Hanko 2 - 1 Pārlielupe (347528075)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 3880 had shown up at Hanko Arena for the match. Francisco Barriuso De Miguel was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Martino Bliffi and Esko Koskentalo. Hanko started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Suassuna - Čulkstāns, Säynäjärvi, Nygård, Boluda - Sörensson, Lintuvuori, Ahtiainen, Tenno, Nyrhinen - Utriainen.

Pārlielupe had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Kļaviņš - Vizante, Tadaiķis, Trebar - Ūstiņš, Wasiluk, Krūmiņš, Malecki, Vaits - Karev, Liepiņš.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Hanko. Pārlielupe had to make a substitution after 9 minutes. A. Trebar limped off the field and was replaced by D. Zakharenko. R. Nyrhinen made one of his many fine passes from the wing into the middle 22 minutes into the match. R. Sörensson bravely attempted to execute a diving header and the ball was met firmly with his forehead for Hanko. 1 - 0. 27 minutes into the game, Pārlielupe seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. A great save by keeper K. Kļaviņš after 31 minutes kept the visitors in the game after K. Čulkstāns struck from the left with a real cannonball. Hanko's R. Utriainen increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 34 minutes. Pārlielupe reduced the lead after 38 minutes to 2 - 1 as I. Tadaiķis easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. 39 minutes in, Pārlielupe's I. Ūstiņš received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 43 minutes into the game, R. Sörensson had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Al-Ameen. 2 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Hanko, with 73 percent of the ball.

During the break, Pārlielupe's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. Hanko pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. Pārlielupe's D. Zakharenko was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 74 minutes. N. Tollaksen was called on to replace Pārlielupe's K. Karev after 80 minutes following a nasty collision. 83 minutes in, Pārlielupe appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. Hanko's K. Čulkstāns had an excellent opportunity after 85 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! 89 minutes into the game, Pārlielupe seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. Hanko enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 74 percent of possession.

Hanko's top performer was clearly A. Al-Ameen. H. Suassuna was a disappointment, however. Most important Pārlielupe player was K. Wasiluk. However, D. Zakharenko made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.