FCA 0 - 4 pussinkaivajat (385588568)

It had rained all day, but 12590 hardy fans still made it out to Keskuskenttä. Lenny Mønsted was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Olli Heimala and Ivan Bendazzoli. FCA tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Jumppanen - Lehtinen, Prone, Portugal - Vänttinen, Blondelle, Rautasalo, Crespi - Lukkaroinen, Novak, Matjussi.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for pussinkaivajat. Starters: Juffermans - Vary, Heiberg Schmidt, Jacob, Guang Cheng - Travis, Niedersberger, Bevers, Eenmaa - Jaunžeikers, Toradze.

pussinkaivajat made it 0 - 1 as I. Toradze got a touch to the floated corner kick and flicked the ball to I. Vary who whipped a low drive in off the far post. T. Heiberg Schmidt was, after 25 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper O. Jumppanen made the save. 26 minutes into the game, FCA had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to poor. After the ball was lifted in from the left, I. Vary was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 34 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. pussinkaivajat increased their lead after 40 minutes when K. Niedersberger broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 2, much to the home crowd's dismay. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by pussinkaivajat, with 57 percent of the ball.

During the break, FCA's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to passable organisation. The crowd groaned when M. Crespi, having maneuvered his way down the right, fired the ball just wide and missed a great opportunity to reduce the deficit for FCA. With 68 minutes played, pussinkaivajat put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was I. Vary. Content with how the game was proceeding, the pussinkaivajat coach let B. Scott replace G. Bevers after 70 minutes. The pussinkaivajat players could smell victory in the air. I. Toradze wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for R. Kukka after 70 minutes. The coach of pussinkaivajat was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 70 minutes, A. Ulander came on for A. Jaunžeikers. The rain made it hard for players like A. Ulander to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. FCA had a brilliant opportunity to reply as B. Novak received a high ball from the right, striking the ball in the air. Only L. Juffermans's reflexes saved him. 77 minutes into the game, FCA seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a poor level of organisation. With 82 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed I. Eenmaa of pussinkaivajat to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 4. Confident in their lead, pussinkaivajat's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Some things can only be learned through experience, and I. Vary should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting FCA a goal with 85 minutes of the match played. pussinkaivajat enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

A. Blondelle performed admirably for FCA. T. Rautasalo turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important pussinkaivajat player was R. Kukka. F. Jacob was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 4.