superstars 0 - 3 Savokatu (385575841)

Clouds darkened the skies at The legendary Highbury as 3895 spectators turned up for the match. Alessandro Giulivo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alexander Behren and Folkert Muehlholm. superstars decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Kortesniemi - Ritvanen, Kotala, Ranta, Mölsä - Herlevi, Oikarinen, Sarault, Kotsalainen - Palovaara, Valtari.

Savokatu started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Laurent - Rejment, Zdobinský, Rowlands - Pokladok, Jenayah, Talluri, Kettunen - Brunnlechner, Serralta, Oja.

Savokatu seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Savokatu had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 24 minutes in when S. Jenayah came up alone against J. Kortesniemi who managed a block. I. Kotala of superstars was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Savokatu players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. B. Brunnlechner hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving Savokatu's A. Zdobinský an easy chance to knock it in for 0 - 1. After 36 minutes of game time, K. Rejment had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but J. Kortesniemi was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Savokatu had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

J. Serralta's speed was almost enough to give Savokatu a goal after 49 minutes, but his nice pass to P. Oja was not taken care of properly. After 50 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for B. Brunnlechner who increased Savokatu's lead to 0 - 2. Confident in their lead, Savokatu's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. G. Talluri increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 3. Savokatu enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

Most important superstars player was T. Palovaara. However, S. Herlevi made a disastrous appearance. Savokatu's best player was B. Brunnlechner. S. Laurent was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 3.