futismasterit 3 - 2 pelikaanit (393851688)

It had rained all day, but 1502 hardy fans still made it out to futismasterit Arena. Hóracio Nunes was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ivan Tosenko and Gino Milazzo. futismasterit tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. They fielded: Haapasaari - Lottanen, Truelsen, Simionescu - Miete, Stepanoff, Sarparanta, Sunnari - Hiltunen, Tufano, Tognozzi.

pelikaanit had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Starters: Elorrieta - Falck, Dombrauskas, Lohiniva - Juvenius, Meinander, Farcy, Kivelä - Syrjämäki, Mattlar, Svedberg.

The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like S. Miete. U. Dombrauskas's lack of experience almost gave futismasterit a goal after 17 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. 18 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for futismasterit was W. Tognozzi. The visitors' O. Lohiniva was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 23 minutes. C. Farcy had a good opportunity to give pelikaanit the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. 30 minutes into the game, J. Meinander had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. S. Sarparanta sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from W. Tognozzi after 40 minutes of play, making the score 2 - 1. The referee showed futismasterit's V. Truelsen the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. It was 2 - 1 at the break. pelikaanit enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

What ever got into J. Juvenius, the crowd mumbled, as he suddenly struck a cross pass through his own defence - ending up right in front of futismasterit's E. Sunnari, who easily put the ball away for 3 - 1 after 54 minutes. The players of futismasterit now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 62 minutes, pelikaanit tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. 70 minutes into the match pelikaanit's O. Mattlar viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. A. Kivelä could've grabbed a goal for pelikaanit 79 minutes in when he got a pass from the left putting him free of the home side's defence, but he was unable to take advantage of the situation. J. Syrjämäki had a couple of good opportunities to reply, but the home team's keeper T. Haapasaari was simply unbeatable. With 86 minutes played, A. Tufano of futismasterit fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. I. Hiltunen of futismasterit was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. pelikaanit reduced the deficit to 3 - 2 with a penalty placed perfectly beside the left post by C. Farcy. Possession in this half belonged to pelikaanit, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

futismasterit's top performer was clearly W. Tognozzi. M. Stepanoff was a disappointment, however. J. Elorrieta performed admirably for pelikaanit. A. Kivelä turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 2.