Hongiston 3 - 0 tacklers (385521332)

28506 spectators had found their way to Vanhakylä Stadion, despite the heavy rain. Luke Balogh was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Matteo D'Alessandro and Ronny Breed. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Hongiston. The following players took the field: Sadık - Strachota, Spenninger, Rosato - Roitto, Radin, Aharonov, Pironkov, Clephas - Scocchi, Begić.

tacklers started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Thomas - Colombi, Marín Alonso, Eccleston, Zanegin - Menonen, Ordúz, Forslius, Mentruyt - Lienhard, Wuillemin.

tacklers clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. After 7 minutes, Hongiston raised their score by one when J. Roitto's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by A. Scocchi. 1 - 0. The score became 2 - 0 at 14 minutes into the game, when Hongiston were given a penalty which T. Aharonov blasted straight down the middle giving the keeper no chance! After this, you could see that the players of Hongiston were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. C. Eccleston didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. Hongiston's D. Begić swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. A. Pironkov, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. With 33 minutes played, Hongiston's A. Pironkov almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. tacklers's C. Eccleston tried his best to narrow the score with a well placed free kick, but it wasn't quite good enough and P. Sadık managed to block the shot. A swift counterattack by Hongiston resulted in a free kick that T. Aharonov elegantly twisted into the goal - 3 - 0! The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Hongiston, who controlled the ball 75 percent of the time.

C. Radin was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. tacklers had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 74 minutes, but B. Lienhard's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. After 75 minutes tacklers's T. Wuillemin limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. A counterattack by tacklers after 77 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but L. Ordúz, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. Hongiston had most of the ball, with 71 percent of possession.

Hongiston's best player was T. Aharonov. N. Spenninger was a disappointment, however. The most dominating tacklers player was without a doubt L. Ordúz. On the other hand, T. Mentruyt's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 0.