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Sauna
Spectators: 9258 (Terracing: 6945, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) Uoti Kärki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Petsamo in the 5th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matias Petsamo in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Uoti Kärki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Samuli Arkivuo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ohto Lyytikäinen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Half Naturals's Matias Petsamo in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Solvik's goalie prevented a goal. After 17 played minutes Solvik got a freekick which was hit by Eino Kiviharju. In the 24th match minute, Solvik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uuno Masalin to maneuver through the defense. When Half Naturals's Matias Petsamo in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Solvik's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Jori Myllynen could shoot a difficult shot in the 33rd minute, which Uoti Kärki however easily saved by the left post. In the 35th minute, Juha Ihanamäki 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. After 40 played minutes Solvik got a freekick which was hit by Tarmo Kalto. Robert Mäki's late challenge caught a Solvik's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robert Mäki helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Matias Petsamo made the kick off in the second half. When Matias Petsamo came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Half Naturals fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Matias Petsamo couldn't finish the play. 55 minutes into the match, Half Naturals's goalkeeper Samuli Arkivuo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ossi Nurmi. Solvik made a substitution. Olli-Pekka Brinck replaced Sampo Luoma. Uoti Kärki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Petsamo in the 63rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Jori Myllynen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Half Naturals's supporters rose to their feet, but Jori Myllynen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Uoti Kärki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 67th match minute, Half Naturals was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pasi Rinne to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Olli-Pekka Brinck managed to get in a good position for a shot. Solvik's supporters rose to their feet, but Olli-Pekka Brinck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuli Arkivuo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Uoti Kärki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Petsamo in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th match minute, Half Naturals was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vilho Kalliokoski to maneuver through the defense. Tarmo Kalto took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Samuli Arkivuo. Samuli Arkivuo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Half Naturals's Samuli Arkivuo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Half Naturals from getting a goal against them. 82 minutes into the match, Solvik's goal looked a bit too open when Jori Myllynen came free, but Uoti Kärki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Ossi Nurmi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuli Arkivuo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jori Myllynen scored 2-2 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Uoti Kärki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.