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Vakkuri Stadium
Spectators: 9274 (Terracing: 6957, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) In the 6th minute, Jori Myllynen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Malvin Elenes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Vakkuri IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Petsamo came free, but Malvin Elenes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vakkuri IFK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Benjamin Vahalahti was slow to take the kick. During this time Half Naturals's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Half Naturals's corner Benjamin Vahalahti fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Malvin Elenes quite easily take care of the ball. Malvin Elenes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jori Myllynen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 minutes, Nicodim Minea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vakkuri IFK and the Half Naturals players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute, Nicodim Minea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute Jori Myllynen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malvin Elenes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Half Naturals's goal looked a bit too open when Sandu Comșa came free, but Samuli Arkivuo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Taco Bouma was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 28 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Vakkuri IFK's Taco Bouma got a free kick in the 28th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Kauno Pihkala managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vakkuri IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Kauno Pihkala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuli Arkivuo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 36 minutes into the match, Vakkuri IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Jori Myllynen came free, but Malvin Elenes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Malvin Elenes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matias Petsamo's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Malvin Elenes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matias Petsamo's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. In the 44th minute Matias Petsamo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malvin Elenes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Vakkuri IFK's Kauno Pihkala sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Samuli Arkivuo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 47 played minutes Vakkuri IFK got a freekick which was hit by Rauno Peltonen.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sandu Comșa was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Petsamo in the 53rd minute of play forced Vakkuri IFK's goalkeeper Malvin Elenes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Malvin Elenes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Urho Haarala went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Matias Petsamo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Malvin Elenes was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. When Benjamin Vahalahti came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Half Naturals 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 Benjamin Vahalahti couldn't finish the play. Malvin Elenes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juha Ihanamäki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juha Ihanamäki in the 64th minute of play forced Vakkuri IFK's goalkeeper Malvin Elenes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Malvin Elenes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jori Myllynen in the 65th minute. Malvin Elenes 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 66th minute. Malvin Elenes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matias Petsamo went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. 70 minutes into the match, Vakkuri IFK's goalkeeper Malvin Elenes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juha Ihanamäki. Samuli Arkivuo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandu Comșa in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute Vakkuri IFK were awarded a corner. Şemsettin Özhan went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Şemsettin Özhan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Half Naturals's Samuli Arkivuo did a great save. Sandu Comșa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuli Arkivuo having to interfere. Jori Myllynen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Malvin Elenes made a huge save. Nicodim Minea kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Half Naturals made a substitution. Lasse Kosonen replaced Jori Myllynen. With a little luck, Vakkuri IFK's Malvin Elenes got control of the ball when Lasse Kosonen tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 96 played minutes Vakkuri IFK got a freekick which was hit by Elia Granati. Half Naturals's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.