Veikkausliiga: Haka tops HIFK 2-0 on Saturday
HELSINKI. Haka defeats HIFK with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Erwin (39') and a goal from S. Zarokostas (69').
HELSINKI. Haka prevails over HIFK with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Erwin (39′) and a goal from S. Zarokostas (69′).
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Peiman Simani who had the assistance of Turkka Valjakka and Eero Kaivola. The 4th official was Matti Roth. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.94 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. HIFK was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Haka that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Haka was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Haka won the match.
HIFK shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Haka shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
HIFK received 5 yellow cards (W. Kanon, J. Backman, J. Nikki, E. Ani Ifeanyi and F. Namputu). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Haka.
After playing this match, HIFK will stay with 6 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Haka will have 15 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
D. Lutumba-Pitah
J. Ali
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16'16'
W. Kanon
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23'23'
E. Ani Ifeanyi
W. Kanon
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39'39'
L. Erwin
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45'45'
J. Backman
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46'46'
J. Nikki
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61'61'
S. Zarokostas
O. Whyte
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69'69'
S. Zarokostas
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71'71'
F. Namputu
M. Tainio
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71'71'
A. Kujanpaa
J. Backman
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71'71'
T. Purme
E. Collin
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71'71'
S. Ojala
D. Acka
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84'84'
O. Laaksonen
L. Rogerson
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89'89'
E. Ani Ifeanyi
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90'90'
F. Namputu
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, HIFK will play away against Mariehamn on the 16th of July with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Mariehamn (11 draws).
Haka will host Inter Turku on the 18th of July with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of Inter Turku (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, Jesse Nikki, Daan Klinkenberg, Wilfried Kanon, Macario Hing-Glover, Jani Bäckman, Maximus Tainio, Sergei Eremenko, Obed Malolo, Eero Markkanen and Jusif Ali.
Substitutes
HIFK made 4 changes: J. Ali for D. Lutumba-Pitah (14′), W. Kanon for E. Ani Ifeanyi (23′), J. Backman for A. Kujanpaa (71′) and M. Tainio for F. Namputu (71′).
Haka: Formation and Lineups
Haka started with a 5-2-3 line-up (5-2-3).
On the other side, Teemu Tainio played with: Aatu Hakala, Seth Saarinen, Luiyi de Lucas, Niklas Friberg, Eero-Matti Auvinen, Elias Collin, Donaldo Açka, Janne-Pekka Laine, Logan Rogerson, Lee Erwin and Oliver Whyte.
Substitutes
Haka made 4 changes: O. Whyte for S. Zarokostas (61′), D. Acka for S. Ojala (72′), E. Collin for T. Purme (72′) and L. Rogerson for O. Laaksonen (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga
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