Raps05 0 - 3 Sälli (385513416)

17790 spectators had found their way to Martsarin Areena, despite the heavy rain. Marc Reuth was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Orstas Kondratiukas and Quentin Baron. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Raps05. The following players had been chosen: Håkansson - Kuokkanen, Länsikallio, Both, Konopal - Hellener, Grgin, Calboni, Germanà - Longobardi, Chabrier.

Sälli started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Currie - Lautakatto, Vitte, Bakos, Vastamäki - Sahlborn, Brunnckow, Marçalo, Sasso - Arenas, Garcés.

It was an obvious ambition of Raps05 to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Sälli decided to play creatively. There was concern in the stands when, at the 18 minute mark, Raps05's S. Calboni hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. N. Vastamäki, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Sälli's J. Garcés after 30 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. 39 minutes in, Raps05's N. Grgin received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Sälli, with 59 percent of the ball.

Raps05's J. Konopal made an attempt at equalising 56 minutes into the match, coming in from the right, but the ball hit the post and the defence easily cleared the rebound. 57 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as J. Garcés finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. With 58 minutes played, J. Sahlborn nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. S. Calboni of Raps05 was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. With clinical precision, the cross from winger M. Sasso found its way to J. Garcés's head, and a screaming header gave Sälli the goal after 71 minutes played. 0 - 3 By then J. Garcés had scored three goals - a hat trick! Possession in this half belonged to Sälli, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

The most dominating Raps05 player was without a doubt J. Chabrier. P. Kuokkanen turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Sälli player was J. Garcés. N. Vastamäki on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.