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Mikkelin Urheilupuis
Spectators: 7080 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 方银剑 made the kick off which started today's match. Parikkala sdfIFK's Markus Okkonen got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Mikkelin Palloilijat's zone, Markus Okkonen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Viljo Ikola came out of the goal and Markus Okkonen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Konsta Siponen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Viljo Ikola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Konsta Siponen sped through Mikkelin Palloilijat's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Viljo Ikola. Viljo Ikola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ossian Viljanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Pedrinho Cruz 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. Konsta Siponen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ossian Viljanen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Viljo Ikola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedrinho Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pekka Virolainen having to interfere. Viljo Ikola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markus Okkonen in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Ossian Viljanen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Viljo Ikola. Mikkelin Palloilijat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ossian Viljanen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Konsta Siponen scored 0-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Viljo Ikola, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Konsta Siponen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viljo Ikola having to interfere. After some careless play in the Mikkelin Palloilijat defense, Anssi Ahmaoja kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Viljo Ikola. The Mikkelin Palloilijat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Viljo Ikola should have stopped the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Konsta Siponen to make the kick off. Anssi Ahmaoja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viljo Ikola having to interfere. If Anssi Ahmaoja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 方银剑 kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Konsta Siponen, 60 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience was convinced that Konsta Siponen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viljo Ikola was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. When Markus Okkonen came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Parikkala sdfIFK 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 Markus Okkonen couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Mikkelin Palloilijat's zone, Konsta Siponen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Viljo Ikola came out of the goal and Konsta Siponen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Markus Okkonen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Markus Okkonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélio Nóbrega hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Markus Okkonen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Viljo Ikola was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Konsta Siponen in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Viljo Ikola prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Parikkala sdfIFK's Lasse Nielikäinen got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 87 played minutes Mikkelin Palloilijat got a freekick which was hit by 方银剑. In the 92nd minute, Parikkala sdfIFK's Ossian Viljanen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. Konsta Siponen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Viljo Ikola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Parikkala sdfIFK played a much better game than Mikkelin Palloilijat and deserved their victory. The Mikkelin Palloilijat players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.