabóia replaced Long Johnson. Akanlahti IFK's Wim Weggemans was substituted for Joakim Nikko. In the 73rd minute, Joakim Nikko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Palloketut's goal looked a bit too open when Guto Sabóia came free, but Yan Chong Sen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romelu Lukakus short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Gonçalo Aguiar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Romelu Lukaku succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 80th playminute. Palloketut's Doğuş Turabi was substituted for Marcus Hjelm. A hard shot 88 in the game by Romelu Lukaku from a close distance when the talented Gonçalo Aguiar managed to make a qualified save. Akanlahti IFK's players were relieved. Akanlahti IFK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Väinö Tuomisalo in the 91st minute. The corner led Akanlahti IFK's 卓常卫 to fire away a dangerous shot which Yan Chong Sen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Palloketut's goal looked a bit too open when Guto Sabóia came free, but Yan Chong Sen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonçalo Aguiar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 96th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Palloketut eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.