Veikkausliiga: Ilves overcomes HIFK 5-1 after a incredible match
HELSINKI. Ilves tops HIFK 5-1 after a incredible match.
HELSINKI. Ilves conquers HIFK 5-1 after a incredible match. Ilves took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Kontinen Joona who had the assistance of Mika Lamppu and Jukka Honkanen. The 4th official was Mohammad Al Emara. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.1 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Ilves was in firm control of the ball 57% while HIFK was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Ilves was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ilves won the contest.
HIFK shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Ilves shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
HIFK received 1 yellow card (S. Mattila). On the opposite side, Ilves received 2 yellow cards (D. Arifi and P. Pennanen).
After playing this contest, HIFK will stay with 9 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Ilves will have 25 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
A. Larsson
P. Pennanen
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10'10'
S. Mattila
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29'29'
E. Oteng
T. Ollila
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34'34'
P. Pennanen
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40'40'
R. Eremenko
D. Lutumba-Pitah
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46'46'
O. Malolo
S. Mattila
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47'47'
O. Jukkola
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57'57'
J. Halme
M. Tainio
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58'58'
I. Onyeanula
J. Nikki
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62'62'
K. Meriluoto
A. Larsson
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68'68'
A. Ngueukam
K. Meriluoto
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78'78'
T. Miettunen
N. Yakubu
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78'78'
D. Arifi
A. Larsson
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78'78'
T. Jantti
O. Jukkola
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84'84'
E. Patut
T. Siira
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86'86'
S. Figueiredo
G. Sotelo
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89'89'
D. Arifi
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89'89'
P. Pennanen
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, HIFK will play away with VPS on the 2nd of October with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Ilves will host Mariehamn on the 2nd of October with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Ilves (4 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, Guillermo Sotelo, Daan Klinkenberg, Stale Steen Saethre, Didis Lutumba-Pitah, Jesse Nikki, Sakari Mattila, Maximus Tainio, Jusif Ali, Roman Eremenko and Oliver Kangaslahti.
Substitutes
HIFK made 4 changes: S. Mattila for E. Markkanen (46′), M. Tainio for J. Halme (57′), J. Nikki for I. Onyeanula (58′) and G. Sotelo for S. Figueiredo (86′).
Ilves: Formation and Lineups
Ilves started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Toni Kallio played with: Rasmus Leislahti, Najeeb Yakubu, Kalle Katz, Mikael Almen, Tuomas Ollila, Oiva Jukkola, Tuure Siira, Eric Oteng, Adam Larsson, Petteri Pennanen and Kai Meriluoto.
Substitutes
Ilves made 5 changes: K. Meriluoto for A. Ngueukam (68′), N. Yakubu for T. Miettunen (78′), A. Larsson for D. Arifi (78′), O. Jukkola for T. Jantti (78′) and T. Siira for E. Patut (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga
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