Veikkausliiga: Honka demolishes HIFK 4-1 showing huge dominance
ESBO. Honka demolishes HIFK 4-1 with goals of
ESBO. Honka demolishes HIFK 4-1 with goals of K. Jansen (29′), V. Koski (68′), K. Jansen (81′) and O. Koskinen (88′). On the other side, HIFK scored with M. Bakare (89′). Honka was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto stadium in Esbo on Monday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Ville Nevalainen who was helped by Samu Koskinen and Jouni Lemettinen. The 4th official was Dennis Antamo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 21.1 degrees Celsius or 70 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 70%.
Match Statistics
Honka was in firm control of the ball 64% while HIFK was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Honka was more aggressive with 98 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Honka won the match.
Honka shot 21 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, HIFK shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Honka received 1 yellow card (R. Modesto). On the other side, HIFK received 2 yellow cards (G. Sotelo and M. Tainio).
After playing this match, Honka will have 37 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, HIFK will stay with 8 points to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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29'29'
K. Jansen
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34'34'
R. Modesto
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40'40'
G. Sotelo
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64'64'
M. Bakare
E. Markkanen
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64'64'
M. Tainio
E. Ani Ifeanyi
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68'68'
V. Koski
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71'71'
D. Bagaric
A. Sadiku
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71'71'
L. Kaufmann
E. Arko-Mensah
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76'76'
M. Tainio
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79'79'
D. Tammilehto
F. Krebs
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79'79'
O. Koskinen
J. Voutilainen
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79'79'
I. Onyeanula
J. Ali
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81'81'
K. Jansen
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86'86'
E. Aijala
R. Modesto
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88'88'
O. Koskinen
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89'89'
M. Bakare
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, Honka will host Oulu on the 27th of August with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Honka (1 draw).
HIFK will play away with VPS on the 28th of August with a 6-6 head to head stats.
Honka: Formation and Lineups
Honka started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Vesa Vasara chose to play with the following team: Maksim Rudakov, Henri Aalto, Ville Koski, Aldayr Hernández, Matias Rale, Rui Modesto, Jerry Voutilainen, Florian Krebs, Kevin Jansen, Edmund Arko-Mensah and Agon Sadiku.
Substitutes
Honka made 5 changes: A. Sadiku for D. Bagaric (71′), E. Arko-Mensah for L. Kaufmann (71′), F. Krebs for D. Tammilehto (79′), J. Voutilainen for O. Koskinen (79′) and R. Modesto for E. Aijala (86′).
HIFK: Formation and Lineups
HIFK started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Mika-Matti Paatelainen played with: Ramilson Almeida, Guillermo Sotelo, Stale Steen Saethre, Daan Klinkenberg, Macario Hing-Glover, Obed Malolo, Sakari Mattila, Jusif Ali, Ifeanyi Ani, Eero Markkanen and Roman Eremenko.
Substitutes
HIFK made 3 changes: E. Markkanen for M. Bakare (64′), E. Ani Ifeanyi for M. Tainio (64′) and J. Ali for I. Onyeanula (79′).
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