Ykkösmiehet 1 - 3 Savio (385493181)

Dark skies made the crowd of 22895 at Ykkösmiehet Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Pekka Vakkuri was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Filip Bortoluzzi and Adam Robu. Ykkösmiehet started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Velašević - Malassu, Kamunen, Rekimies - Dahlman, Mpakatselis, Kärenlampi, Gasser, Dan - Anderson, Düzey.

Savio had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Koskelo - Aspfors, Früchtenicht, Hjelt, Saranpää - Höri, Honig, Barçın, Päärni - Sihvo, Haapalehto.

Ykkösmiehet were relying on their ability to counter-attack. For their match strategy, Savio had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave V. Päärni from Savio a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 30 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Savio's counterattacks created a good chance for V. Päärni on the right after 36 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Ykkösmiehet had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

With 60 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. A. Haapalehto put the ball away for 0 - 1. Ykkösmiehet's E. Dahlman was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 68 minutes. 75 minutes in, and Ykkösmiehet were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when T. Kärenlampi picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. 76 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Savio substitution. H. Fantz came on for K. Hjelt. M. Dan of Ykkösmiehet received a yellow card after 82 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The Savio free kick 83 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of U. Barçın, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 2! P. Sihvo wanted to play on, but the Savio coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 83 minutes into the game by S. Korhonen. R. Malassu received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 84 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. T. Kärenlampi made a superb strike after 85 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. With 87 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed A. Haapalehto of Savio to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 1 - 3. Savio enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Ykkösmiehet's best player was H. Düzey. However, R. Malassu made a disastrous appearance. Most important Savio player was A. Haapalehto. S. Korhonen turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 3.