Friendly League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Liverpool FC's Miika Vihtilä 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miika Vihtilä in the 10th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper David Stout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anselmi Oksa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christijan Oss in the 12th minute. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Dudes's Diderik Dirks got a free kick in the 13th minute. David Stout showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viljami Virtala, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Viljami Virtala charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viljami Virtala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st minute, Viljami Virtala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tuukka Liimatainen in the 28th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper David Stout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 minutes of play Liverpool FC's Viljami Virtala was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 30th minute, Viljami Virtala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elmer Harjanne during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Liverpool FC's Elmer Harjanne got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Anselmi Oksa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christijan Oss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tuukka Liimatainen kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Alfred Brandsma lost his temper 44 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 45th match minute, Decathlon Dudes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Brandsma to maneuver through the defense. When Aku Rissanen came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Liverpool 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 Aku Rissanen couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Christijan Oss was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Liverpool FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuukka Liimatainen to maneuver through the defense. Anselmi Oksa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christijan Oss in the 52nd minute of play. A collision led to Decathlon Dudes getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Harris Wijkstra hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Liverpool FC defense, Diderik Dirks kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anselmi Oksa. The Liverpool FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anselmi Oksa should have stopped the shot. Ilmari Seppo hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Christijan Oss charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christijan Oss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harris Wijkstra in the 78th minute of play forced Liverpool FC's goalkeeper Anselmi Oksa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Liverpool FC's Miika Vihtilä got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 89th minute Taito Turpeinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Stout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 92 minutes, Christijan Oss managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Decathlon Dudes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christijan Oss was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Liverpool FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Decathlon Dudes.