League

Parilla Colosseum
Spectators: 10845 (Terracing: 8135, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romelu Lukaku kicked off to start the match. Taavi Hulkkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romelu Lukaku in the 7th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Romelu Lukaku cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Taavi Hulkkonen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 15 minutes into the match, AC Sarsaparilla's Heikki Sulonen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yan Chong Sen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Voitto Nyrhinen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Heimo Heliskoski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Yan Chong Sen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute Rikhard Elomo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavi Hulkkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 minutes AC Sarsaparilla's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ali Ruohiainen who took care of the corner kick. Voitto Nyrhinen made a great header on Palloketut's corner, it was just that AC Sarsaparilla's Taavi Hulkkonen managed to reach the ball for a save. 35 minutes into the match, AC Sarsaparilla's goal looked a bit too open when Romelu Lukaku came free, but Taavi Hulkkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Taavi Hulkkonen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romelu Lukaku's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute of the match Palloketut got a corner. AC Sarsaparilla's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ali Ruohiainen ran over to the corner to take the kick. Palloketut's Ali Ruohiainen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Taavi Hulkkonen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 39th minute of play forced AC Sarsaparilla's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Voitto Nyrhinen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AC Sarsaparilla's Taavi Hulkkonen did a great save. Romelu Lukaku sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

AC Sarsaparilla's Taavi Hulkkonen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save AC Sarsaparilla from getting a goal against them. Romelu Lukaku might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Taavi Hulkkonen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Romelu Lukaku ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 54th minute, Ali Ruohiainen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yan Chong Sen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esa Joenväärä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Palloketut's Arvo Salminen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Edvard Laakkonen, made in the 66th minute of the game. Palloketut's Yan Chong Sen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heimo Heliskoski in the 67th minute of play. After 70 played minutes Palloketut's Romelu Lukaku stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Taavi Hulkkonen stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing AC Sarsaparilla of the goal. Romelu Lukaku received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Taavi Hulkkonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yan Chong Sen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juha-Pekka Glad in the 75th minute of play. Palloketut made a substitution. Doğuş Turabi replaced Marcus Hjelm. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 81st minute of play forced AC Sarsaparilla's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, AC Sarsaparilla's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romelu Lukaku. 86 minutes into the match, Romelu Lukaku dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Taavi Hulkkonen, 0-3. 91 minutes into the match, Palloketut's goal looked a bit too open when Heikki Sulonen came free, but Yan Chong Sen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.