Tivoli 3 - 1 please (385473429)

The 47093 fans in attendance at Stadio Paralimpico were roasting in the hot sun. Nils-Petter Johansson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Niklas Piltz and Erland Valentin. Tivoli had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Reinimaa - Hyypiö, Viljamaa, Simontaival - Harvonen, Vehkaniemi, Saarikoski, Vahtokari, Nurmikoski - Puronaho, Särkioja.

please tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Adaos - Vihervaara, Wenger, Barregão, Sinilä - Lisbach, Fischer, Helenius, Ricciardi, Persson - Aragón.

It was an obvious ambition of please to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. After 18 minutes, following yet another great corner, K. Vahtokari's flick on at the near post reached J. Viljamaa, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. Tivoli fans held their breath as L. Simontaival scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave K. Vahtokari from Tivoli a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 30 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! After 43 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by Tivoli was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. A lovely run by Tivoli's A. Nurmikoski left his markers for dead and should have resulted in a goal, but the finish went just wide. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Tivoli, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

please needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 51 minutes J. Wenger made way for V. Agrelo. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Tivoli's S. Harvonen increasing the lead to 2 - 0. With 64 minutes played, the please coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. C. Gherghina came on, C. Fischer had to leave the fray. The bench was restless, and with 73 minutes passed please's coach gave R. Hillebrand the opportunity the player had been hoping for. A. Lisbach reluctantly left the field. The sunny day didn't make things easy for L. Simontaival who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. S. Harvonen could have put Tivoli up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 86 minutes. Tivoli's J. Särkioja was shown a yellow card after 87 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, A. Barregão of please spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. please managed to reduce the score to 2 - 1 as J. Helenius finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence. S. Harvonen could have increased the lead after 89 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. 89 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as E. Puronaho broke through, making the score 3 - 1 for Tivoli. Tivoli had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Tivoli's best player was J. Särkioja. However, T. Saarikoski made a disastrous appearance. Most important please player was F. Ricciardi. On the other hand, R. Hillebrand's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 1.