Noppa 4 - 0 Business (369451669)

The 44675 fans in attendance at Haltialan Pelto were roasting in the hot sun. Pieter van den Broek was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Walter Barnat and Arnaud Poissonnier. Noppa tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Méndez Blasco - Paunonen, Jokiniemi, Kauppila - Jokilehto, Dusch, Suurkuukka, Heikura, Kuisma - Uutela, Latva-Käyrä.

Business had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: Konttinen - Ulmu, Fillaudeau, Mälkiäinen, Jukkola - Reda, Nöjd, Puche García, Osorio Chacón, Apotheker - Halkola.

It was an obvious ambition of Noppa to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Business. Noppa broke through on the left 9 minutes into the game, with T. Uutela firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. G. Ulmu of Business was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. A well placed corner kick from V. Heikura was followed by A. Kuisma's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Noppa, the score now 2 - 0. The home side's T. Uutela came close to extending the lead 29 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but H. Konttinen managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Good work by the Business defensive line after 30 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found D. Reda alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. Noppa managed to extend their lead to 3 - 0 when J. Latva-Käyrä cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. 3 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Noppa, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

J. Latva-Käyrä found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. Coming in from the right, Business had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 54 minutes, but T. Jukkola's attempt to finish was easily stopped. V. Heikura increased the lead for Noppa to 4 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! At this point, it was obvious that the players of Noppa lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Noppa enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

The most dominating Noppa player was without a doubt V. Heikura. However, J. Latva-Käyrä made a disastrous appearance. Business's best player was M. Osorio Chacón. P. Puche García was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 0.