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Zenit Arena
Spectators: 6787 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teemu Santala started the match with the kick off. Antto Nevanlinna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Joonatan Lindberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Asmo Sorsa in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aatu Korpisalo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. FC Zenit were furious when Vesa Kaipainen was red carded, 18 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Antto Nevanlinna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joonatan Lindberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antto Nevanlinna in the 26th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Isko Johansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vaasan Palloseura's supporters rose to their feet, but Isko Johansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joonatan Lindberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Zenit's Joonatan Lindberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antto Nevanlinna in the 29th minute of play. Joonatan Lindberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antto Nevanlinna in the 31st minute of the match. Asmo Sorsa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aatu Korpisalo having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Asmo Sorsa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Zenit fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a rather tough play, Vaasan Palloseura's Onni Siltavirta got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antto Nevanlinna was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Isko Johansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vaasan Palloseura's supporters rose to their feet, but Isko Johansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joonatan Lindberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Asmo Sorsa managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Zenit's supporters rose to their feet, but Asmo Sorsa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aatu Korpisalo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Vesa Peltonen came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the FC Zenit 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 Vesa Peltonen couldn't finish the play. In the 65th minute, Antto Nevanlinna fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 69th minute, Asmo Sorsa 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antto Nevanlinna in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Zenit's goalkeeper Joonatan Lindberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Antto Nevanlinna came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Vaasan Palloseura 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 Antto Nevanlinna couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isko Johansson got free with Joonatan Lindberg in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Zenit's Joonatan Lindberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save FC Zenit from getting a goal against them. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.