HJK 1-1 Ludogorets: Draw on Thursday
HELSINKI. Ludogorets and HJK draw 1-1. M. Tissera scored the first goal (10') for Ludogorets. P. Hetemaj settled the score 1-1 (55').
HELSINKI. Ludogorets and HJK draw 1-1. M. Tissera scored the first goal (10′) for Ludogorets. P. Hetemaj settled the score 1-1 (55′).
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Evgen Aranovskiy with the help of Semen Shlonchak and Andriy Skrypka. The 4th official was Vitaliy Romanov. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.21 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. HJK was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Ludogorets that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
HJK was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for HJK to win the match.
HJK shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Ludogorets shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
HJK received 3 yellow cards (S. Hostikka, J. Raitala and N. Boujellab). On the opposite side, Ludogorets received 1 yellow card (J. Piotrowski).
After playing this match, HJK will have 0 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Ludogorets will have 3 points like Roma to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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10'10'
M. Tissera
Cauly
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51'51'
S. Hostikka
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55'55'
P. Hetemaj
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58'58'
J. Raitala
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62'62'
Rick
B. Tekpetey
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65'65'
A. Olusanya
M. Abubakari
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70'70'
Nonato
Show
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70'70'
Igor Thiago
M. Tissera
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75'75'
N. Boujellab
S. Hostikka
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75'75'
B. Radulovic
P. Hetemaj
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80'80'
J. Piotrowski
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86'86'
N. Boujellab
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87'87'
Pedro Naressi
K. Despodov
Next match
In the upcoming Europa League match, HJK will play away with Ludogorets on the 13th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Ludogorets will host HJK on the 13th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
HJK: Formation and Lineups
HJK started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Toni Koskela chose to play with the following team: Conor Hazard , Matti Peltola , Arttu Hoskonen , Jukka Raitala , Pyry Soiri , Santeri Väänänen , Lucas Lingman , David Browne , Santeri Hostikka , Përparim Hetemaj and Malik Abubakari .
Substitutes
HJK made 3 changes: M. Abubakari for A. Olusanya (65′), S. Hostikka for N. Boujellab (75′) and P. Hetemaj for B. Radulovic (75′).
Best player: Conor Hazard
The player that probably impressed the most for HJK was the goalkeeper: Conor Hazard. His rating is 7.82. He performed 5 saves.
Ludogorets: Formation and Lineups
Ludogorets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ante Šimundža played with: Sergio Padt , Aslak Fonn Witry , Igor Plastun , Olivier Verdon , Anton Nedyalkov , Jakub Piotrowski , Show , Bernard Tekpetey , Cauly Oliveira , Kiril Despodov and Matías Tissera .
Substitutes
Ludogorets made 4 changes: B. Tekpetey for Rick (62′), Show for Nonato (70′), M. Tissera for Igor Thiago (70′) and K. Despodov for Pedro Naressi (87′).
Top player: Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues
Probably the most impressive player in Ludogorets was Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues.
His rating is with 4 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 70′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
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