Kuusysi 2 - 0 joo (369430997)

Clear skies welcomed the 37316 spectators who had made their way to Lahden Kisapuisto. Kelvin Hamer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nicolas Mahé and Daniel Deyna. Kuusysi decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Thorstensson - Valle, Jehanno, Klingler - Harrison, Sharf, Vamzis, Okgüç, Iordache - Ahola, David.

joo started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. Starters: Pemsl - Adolfsson, Dalgis, Bizouard, Langeland, Heden - Battiato, Jerez, Oye, Meireles - Walser.

For their match strategy, joo had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Kuusysi had a good opportunity to take the lead as N. Klingler came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of J. Pemsl. 27 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Kuusysi was N. Klingler. 37 minutes in, Kuusysi's M. Iordache received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The player down was P. Heden. The joo bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Kuusysi, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

Things were deteriorating for the away team as Kuusysi scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for S. Valle after 48 minutes. Confident in their lead, Kuusysi's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. With 65 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of joo resulted in a counterattack that set R. Oye free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. After 70 minutes, joo switched D. Dalgis with T. Gorini, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. D. Adolfsson of joo received a yellow card after 70 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. F. Walser looked to be heading one way when he unexpectedly passed the ball to A. Battiato. The move caught everyone off-guard, including his teammate, who panicked and kicked the ball out of play by accident. Coming in from the right, joo had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 84 minutes, but P. Heden's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Kuusysi enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 68 percent of possession.

Most important Kuusysi player was V. Vamzis. S. Valle was a disappointment, however. joo's top performer was clearly R. Oye. On the other hand, J. Pemsl's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.