Veikkausliiga: SJK overcomes HIFK 2-0 on Monday
HELSINKI. SJK defeats HIFK with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Rojas (14').
HELSINKI. SJK prevails over HIFK with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Rojas (14′). SJK was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Monday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Petri Viljanen with the assistance of Mika Lamppu and Juuso Vuorinen. The 4th official was Peiman Simani. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 24.6 degrees Celsius or 76.33 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.
Match Statistics
SJK was in firm control of the ball 62% while HIFK was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
SJK was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons SJK won the match.
HIFK shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, SJK shot 19 times, 12 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to HIFK. On the other side, SJK received 1 yellow card (N. Laine).
After playing this match, HIFK will stay with 8 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, SJK will have 22 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
D. Rojas
T. Kaukua
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40'40'
A. Kujanpaa
J. Nikki
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46'46'
E. Markkanen
M. Bakare
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58'58'
N. Laine
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58'58'
J. Jervis
S. E. Obioha
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59'59'
F. Namputu
E. Ani Ifeanyi
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73'73'
J. Ost
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76'76'
M. Hetemaj
P. Hannola
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85'85'
M. Hetemaj
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86'86'
B. Diallo
T. Kaukua
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88'88'
I. Onyeanula
J. Backman
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89'89'
J. Ali
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90'90'
N. Laine
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, HIFK will play away against Honka on the 22nd of August with a 4-2 head to head in favor of HIFK (1 draw).
SJK will host KuPS on the 20th of August with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of KuPS (8 draws).
HIFK: Formation and Lineups
HIFK started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Mika-Matti Paatelainen chose to play with the following team: Ramilson Almeida, Jesse Nikki, Stale Steen Saethre, Daan Klinkenberg, Macario Hing-Glover, Jani Bäckman, Sakari Mattila, Jusif Ali, Ifeanyi Ani, Roman Eremenko and Michael Bakare.
Substitutes
HIFK made 3 changes: J. Nikki for A. Kujanpaa (40′), M. Bakare for E. Markkanen (46′) and E. Ani Ifeanyi for F. Namputu (59′).
SJK: Formation and Lineups
SJK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Joaquín Gómez played with: Jesse Öst, Felipe Aspegren, Ville Tikkanen, Matej Hradecky, Jake Dunwoody, Diego Rojas, Pyry Hannola, Nooa Laine, Tuomas Kaukua, Samson Ebuka Obioha and Kingsley Ofori.
Substitutes
SJK made only 1 change substituting S. E. Obioha for J. Jervis (58′).
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