Official Cup

Kultakenttä
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Radamel-Falcao García got the match started through his kick off. Sahnoyan Şahbey got a throw-in 7 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Joel Grönvall. In the 9th minute, Martial Haas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Lucas Duarte got control of the ball when Ciriaco Ferrando tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martial Haas struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Lasse Saarelainen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Radamel-Falcao García in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lasse Saarelainen saved Savon Palloseura from getting behind. In the 20th minute of the game Sahnoyan Şahbey made a throw-in which Joel Grönvall played forward. Lennart Danekjær hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. When Lennart Danekjær was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 28 minutes had been played. Lennart Danekjær hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® made a substitution. Boris Gustavsson replaced Tiago Clavell. Sahnoyan Şahbey missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 31 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Lucas Duarte right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Gaxan got free with Lucas Duarte in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® booed when Savon Palloseura was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Gaxan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Ferrando came free, but Lucas Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Markus Pakaslahti to strike the kick off in the second half. Aatu Sivonen's late challenge caught a E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aatu Sivonen helped the player get up and apologised. 60 minutes into the game, Markus Pakaslahti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Lucas Duarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Savon Palloseura made a substitution. Cris Romero replaced Joel Grönvall. Lasse Saarelainen made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Radamel-Falcao García sent off a good shot on target. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Louis Alebio was substituted for Radamel-Falcao García. The throw-in from Martial Haas in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Savon Palloseura's Aatu Sivonen. In the 79th minute Louis Alebio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lasse Saarelainen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute Ciriaco Ferrando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar Kallio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciriaco Ferrando blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucas Duarte having to make a save. 96 minutes into the game, Savon Palloseura's Ciriaco Ferrando nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucas Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.