Veikkausliiga: HJK prevails over Haka 3-0
VALKEAKOSKI. HJK was ultimately too good for Haka.
VALKEAKOSKI. HJK was after all too much to handle for Haka with the goal of A. Olusanya (38′), B. Radulovic (42′) and A. Halme (45′). HJK was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tehtaan kenttä stadium in Valkeakoski on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammad Al Emara who was helped by Jukka Honkanen and Millner Max. The 4th official was Juuso Vuorinen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 60%.
Match Statistics
HJK was in firm control of the ball 64% while Haka was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
HJK was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons HJK won the contest.
Haka shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, HJK shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Haka received 1 yellow card (S. Zarokostas). On the opposite side, HJK received 1 yellow card (D. Browne).
After this encounter, Haka will stay with 28 points like SJK to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, HJK will have 37 points like Honka to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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7'7'
S. Zarokostas
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34'34'
D. Browne
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38'38'
A. Olusanya
P. Hetemaj
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42'42'
B. Radulovic
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45'45'
A. Halme
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46'46'
E. Mastokangas
S. Zarokostas
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46'46'
Murilo
D. Browne
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46'46'
S. Vaananen
L. Lingman
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49'49'
H. Malundama
E. Collin
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59'59'
J. Yli-Kokko
N. Boujellab
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59'59'
J. Raitala
A. Halme
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69'69'
S. Ojala
J. Arthur
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69'69'
D. Acka
J. Laine
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72'72'
S. Hostikka
P. Hetemaj
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87'87'
O. Whyte
L. Rogerson
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, Haka will play away with Ilves on the 27th of August with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Ilves (1 draw).
HJK will host SJK on the 28th of August with a 17-3 head to head statistic in favor of HJK (4 draws).
Haka: Formation and Lineups
Haka started with a 5-2-3 line-up (5-2-3).
The manager Teemu Tainio chose to play with the following team: Aatu Hakala, Seth Saarinen, Jude Arthur, Luiyi de Lucas, Niklas Friberg, Elias Collin, Tino Purme, Janne-Pekka Laine, Logan Rogerson, Lee Erwin and Stavros Zarokostas.
Substitutes
Haka made 5 changes: S. Zarokostas for E. Mastokangas (46′), E. Collin for H. Malundama (49′), J. Arthur for S. Ojala (69′), J. Laine for D. Acka (69′) and L. Rogerson for O. Whyte (87′).
HJK: Formation and Lineups
HJK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Toni Koskela played with: Conor Hazard, Arttu Hoskonen, Aapo Halme, Matti Peltola, Casper Terho, Lucas Lingman, Përparim Hetemaj, David Browne, Nassim Boujellab, Bojan Radulović and Anthony Olusanya.
Substitutes
HJK made 5 changes: D. Browne for Murilo (46′), L. Lingman for S. Vaananen (46′), N. Boujellab for J. Yli-Kokko (59′), A. Halme for J. Raitala (59′) and P. Hetemaj for S. Hostikka (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga
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