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Suonenvaara Stadion
Spectators: 9287 (Terracing: 6967, Seating: 2136, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kari Snellman started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kai Tuovinen in the 4th minute of play forced Karhulan Veikot's goalkeeper Cássio Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Janne Töpperwien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Cristinel Firoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristinel Firoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janne Töpperwien in the 9th minute of the match. If Janne Töpperwien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Karhulan Veikot's Benjamin Somervuori got a free kick in the 17th minute. Karhulan Veikot's István Vida quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jim Bruin, made in the 19th minute of the game. 21 minutes into the match, Suonenvaara's goal looked a bit too open when Janne Töpperwien came free, but Cristinel Firoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Janne Töpperwien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Suonenvaara's Cristinel Firoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janne Töpperwien in the 26th minute of play. Cristinel Firoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janne Töpperwien in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute Karhulan Veikot were awarded a corner. István Vida went to the cornerflag to take it. Karhulan Veikot were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Suonenvaara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. István Vida took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Suonenvaara's goalie and right to Sylvesteri Turpeinen. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Suonenvaara's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 36th minute of the match Suonenvaara got a corner. Karhulan Veikot's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jim Bruin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Suonenvaara's Jim Bruin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cássio Ramos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Suonenvaara's goalkeeper Cristinel Firoiu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Suonenvaara's goal looked a bit too open when Janne Töpperwien came free, but Cristinel Firoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Karhulan Veikot getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Hannu Kangasniemi hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Janne Töpperwien stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Janne Töpperwien blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristinel Firoiu having to make a save. After 53 played minutes Suonenvaara got a freekick which was hit by Verneri Innanen. Janne Töpperwien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Cristinel Firoiu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 minutes, Janne Töpperwien made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Suonenvaara's Cristinel Firoiu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristinel Firoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janne Töpperwien, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 67th match minute, Karhulan Veikot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janne Töpperwien to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benjamin Somervuori during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Karhulan Veikot's Benjamin Somervuori got a free kick in the 70th minute. Cristinel Firoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Janne Töpperwien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Janne Töpperwien blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristinel Firoiu having to make a save. Suonenvaara's Cristinel Firoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janne Töpperwien in the 76th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Janne Töpperwien took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Cristinel Firoiu to make any attempt to save it. Cristinel Firoiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stamatis Kritikos in the 84th minute. Janne Töpperwien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristinel Firoiu having to interfere. Verneri Innanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Janne Töpperwien's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Cristinel Firoiu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Verneri Innanen hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.