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Spectators: 9220 (Terracing: 6916, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sakari Vesanen got the match started through his kick off. Academy's Sampsa Lätti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jori Myllynen in the 5th minute of play. In the 10th match minute, Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmo Timoska to maneuver through the defense. When Sakari Vesanen fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Academy's protests and gave Sakari Vesanen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sakari Vesanen to maneuver through the defense. Jori Myllynen hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The corner led Academy's Leevi Kokko to fire away a dangerous shot which Samuli Arkivuo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Half Naturals's goal looked a bit too open when Rubin Swartz came free, but Samuli Arkivuo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Half Naturals's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elmo Timoska was slow to take the kick. During this time Academy's players had a chance to rest. After 24 minutes, Jori Myllynen made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Academy's Sampsa Lätti tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sampsa Lätti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jori Myllynen in the 27th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aatu Kujanpää during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Academy getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Aatu Kujanpää hit a great ball. Sampsa Lätti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Petsamo in the 32nd minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Petsamo came free, but Sampsa Lätti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sampsa Lätti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Petsamo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Academy's Sampsa Lätti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Petsamo in the 35th minute of play. After 39th play minutes Matias Petsamo shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Sampsa Lätti and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 41st match minute, Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leevi Kokko to maneuver through the defense. Sampsa Lätti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalle Viljanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sampsa Lätti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Petsamo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matias Petsamo to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Academy got a freekick which was hit by Ahto Pentsinen. 54 minutes into the match, Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Juha Ihanamäki came free, but Sampsa Lätti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuli Arkivuo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leevi Kokko in the 56th minute of play. Sampsa Lätti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jori Myllynen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samuli Arkivuo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubin Swartz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samuli Arkivuo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubin Swartz in the 71st minute of the match. Ahto Pentsinen lost his temper 75 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 74th minute, one of Academy: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 Academy. After 77 minutes Academy's goalkeeper Sampsa Lätti managed, with a little bit of luck, save Paavali Jantunen's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Paavali Jantunen took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Sampsa Lätti to make any attempt to save it. Academy's Sampsa Lätti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juha Ihanamäki in the 79th minute of play. Sampsa Lätti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juha Ihanamäki in the 81st minute. Sampsa Lätti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Petsamo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Juha Ihanamäki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sampsa Lätti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leevi Kokko hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 90 minutes into the match, Academy's goalkeeper Sampsa Lätti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juha Ihanamäki. After 91 played minutes Academy got a freekick which was hit by Aatu Kujanpää. Sampsa Lätti made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Jori Myllynen sent off a good shot on target. Leevi Kokko hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Sampsa Lätti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Petsamo in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Jori Myllynen came free, but Sampsa Lätti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Half Naturals's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.