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Sauna
Spectators: 9241 (Terracing: 6932, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elmo Rautee took the kick off in the first half of the match. A hard shot 5 in the game by Jori Myllynen from a close distance when the talented Izydor Wierzbicki managed to make a qualified save. Uupelo FC's players were relieved. 8 minutes into the game, Matias Petsamo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Izydor Wierzbicki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jori Myllynen got free with Izydor Wierzbicki in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Izydor Wierzbicki was a little too slow when Jori Myllynen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 2-0. 16 minutes into the game, Jori Myllynen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Izydor Wierzbicki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Izydor Wierzbicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Petsamo in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Half Naturals's goal looked a bit too open when Moise Burileanu came free, but Samuli Arkivuo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uupelo FC's Izydor Wierzbicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pasi Rinne in the 26th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Matias Petsamo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Izydor Wierzbicki. Uupelo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matias Petsamo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After 31 played minutes Uupelo FC got a freekick which was hit by Jaakkima Timmonen. After 33 played minutes Matias Petsamo rounded Uupelo FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 5-0. If Jori Myllynen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uupelo FC's Izydor Wierzbicki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Uupelo FC from getting a goal against them. Izydor Wierzbicki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Petsamo in the 43rd minute of the match. If Matias Petsamo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Izydor Wierzbicki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Petsamo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matias Petsamo to make the kick off. Uupelo FC's Izydor Wierzbicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Petsamo in the 50th minute of play. In the 51stth minute of the game Matias Petsamo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Uupelo FC's Izydor Wierzbicki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iivari Saira's late challenge caught a Half Naturals's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iivari Saira helped the player get up and apologised. Iivari Saira kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Uupelo FC's zone, Jori Myllynen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Izydor Wierzbicki came out of the goal and Jori Myllynen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jori Myllynen struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Izydor Wierzbicki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Half Naturals. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Matias Petsamo sped through Uupelo FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Izydor Wierzbicki. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elmo Rautee got free with Samuli Arkivuo in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uupelo FC's Izydor Wierzbicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jori Myllynen in the 68th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Matias Petsamo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Izydor Wierzbicki was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. A collision led to Half Naturals getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jimi Taipale hit a great ball. Izydor Wierzbicki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuisma Oksa, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 79th minute, Half Naturals's Urho Haarala seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Urho Haarala the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Half Naturals protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Urho Haarala had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 79th minute, one of Half Naturals:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Half Naturals. Izydor Wierzbicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Petsamo in the 84th minute of play. Matias Petsamo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Izydor Wierzbicki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 94 minutes, Kuisma Oksa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Half Naturals's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kuisma Oksa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kuisma Oksa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Izydor Wierzbicki having to interfere.