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Spectators: 10831 (Terracing: 8124, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toni Fabich started the match with the kick off. If Toni Fabich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Palloketut's Toni Fabich was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 7th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC PullaPojat's zone, Toni Fabich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reino Helavuori came out of the goal and Toni Fabich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Reino Helavuori was a little too slow when Toni Fabich got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 3-0. When Toni Fabich came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Palloketut 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 Toni Fabich couldn't finish the play. Yan Chong Sen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David de Azevedo in the 19th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Toni Fabich had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reino Helavuori. FC PullaPojat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Toni Fabich was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Toni Fabich's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Reino Helavuori skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Toni Fabich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Toni Fabich could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Reino Helavuori made a huge save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 27 minutes into the game, when Ivan Pio put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of FC PullaPojat:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Palloketut:s goal. Toni Fabich in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Reino Helavuori, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Toni Fabich who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Reino Helavuori when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Palloketut's Toni Fabich in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC PullaPojat's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Voitto Nyrhinen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reino Helavuori was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 37th minute Toni Fabich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reino Helavuori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Toni Fabich notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of FC PullaPojat's Reino Helavuori. Reino Helavuori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Toni Fabichs short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Reino Helavuori to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 40 minutes into the game, Toni Fabich lined in a short shot 7-0 behind a frustrated Reino Helavuori. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Toni Fabich managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palloketut's supporters rose to their feet, but Toni Fabich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reino Helavuori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, Palloketut's Reino Helavuori threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Toni Fabich, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toni Fabich in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reino Helavuori saved FC PullaPojat from getting behind. Palloketut's Rikhard Elomo got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David de Azevedo to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, FC PullaPojat's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Fabich came free, but Reino Helavuori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Rikhard Elomo 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. Reino Helavuori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Fabich in the 58th minute of play. FC PullaPojat made a substitution. Auno Kamppuri replaced Aimo Karjalainen. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, David de Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC PullaPojat's supporters rose to their feet, but David de Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yan Chong Sen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 71 minutes into the game, Palloketut's Toni Fabich nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reino Helavuori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. In the 74th minute Toni Fabich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reino Helavuori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, FC PullaPojat's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Fabich came free, but Reino Helavuori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Toni Fabich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reino Helavuori having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Fabich in the 85th minute of play forced FC PullaPojat's goalkeeper Reino Helavuori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Toni Fabich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reino Helavuori was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. The Palloketut fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Palloketut's Toni Fabich looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 11-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 89th match minute, FC PullaPojat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reine Dahlqvist to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Toni Fabich in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reino Helavuori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Palloketut fully deserved thier win.