Veikkausliiga: Honka conquers HJK 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit
ESBO. Honka was capable to turn the table against HJK.
ESBO. Honka succeeded in turn the table against HJK. It was HJK to score first with a goal from A. Hoskonen. However, later Honka found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with A. Sadiku (59′), A. Sadiku (70′) and D. Bagaric (90′).
The match was played at the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto stadium in Esbo on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammad Al Emara with the assistance of Turkka Valjakka and Juuso Mantere. The 4th official was Peiman Simani. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.72 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Honka was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. HJK that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
HJK was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Honka managed to find the solution to win this match.
Honka shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, HJK shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Honka received 3 yellow cards (K. Jansen, H. Aalto and M. Rudakov). On the opposite side, HJK received 2 yellow cards (N. Boujellab and J. Raitala).
After playing this match, Honka will have 41 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, HJK will stay with 49 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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14'14'
N. Boujellab
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35'35'
A. Hoskonen
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39'39'
K. Jansen
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59'59'
A. Sadiku
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62'62'
P. Soiri
C. Terho
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69'69'
J. Raitala
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70'70'
A. Sadiku (Penalty)
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72'72'
S. Hostikka
N. Boujellab
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72'72'
M. Abubakari
A. Olusanya
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74'74'
H. Aalto
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75'75'
L. Kaufmann
E. Arko-Mensah
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77'77'
B. Radulovic
P. Hetemaj
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86'86'
O. Koskinen
D. Tammilehto
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89'89'
D. Bagaric
A. Sadiku
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90'90'
M. Rudakov
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90'90'
D. Bagaric
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, Honka will play away with KuPS on the 2nd of October with a 19-6 head to head stats in favor of Honka (7 draws).
HJK will host Inter Turku on the 2nd of October with a 21-9 head to head stats in favor of HJK (16 draws).
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, Duarte Tammilehto, Kevin Jansen, Edmund Arko-Mensah and Agon Sadiku.
Substitutes
Honka made 3 changes: E. Arko-Mensah for L. Kaufmann (75′), D. Tammilehto for O. Koskinen (86′) and A. Sadiku for D. Bagaric (89′).
HJK: Formation and Lineups
HJK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Toni Koskela played with: Conor Hazard, Arttu Hoskonen, Miro Tenho, Jukka Raitala, Matti Peltola, Përparim Hetemaj, Santeri Väänänen, David Browne, Casper Terho, Anthony Olusanya and Nassim Boujellab.
Substitutes
HJK made 4 changes: C. Terho for P. Soiri (62′), N. Boujellab for S. Hostikka (72′), A. Olusanya for M. Abubakari (72′) and P. Hetemaj for B. Radulovic (77′).
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