36940 spectators had found their way to
Vieri Arena, despite the heavy rain.
Justin Matthews was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Martinus Francke and
Mimmo Mazzola.
Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this
Uusimaa derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents.
Juventus decided to use a 3-5-2 set up.
Lineup: Laver - Latomäki, Gustavsson, Kasa - Lehtonen, Penttinen, Suuraho, Gnedovskiy, Perhe - Kares, Rasimus.
Jaktvägen started off with a 5-5-0 lineup.
The following players had been chosen: Spampinato - Julien, Claude, Ahlbom, Wennblom, Chaney - de la Iglesia, Diatara, Merdan, Bennani, Kheireddine -.
Jaktvägen were relying on their ability to counter-attack.
A. Bennani had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today.
Juventus were very close to putting themselves one up after 29 minutes as
E. Perhe got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide.
With 30 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience,
S. Diatara needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed.
Some great play up the middle by Juventus led to a chance for
J. Latomäki to score after 34 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar.
Jaktvägen mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 35 minutes, but
S. Wennblom was unable to convert from short range.
Jaktvägen almost scored after a swift counterattack 38 minutes into the game, but
C. Merdan put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal.
Halftime score was 0 - 0.
Juventus had most of the ball, with 79 percent of possession.
59 minutes in, Juventus's
T. Rasimus received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.
Unfortunately for Jaktvägen,
S. Kheireddine was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field.
M. Andrei replaced him.
E. Perhe did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch.
After some beautiful movement down the left wing,
A. Penttinen scored for Juventus putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 73 minutes.
Juventus's
K. Kares 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 74 minutes.
E. Perhe of Juventus received a yellow card after 77 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Juventus had to manage with a reduced squad after 84 minutes, as
K. Kares got sent off for a needless foul away from the game's action.
In a fantastic display of determination, Jaktvägen's
R. Ahlbom forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down.
Juventus claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 84 percent.
The most dominating Juventus player was without a doubt
R. Laver.
However,
A. Lehtonen made a disastrous appearance.
Jaktvägen's top performer was clearly
E. Spampinato.
M. Andrei on the other hand, had a terrible day.
The match ends 2 - 0.