Honka tops Inter Turku 2-1 with A. Sadiku scoring 2 goals
ESBO. Honka conquered Inter Turku to win 2-1. A. Sadiku was the key to score 2 goals.
ESBO. Honka bested Inter Turku to win 2-1. A. Sadiku was the key to score 2 goals. It was Honka to strike first with an early goal of A. Sadiku at the 7′. Then A. Sadiku scored again for Honka in the 65′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, M. Tamminen reduced the distance for Inter Turku with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
P. Forsell missed a decisive penalty (9′). That would have allowed Inter Turku to draw the match.
The match was played at the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto stadium in Esbo on Thursday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen with the help of Sami Nykanen and Jarno Kiistala. The 4th official was Dennis Antamo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Honka was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Inter Turku that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Honka was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Honka won the encounter.
Honka shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Inter Turku shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Honka received 1 yellow card (J. Voutilainen). On the other side, Inter Turku received 5 yellow cards (L. Kuittinen, R. Arciero, M. Arsalo, P. Forsell and Ruxi).
After this match, Honka will have 41 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Inter Turku will stay with 32 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
A. Sadiku
R. Modesto
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9'9'
P. Forsell
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46'46'
F. Baak
V. Koski
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52'52'
R. Arciero
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56'56'
L. Kuittinen
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58'58'
O. Koskinen
N. Saarikivi
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63'63'
A. Paananen
D. Accam
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63'63'
N. Nurmi
R. Sierra
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65'65'
A. Sadiku
J. Voutilainen
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76'76'
M. Tamminen
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76'76'
D. Tammilehto
K. Jansen
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76'76'
D. Bagaric
A. Sadiku
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76'76'
T. Fagerstrom
J. Hyvarinen
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76'76'
J. Rodriguez
T. Jyry
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83'83'
M. Arsalo
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86'86'
J. Lepisto
M. Arsalo
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87'87'
J. Voutilainen
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90'90'
P. Forsell
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90'90'
Ruxi
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90'90'
J. Levanen
E. Aijala
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, Honka will play away against SJK on the 10th of October with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Inter Turku will play away with KuPS on the 9th of October with a 20-14 head to head stats in favor of KuPS (10 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, Elias Äijälä, Rui Modesto, Jerry Voutilainen, Florian Krebs, Kevin Jansen, Niilo Saarikivi and Agon Sadiku.
Substitutes
Honka made 5 changes: V. Koski for F. Baak (46′), N. Saarikivi for O. Koskinen (58′), K. Jansen for D. Tammilehto (76′), A. Sadiku for D. Bagaric (76′) and E. Aijala for J. Levanen (90′).
Inter Turku: Formation and Lineups
Inter Turku started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Miguel Grau Piles played with: Matias Riikonen, Juho Hyvärinen, Luka Kuittinen, Ruxi, Rodrigo Arciero, Markus Arsalo, Rober Sierra, Tommi Jyry, David Accam, Matias Tamminen and Petteri Forsell.
Substitutes
Inter Turku made 5 changes: D. Accam for A. Paananen (63′), R. Sierra for N. Nurmi (63′), J. Hyvarinen for T. Fagerstrom (76′), T. Jyry for J. Rodriguez (76′) and M. Arsalo for J. Lepisto (86′).
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