Veikkausliiga: Lahti draws 0-0 with HIFK on Monday
LAHTI. Lahti 0-0 HIFK ended up goalless.
LAHTI. Lahti 0-0 HIFK didn’t manage to score any goal on Monday. Lahti couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Lahden Stadion stadium in Lahti on Monday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammad Al Emara who had the assistance of Jan Peter Aravirta and Eemeli Kettunen. The 4th official was Oliver Reitala. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Lahti was in firm control of the ball 59% while HIFK was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Lahti was more aggressive with 125 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Lahti to win the match.
Lahti shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, HIFK shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Lahti received 4 yellow cards (K. Kouassivi-Benissan, A. Kabashi, L. Jarvenpaa and H. Memolla). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to HIFK.
Also, HIFK didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after S. Figueiredo (HIFK) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).
After playing this match, Lahti will have 13 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, HIFK will have 7 points to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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44'44'
K. Kouassivi-Benissan
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45'45'
S. Figueiredo
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59'59'
A. Kabashi
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63'63'
N. Bosancic
L. Hertsi
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63'63'
D. Salanovic
A. Zeqiri
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71'71'
L. Jarvenpaa
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73'73'
O. Kangaslahti
O. Malolo
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73'73'
E. Markkanen
M. Bakare
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76'76'
F. Namputu
E. Ani Ifeanyi
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78'78'
A. Sejdiu
E. Emsis
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87'87'
M. Tainio
J. Backman
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87'87'
J. Ali
R. Eremenko
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90'90'
H. Memolla
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, Lahti will play away against VPS on the 20th of August with a 15-10 head to head statistic in favor of Lahti (10 draws).
HIFK will host SJK on the 15th of August with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of SJK (5 draws).
Lahti: Formation and Lineups
Lahti adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Mikko Mannila chose to play with the following team: Antonio Reguero, Lassi Järvenpää, Arian Kabashi, Teemu Penninkangas, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Eemeli Virta, Eduards Emsis, Hysen Memolla, Loorents Hertsi, Geoffrey Chinedu Charles and Altin Zeqiri.
Substitutes
Lahti made 3 changes: L. Hertsi for N. Bosancic (63′), A. Zeqiri for D. Salanovic (63′) and E. Emsis for A. Sejdiu (78′).
HIFK: Formation and Lineups
Also HIFK adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Mika-Matti Paatelainen played with: Ramilson Almeida, Jesse Nikki, Jani Bäckman, Daan Klinkenberg, Macario Hing-Glover, Ifeanyi Ani, Obed Malolo, Guillermo Sotelo, Michael Bakare, Sávio Roberto and Roman Eremenko.
Substitutes
HIFK made 5 changes: O. Malolo for O. Kangaslahti (73′), M. Bakare for E. Markkanen (73′), E. Ani Ifeanyi for F. Namputu (76′), J. Backman for M. Tainio (87′) and R. Eremenko for J. Ali (87′).
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