faarit 6 - 1 NKV (377991379)

2619 fans braved the pouring rain at kempeleen suurstadion. Corentin Guichard was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Otto Berghäll and Miguelito Rivera. faarit decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Szlosarek - Dogaru, Lokstedt, Prestidge - Villman, Eskelinen, Dufvelin, Vanherp, Jarmala - Permi, Lagerlund.

NKV had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Iordache - Abdala, Dengra, Doychinov - Stoyanov, Recchia, Ştefan, Céspedes, Gradinarski - Jokiniemi, Loginov.

Today, faarit's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. NKV saw most attack opportunities on the wings. After 4 minutes, F. Vanherp sent the corner kick right to R. Lagerlund who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 0! A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of faarit to 2 - 0 as R. Lagerlund finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. By now, the players in faarit felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. faarit managed to extend their lead to 3 - 0 when R. Lagerlund cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. At that, R. Lagerlund was noted down for a hat trick! The away team improved the scoreline to 3 - 1, as S. Ştefan struck home, set up well by a play on the left 15 minutes into the match. A great save by keeper L. Iordache after 22 minutes kept the visitors in the game after A. Dufvelin struck from the left with a real cannonball. NKV's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 23 minutes gone, but S. Ştefan's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. P. Doychinov slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. Halftime score was 3 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by faarit, with 57 percent of the ball.

After 46 minutes, NKV switched L. Iordache with S. Velkov, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. L. Dengra was handed the NKV captain's armband. Given a free kick close to the byline, faarit tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let A. Dufvelin slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 4 - 1, 48 minutes into the game. faarit's F. Vanherp was shown a yellow card after 57 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 58 minutes, NKV's S. Gradinarski fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! faarit were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 59 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by F. Vanherp. 5 - 1 for the home side. F. Vanherp had a fantastic opportunity to put faarit up another goal 68 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. faarit increased the lead as R. Lagerlund struck to make the score 6 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, NKV's M. Jokiniemi was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 80 minutes. D. Šustić was given a chance to change things around. faarit claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Most important faarit player was M. Eskelinen. On the other hand, K. Permi's play was disheartening. NKV's top performer was clearly S. Gradinarski. G. Abdala on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 6 - 1.