Prized/Friendly Cup

Fast Show Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Palloketut's Rami Lehto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rami Lehto's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 6thth minute, Prudencio Bilbo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Gaitano in the 8th minute of play forced Palloketut's goalkeeper Jari Lehtinen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rami Lehto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Rami Lehto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Prudencio Bilbo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Palloketut's goal looked a bit too open when Jesus Huly came free, but Jari Lehtinen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Palloketut:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡:s goal. Florencio Gaitano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jari Lehtinen having to interfere. Prudencio Bilbo made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Iivo Mäkitalo sent off a good shot on target. Iisakki Niinimaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vicente Izel's late challenge caught a Palloketut's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente Izel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Vicente Izel got a free kick in the 40th minute. Aku Welling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prudencio Bilbo having to interfere. Prudencio Bilbo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Palloketut's Iivo Mäkitalo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jesus Huly made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aku Welling in the 54th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Prudencio Bilbo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palloketut were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Topi Porokara took the corner. The crowd rose to their feet as ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Jesus Huly slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jari Lehtinen. That made the score 2-2 after 58 minutes of play. In the 66th match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Gaufred to maneuver through the defense. After 67 played minutes, Palloketut's Topi Porokara shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Prudencio Bilbo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Palloketut reached it. 68 minutes into the game, Iivo Mäkitalo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palloketut's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ the free kick. In the 71st minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Jesus Huly dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Hugo Guerau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kimmo Viuhkola during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jari Lehtinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesus Huly, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Aku Welling struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Prudencio Bilbo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palloketut. Aku Welling charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aku Welling the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th minute Jesus Huly shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jari Lehtinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Iivo Mäkitalo notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Prudencio Bilbo. Prudencio Bilbo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jesus Huly hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Palloketut were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.