teinitähdet 0 - 3 Nekalan (385515373)

The 24475 fans in attendance at Takapiha were roasting in the hot sun. Ewoud Gerlich was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Josef Brunner and Hanso Koershuis. teinitähdet decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Orr - Nykyri, Farnelli, Abu-Yousef, Rommedahl - Carlea, Cerain, Renskär, Mešinović - Pulkkanen, Räty.

Nekalan started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Hämäläinen - Franc, Ifran, Kemppainen, Schnebli - Moscardelli, Mercier, Asta, Border, Springer - Jacquemont.

It was an obvious ambition of teinitähdet to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. The visiting T. Border was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 22 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. 31 minutes in, Nekalan's V. Kemppainen received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. J. Springer could have put his team up another goal 32 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. K. Abu-Yousef behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 33 minutes as he gave the ball away to P. Jacquemont. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. After 35 minutes of game time, P. Jacquemont had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but D. Orr was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. J. Springer left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 44 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. A. Boga was the replacement. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Nekalan, with 62 percent of the ball.

It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why A. Räty found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. After 60 minutes, teinitähdet switched K. Abu-Yousef with C. Wolkow, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. V. Kemppainen increased Nekalan's lead to 0 - 2 with a superb free kick strike that flew in just under the far top corner. After 78 minutes teinitähdet's S. Cerain limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. With 82 minutes played, Nekalan put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was T. Border. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Nekalan lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Nekalan enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

Most important teinitähdet player was A. Räty. D. Orr on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Nekalan player was without a doubt A. Hämäläinen. A. Boga was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 3.