Lahti 1-1 Ilves: Draw on Friday
LAHTI. Ilves and Lahti draw 1-1. K. Meriluoto scored the first goal (11') for Ilves. T. Penninkangas settled the score 1-1 (80').
LAHTI. Ilves and Lahti draw 1-1. K. Meriluoto scored the first goal (11′) for Ilves. T. Penninkangas settled the score 1-1 (80′). Lahti couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Lahden Stadion stadium in Lahti on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Antamo with the help of Mika Lamppu and Veli-Matti Leppänen. The 4th official was Mohammad Al Emara. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.7 degrees Celsius or 61.99 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
Lahti was in firm control of the ball 60% while Ilves was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Lahti was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Lahti to win the match.
Lahti shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Ilves shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lahti received 2 yellow cards (E. Virta and E. Emsis). On the opposite side, Ilves received 3 yellow cards (A. Maenpaa, A. Ngueukam and ).
After playing this contest, Lahti will have 12 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Ilves will have 19 points like SJK to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
K. Meriluoto
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32'32'
A. Maenpaa
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64'64'
P. Loa Loa
K. Meriluoto
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66'66'
N. Bosancic
A. Sejdiu
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66'66'
A. Kabashi
L. Hertsi
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74'74'
A. Ngueukam
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78'78'
A. Heinonen
A. Zeqiri
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80'80'
T. Penninkangas
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80'80'
E. Virta
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82'82'
B. Bushara
A. Ngueukam
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87'87'
E. Emsis
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90'90'
A. Larsson
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, Lahti will host HIFK on the 8th of August with a 9-1 head to head statistic in favor of Lahti (7 draws).
Ilves will play away against VPS on the 6th of August with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Ilves (6 draws).
Lahti: Formation and Lineups
Lahti started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Mikko Mannila chose to play with the following team: Antonio Reguero, Lassi Järvenpää, Eduards Emsis, Teemu Penninkangas, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Eemeli Virta, Arlind Sejdiu, Hysen Memolla, Loorents Hertsi, Geoffrey Chinedu Charles and Altin Zeqiri.
Substitutes
Lahti made 3 changes: A. Sejdiu for N. Bosancic (66′), L. Hertsi for A. Kabashi (66′) and A. Zeqiri for A. Heinonen (78′).
Ilves: Formation and Lineups
Ilves started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Toni Kallio played with: Rasmus Leislahti, Aapo Mäenpää, Tabi Manga, Mikael Almen, Tuomas Ollila, Tuure Siira, Petteri Pennanen, Doni Arifi, Ariel Ngueukam, Adam Larsson and Kai Meriluoto.
Substitutes
Ilves made 2 changes: K. Meriluoto for P. Loa Loa (64′) and A. Ngueukam for B. Bushara (82′).
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