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Nukkelin Kings Dome
Spectators: 6850 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1070, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Davide Corelli kicked off to start the match. The supporters of FC Kingit booed when Nukkelin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pyry Vilmunen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ylermi Karalahti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aapo Koponen in the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Nukkelin's Pietari Huttunen got a free kick in the 9th minute. Davide Corelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Davide Corelli came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the FC Kingit 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 Davide Corelli couldn't finish the play. If Arsi Toivonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davide Corelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ylermi Karalahti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Corelli in the 36th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kimmo Pulkkinen to make the kick off. FC Kingit were furious when Marian Tihomirov was red carded, 52 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee gave Nukkelin a penalty, 54 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Valdemar Vihervä, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Kingit's Iivo Ahonen. 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sulho Santala during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sulho Santala kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. A collision led to Nukkelin getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Sulho Santala hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the match, FC Kingit's goal looked a bit too open when Sulho Santala came free, but Iivo Ahonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, Davide Corelli 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. Iivo Ahonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kimmo Pulkkinen in the 72nd minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Nukkelin's goalkeeper Ylermi Karalahti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davide Corelli. Davide Corelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, Arsi Toivonen 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. The supporters of FC Kingit booed when Nukkelin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pietari Huttunen didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Aapo Koponen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute Arsi Toivonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iivo Ahonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Kingit's Aapo Koponen got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iivo Ahonen came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Nukkelin's Arsi Toivonen. But to his dismay, Arsi Toivonen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When the referee blew the final whistle, Nukkelin could leave the field as winners, despite FC Kingit having more of the ball for most of the match.