National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Taavi Hulkkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Voja Spajić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremije Mirković showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taisto Pentsinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Rio Ferdinand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Jeremije Mirković made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rastko Santrač in the 20th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Finland's Taavi Hulkkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Serbia were awarded a corner. Rastko Santrač went to the cornerflag to take it. Serbia's Rastko Santrač was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Taavi Hulkkonen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Taisto Pentsinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Jeremije Mirković tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Serbia's Dušan Vlahovic in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Finland's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Serbia booed when Finland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Terho Pasoja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeremije Mirković made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdemar Kuoppala in the 40th minute. Rio Ferdinand hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Taavi Hulkkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Vlahovic in the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Finland's Herkko Viitaluoma was substituted for Mikko Rintala. The wind increased when Taisto Pentsinen made the kick off in the second half. Jeremije Mirković took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taisto Pentsinen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taavi Hulkkonen made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo sent off a good shot on target. Taavi Hulkkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Vlahovic in the 74th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Taavi Hulkkonen throw himself and got hold of the ball when Dušan Vlahovic in the 74thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 79 minutes into the match, Finland's goal looked a bit too open when Voja Spajić came free, but Taavi Hulkkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rastko Santrač in the 85th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Taavi Hulkkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Finland booed when Serbia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slobodan Bokovac didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serbia made a substitution. Dragojlo Bogosavljević replaced Lazar Cukić. After 90 played minutes Serbia got a freekick which was hit by Slobodan Bokovac. Jeremije Mirković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar Kuoppala in the 96th minute of play.