League

Huuhmis Field
Spectators: 9326 (Terracing: 6996, Seating: 2145, VIP seats: 185) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saku Paaso took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Jori Myllynen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonni Nitti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuli Arkivuo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vili Piekkanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juha Ihanamäki might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonni Nitti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juha Ihanamäki ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonni Nitti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matias Petsamo's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Huuhmarisvaara FC's Jonni Nitti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jori Myllynen in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Half Naturals was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vilho Kalliokoski to maneuver through the defense. Samuel Vapaniemi, 17 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 19 minutes into the game, Matias Petsamo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jonni Nitti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonni Nitti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juha Ihanamäki, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute Jori Myllynen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonni Nitti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonni Nitti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jori Myllynen's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. The audience was convinced that Jori Myllynen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonni Nitti was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 37th minute, Saku Paaso 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. After 41 played minutes Huuhmarisvaara FC got a freekick which was hit by Antero Hietamäki. In the 41st minute, Matias Petsamo made a precise shot to the right of Jonni Nitti. Huuhmarisvaara FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Jonni Nitti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juha Ihanamäki in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matias Petsamo made a kick off. After 54 played minutes Huuhmarisvaara FC got a freekick which was hit by Ylermi Lätti. Jonni Nitti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Petsamo in the 56th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Matias Petsamo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonni Nitti was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Juha Ihanamäki struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Jonni Nitti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Half Naturals. Tuomas Koponen's late challenge caught a Half Naturals's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tuomas Koponen helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Huuhmarisvaara FC's Tuomas Koponen got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the last second Jonni Nitti throw himself and got hold of the ball when Matias Petsamo in the 67thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Jonni Nitti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Petsamo, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Matias Petsamo 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. In the 75th minute, Robert Mäki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Half Naturals made a substitution. Lasse Kosonen replaced Jori Myllynen. In the 76th match minute, Half Naturals was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Mäki to maneuver through the defense. Urho Haarala kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. When Saku Paaso came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Huuhmarisvaara FC 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 Saku Paaso couldn't finish the play. Vili Piekkanen might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Samuli Arkivuo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vili Piekkanen ran back to his position shaking his head. 92 minutes into the game, Half Naturals's Lasse Kosonen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonni Nitti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4.