Veikkausliiga: VPS and Haka draw a crazy match 3-3 on Saturday
VAASA. VPS and Haka played an incredible match before drawing 3-3.
VAASA. VPS and Haka played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. Haka couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Elisa Stadion stadium in Vaasa on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Antamo with the assistance of Määttänen Janne and Silén Eetu. The 4th official was Toni Pohjoismäki. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.53 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 48%.
Match Statistics
Haka was in firm control of the ball 58% while VPS was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Haka was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Haka to win the encounter.
VPS shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Haka shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
VPS received 2 yellow cards (T. Reid and T. Marttinen). On the other side, Haka received 1 yellow card (N. Friberg).
After this match, VPS will have 16 points like SJK to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Haka will have 21 points like Oulu to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
T. Yengi
K. Multanen
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10'10'
D. Acka
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24'24'
M. Niemi
S. Sillah
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28'28'
L. Erwin
L. Rogerson
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34'34'
N. Friberg
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43'43'
K. Multanen (Penalty)
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57'57'
S. Zarokostas
D. Acka
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57'57'
S. Saarinen
E. Auvinen
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62'62'
K. Multanen
T. Reid
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71'71'
A. Herbert
J. Laine
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71'71'
S. Ojala
T. Purme
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71'71'
E. Collin
H. Malundama
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72'72'
T. Reid
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74'74'
R. Hudd
K. Multanen
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74'74'
J. Vahtera
S. Alanko
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89'89'
T. Marttinen
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90'90'
S. Zarokostas
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, VPS will play away against Honka on the 30th of July with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of Honka (9 draws).
Haka will host KuPS on the 31st of July with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of Haka (2 draws).
VPS: Formation and Lineups
VPS started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jussi Nuorela chose to play with the following team: Teppo Marttinen, Tyler Reid, Mikko Pitkänen, Juhani Pikkarainen, Samu Alanko, Prosper Ahiabu, Antti-Ville Räisänen, Samuel Lindeman, Samba Sillah, Tete Yengi and Kalle Multanen.
Substitutes
VPS made 3 changes: S. Sillah for M. Niemi (24′), K. Multanen for R. Hudd (74′) and S. Alanko for J. Vahtera (74′).
Haka: Formation and Lineups
Haka started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Teemu Tainio played with: Aatu Hakala, Niklas Friberg, Luiyi de Lucas, Eero-Matti Auvinen, Henri Malundama, Tino Purme, Donaldo Açka, Janne-Pekka Laine, Logan Rogerson, Lee Erwin and Oliver Whyte.
Substitutes
Haka made 5 changes: D. Acka for S. Zarokostas (57′), E. Auvinen for S. Saarinen (58′), J. Laine for A. Herbert (71′), T. Purme for S. Ojala (71′) and H. Malundama for E. Collin (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga
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