Cup2 Stadium
Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704,
Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Valeri Hadzhisotirov got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Valeri Hadzhisotirov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niilo Vähäsavo was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 8th minute, Valeri Hadzhisotirov made a precise shot to the right of Niilo Vähäsavo. Savon Palloseura's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 11th minute, Valeri Hadzhisotirov made a precise shot to the right of Niilo Vähäsavo. Savon Palloseura's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Levent Trasiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Kuokkanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the game, Dimcho Belishki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cup2's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Savon Palloseura the free kick. In the 22nd minute, Dimcho Belishki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute of the game Kosti Kukkonen made a throw-in which Toivo Karhu played forward. If Heikki Niinimaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Levent Trasiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaarle Väätäinen in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Mika Viitanen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Genko Hristoforov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Niilo Vähäsavo. Savon Palloseura's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Niilo Vähäsavo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Galin Hadzhiyski in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Cup2's goal looked a bit too open when Kaarle Väätäinen came free, but Levent Trasiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Galin Hadzhiyski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niilo Vähäsavo was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 46 minutes into the game, Valeri Hadzhisotirov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Niilo Vähäsavo. Valeri Hadzhisotirov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kaarle Väätäinen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Savon Palloseura's zone, Galin Hadzhiyski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niilo Vähäsavo came out of the goal and Galin Hadzhiyski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Cup2 booed when Savon Palloseura was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mitt Elin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Savon Palloseura's goal looked a bit too open when Genko Hristoforov came free, but Niilo Vähäsavo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cup2's Galin Hadzhiyski got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Ødegaard in the 60th minute of play forced Savon Palloseura's goalkeeper Niilo Vähäsavo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valeri Hadzhisotirov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Niilo Vähäsavo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galin Hadzhiyski in the 68th minute of play forced Savon Palloseura's goalkeeper Niilo Vähäsavo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 70 minutes on the clock, Rayko Monev commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 69 minutes into the game, one of Cup2:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Levent Trasiev went to the wrong direction when Mika Viitanen was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Viktor Peevski hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After 78 minutes, Viktor Peevski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cup2 and the Savon Palloseura players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th minute, Viktor Peevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Cup2's Galin Hadzhiyski got a free kick in the 80th minute. The supporters of Cup2 booed when Savon Palloseura was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juha-Pekka Joenväärä didn't get a good kick on the ball. Niilo Vähäsavo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genko Hristoforov, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Martin Ødegaard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cup2's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Ødegaard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niilo Vähäsavo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Cup2 getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Aleko Merdzhanov hit a great ball. Jan Kuokkanen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.
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