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Villmanstrand Stadio
Spectators: 8086 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tero Karvonen got the match started through his kick off. Sakari Kaarniemi was a little too slow when Jonni Nylund got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, Villmanstrand's Jonni Nylund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sakari Kaarniemi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sakari Kaarniemi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvar Kiprusoff in the 8th minute. The supporters of Villmanstrand booed when FC Jaguar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. 范德坤 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonni Nylund in the 15th minute of play forced FC Jaguar's goalkeeper Sakari Kaarniemi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sakari Kaarniemi made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Alvar Kiprusoff sent off a good shot on target. The FC Jaguar fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when FC Jaguar's Tero Karvonen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sakari Kaarniemi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonni Nylund went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 34th match minute, Villmanstrand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keimo Heino to maneuver through the defense. Sakari Kaarniemi made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Keimo Heino sent off a good shot on target. Sakari Kaarniemi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jyrki Korhonen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Jyrki Korhonen 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. Sakari Kaarniemi was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Jonni Nylund capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jonni Nylund really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alvar Kiprusoff to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Jonni Nylund made a precise shot to the right of Sakari Kaarniemi. FC Jaguar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonni Nylund in the 55th minute of play forced FC Jaguar's goalkeeper Sakari Kaarniemi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jyrki Korhonen kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Jonni Nylund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sakari Kaarniemi. FC Jaguar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonni Nylund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. The audience was convinced that Alvar Kiprusoff's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sakari Kaarniemi was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Sakari Kaarniemi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvar Kiprusoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Kiprusoff in the 68th minute of play forced FC Jaguar's goalkeeper Sakari Kaarniemi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tero Karvonen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Cyrille Hetzel came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Villmanstrand 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 Cyrille Hetzel couldn't finish the play. 77 minutes into the match, Jonni Nylund notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of FC Jaguar's Sakari Kaarniemi. Sakari Kaarniemi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 82 minutes into the match, FC Jaguar's goal looked a bit too open when Jyrki Korhonen came free, but Sakari Kaarniemi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sakari Kaarniemi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvar Kiprusoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sakari Kaarniemi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvar Kiprusoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonni Nylund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sakari Kaarniemi having to interfere. If Jonni Nylund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Villmanstrand walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.