NELJÄ 0 - 3 baklo (392608879)

The 31572 fans in attendance at Neljän heittely were roasting in the hot sun. Vito Termali was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Yorrick van Gilpen and Taeke Arpels. NELJÄ decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Salvó - Makšeckas, Molbo, Postema - Kulmala, Bărbulescu, Shueninov, Ivshin, Patta - Iovenitti, Persen.

baklo had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Audenaert - Moreno, Kelemen, Kurkivuori - Halma, Coromina, Jurecki, Kareaga, Sočković - Salfai, Nadal.

baklo used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. 2 minutes into the game, A. Kelemen was a hair's breadth away from giving baklo the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by A. Salvó saved the home team that time. Many thought B. Bărbulescu ought to have been awarded a penalty 10 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around L. Audenaert after a determined run through the middle. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when C. Salfai slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against A. Salvó, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. M. Jurecki had a good try after 23 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. A. Salvó looked great 27 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' P. Coromina. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 29 minutes into the match left baklo's C. Salfai completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to baklo, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

After 70 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave P. Sočković a chance to increase the lead for baklo, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. N. Moreno was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by M. Jurecki, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. B. Bărbulescu almost reduced the deficit, having drawn the entire left side defence away, but the shot went straight into the arms of the goalkeeper. baklo increased their lead after 77 minutes when D. Nadal broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. Confident in their lead, baklo's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. A. Salvó got a fingertip on P. Coromina's shot from the left 82 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. NELJÄ's C. Patta got himself booked for a foul. baklo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

NELJÄ's best player was L. Iovenitti. However, A. Salvó made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating baklo player was without a doubt D. Nadal. T. Halma on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.