Veikkausliiga: KuPS draws 0-0 with Haka on Wednesday

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KUOPIO. KuPS 0-0 Haka could not score a single goal.

KUOPIO. KuPS 0-0 Haka didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday. KuPS was far superior when it came to possession ball (64%)​.

The match was played at the Savon Sanomat Areena stadium in Kuopio on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Antti Munukka who had the assistance of Arttu Kuukasjärvi and Paavo Komppa. The 4th official was Miika Pesonen. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 8 degrees Celsius or 46.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 100%.​

Match Statistics

KuPS was in firm control of the ball 64% while Haka was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

KuPS was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for KuPS to win the match​.

KuPS shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Haka shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

KuPS received 1 yellow card (J. Oksanen). On the other side, Haka received 4 yellow cards (E. Auvinen, J. Arthur, S. Zarokostas and L. Rogerson).

After playing this contest, KuPS will have 47 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Haka will have 37 points to stay in the 4th place.

Match Events

  • 6'
    6'

    J. Oksanen

  • 43'
    43'

    E. Auvinen

  • 59'
    59'

    J. Arthur

  • 62'
    62'

    F. Valencic

    J. Veteli

  • 62'
    62'

    T. Vayrynen

    Gabriel Bispo

  • 67'
    67'

    S. Zarokostas

    O. Whyte

  • 67'
    67'

    S. Saarinen

    J. Arthur

  • 71'
    71'

    C. Antwi

    S. Dahlstrom

  • 88'
    88'

    S. Zarokostas

  • 90'
    90'

    L. Rogerson

Next match

In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, KuPS will host Inter Turku on the 9th of October with a 20-14 head to head record in favor of KuPS (10 draws).

Haka will host HJK on the 9th of October with a 16-3 head to head record in favor of HJK (5 draws).

KuPS: Formation and Lineups

KuPS started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Simo Valakari chose to play with the following team: Johannes Kreidl, Taneli Hämäläinen, Diogo Tomas, Paulo Ricardo, Daniel Carrillo, Sebastian Dahlström, Anton Popovitch, Jaakko Oksanen, Joona Veteli, Jānis Ikaunieks and Gabriel Bispo.

Substitutes

KuPS made 3 changes: J. Veteli for F. Valencic (62′), Gabriel Bispo for T. Vayrynen (62′) and S. Dahlstrom for C. Antwi (71′).

Haka: Formation and Lineups

Haka started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the opposite side, Teemu Tainio played with: Aatu Hakala, Luiyi de Lucas, Niklas Friberg, Eero-Matti Auvinen, Tino Purme, Donaldo Açka, Jude Arthur, Henri Malundama, Logan Rogerson, Lee Erwin and Oliver Whyte.

Substitutes

Haka made 2 changes: O. Whyte for S. Zarokostas (67′) and J. Arthur for S. Ojala (67′).

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