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Spectators: 8506 (Terracing: 6380, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Grigore Apetroaiei started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Harvesters's zone, Grigore Apetroaiei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arho Heliskoski came out of the goal and Grigore Apetroaiei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vesa Kinnunen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Arho Heliskoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Grigore Apetroaiei managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Reserve's supporters rose to their feet, but Grigore Apetroaiei was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arho Heliskoski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 19 minutes, Kaapro Rinne mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Harvesters and the FC Reserve players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vesa Kinnunen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Arho Heliskoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grigore Apetroaiei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Arho Heliskoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uljas Laine in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Reserve's goalkeeper Rauno Naskali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 minutes of play, Harvesters's Uljas Laine made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rauno Naskali was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 39 minutes, Grigore Apetroaiei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Reserve's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grigore Apetroaiei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grigore Apetroaiei struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Arho Heliskoski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Reserve. Lassi Kallio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Arho Heliskoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Vesa Kinnunen 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 the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Grigore Apetroaiei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arho Heliskoski having to interfere. Grigore Apetroaiei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Arho Heliskoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Reserve's Vesa Kinnunen got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Grigore Apetroaiei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arho Heliskoski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lassi Kallio, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute Tatu Kaukonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arho Heliskoski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rasmus Jaakkola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vesa Kinnunen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arho Heliskoski having to interfere. 77 minutes into the game, FC Reserve's Grigore Apetroaiei nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arho Heliskoski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. If Grigore Apetroaiei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grigore Apetroaiei struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Arho Heliskoski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Reserve. After 91 played minutes Harvesters got a freekick which was hit by Albert Känsäkangas. If Grigore Apetroaiei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harvesters's Arho Heliskoski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasmus Jaakkola in the 96th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Reserve had played much better football throughout.