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Spectators: 7556 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Otto Kopola made the kick off and thus started the match. JJ SumU Akatemia's Untamo Masalin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petri Saarelainen in the 4th minute of play. Untamo Masalin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Manninen in the 5th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Jesse Koivula put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jesse Lehtimäki. After a rather tough play, JJ SumU Akatemia's Pietari Sillgren got a free kick in the 13th minute. Jesse Lehtimäki was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Otto Kopola capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Otto Kopola really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. If Manu Hana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When JJ SumU Akatemia's Otto Kopola in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tuira Kings's goalie prevented a goal. Allan Pasoja kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tero Valkealahti to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petri Saarelainen got free with Untamo Masalin in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 54 minutes of play, Tuira Kings's Petri Saarelainen made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Untamo Masalin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Petri Saarelainen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Untamo Masalin having to interfere. Aimo Ranne shot from long distance in the 64th minute, but Untamo Masalin was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. In the 66th minute Otto Kopola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesse Lehtimäki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67thth minute of the game Otto Kopola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tuira Kings's Jesse Lehtimäki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. JJ SumU Akatemia's Jesse Koivula got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. JJ SumU Akatemia's Eerik Myllynen was substituted for Pietari Sillgren. In the 70thth minute of the game Otto Kopola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tuira Kings's Jesse Lehtimäki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jesse Lehtimäki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otto Kopola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The long shot by Aimo Ranne in the 76th minute really tested Untamo Masalin's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Otto Kopola sped through Tuira Kings's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jesse Lehtimäki. Tuira Kings's Jesse Lehtimäki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesse Koivula in the 89th minute of play. When JJ SumU Akatemia's Otto Kopola in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tuira Kings's goalie prevented a goal. Allan Pasoja lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 92nd minute, one of JJ SumU Akatemia: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 JJ SumU Akatemia. Untamo Masalin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Petri Saarelainen in the 99th minute. There was no doubt that JJ SumU Akatemia were the better team. JJ SumU Akatemia's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.