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Parilla Colosseum
Spectators: 10840 (Terracing: 8131, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub got the match started through his kick off. Alvi Viuhkola received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Beniamin Chuchro came out and tried to block the shot, but Alvi Viuhkola slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 2nd minute. Taavi Hulkkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub in the 5th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Taavi Hulkkonen saved AC Sarsaparilla from getting behind. 10 minutes into the match, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's goal looked a bit too open when Esa Joenväärä came free, but Beniamin Chuchro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Beniamin Chuchro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juha-Pekka Glad in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Heikki Sulonen struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Beniamin Chuchro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Sarsaparilla. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reko Brinck during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Reko Brinck hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Taavi Hulkkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fatih-Sultan Mehmet, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavi Hulkkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Kağan Adar got a free kick in the 27th minute. If Alvi Viuhkola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esa Joenväärä received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Beniamin Chuchro came out and tried to block the shot, but Esa Joenväärä slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Fatih-Sultan Mehmet managed to get in a good position for a shot. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's supporters rose to their feet, but Fatih-Sultan Mehmet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Taavi Hulkkonen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th match minute, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Calixto to maneuver through the defense. Taavi Hulkkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aristides Terciero in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub in the 41st minute of play forced AC Sarsaparilla's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub, in the 41st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans. A collision led to AC Sarsaparilla getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Toni Hilden hit a great ball. Taavi Hulkkonen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fatih-Sultan Mehmet went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alvi Viuhkola made a kick off. Aristides Terciero came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Taavi Hulkkonen could save by the left post. Beniamin Chuchro came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Sarsaparilla's Heikki Sulonen. But to his dismay, Heikki Sulonen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Taavi Hulkkonen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 57 minute of play. In the 60th minute, Esa Joenväärä 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. Beniamin Chuchro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esa Joenväärä in the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in AC Sarsaparilla's zone, Ilkka Huuhtanen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taavi Hulkkonen came out of the goal and Ilkka Huuhtanen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AC Sarsaparilla made a substitution. Heimo Heliskoski replaced Heikki Sulonen. AC Sarsaparilla's Edvard Laakkonen was substituted for Reko Brinck. 72 minutes into the match, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Raphael Schramm sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Taavi Hulkkonen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Heimo Heliskoski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. AC Sarsaparilla's Taavi Hulkkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute, Heimo Heliskoski made a precise shot to the right of Beniamin Chuchro. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans made a substitution. Ali Nieminen replaced Karri Blomberg. Beniamin Chuchro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvi Viuhkola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heimo Heliskoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The AC Sarsaparilla support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.