HELSINKI. HJK beat Inter Turku to win 2-1. It was HJK to strike first with a goal of R. Riski at the 37′. Then R. Riski scored again for HJK in the 54′ minute with a goal. Eventually, T. Furuholm reduced the distance for Inter Turku with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Reitala with the assistance of Mikko Alakare and Sami Nykanen. The 4th official was Joona Manninen. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.1 degrees Celsius or 39.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 13 Total 5
- 7 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 108 Attack 119
- 57 Dangerous attack 70
- 95 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 4 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
HJK was in firm control of the ball 55% while Inter Turku was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter Turku was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, HJK was able to find the solution to win this match.
HJK shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter Turku shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
HJK received 1 yellow card (L. Murillo). On the other side, Inter Turku didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, HJK will have 55 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Inter Turku will stay with 42 points to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, HJK will host HIFK on the 27th of October with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of HJK (6 draws).
Inter Turku will play away agasint Ilves on the 27th of October with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Ilves (4 draws).
HJK – Formation
HJK adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Toni Koskela decided to play with the following team: Hugo Keto, Janne Saksela, Valtteri Moren, Miro Tenho, Daniel O’Shaughnessy, Lucas Lingman, Filip Valenčič, Jair, Riku Riski, Roope Riski and David Browne.
The home team had on the bench: Bubacar Djalo, Luis Murillo, Casper Terho, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Atomu Tanaka, Santeri Hostikka and Matias Niemelä.
Substitutions
HJK made 4 changes: V. Moren for L. Murillo (49′), F. Valencic for A. Tanaka (74′), J. Saksela for K. Kouassivi-Benissan (74′) and R. Riski for B. Djalo (90′).
Inter Turku – Formation
Also Inter Turku adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Jose Riveiro played with: Henrik Moisander, Martti Haukioja, Noah Nurmi, Rick Ketting, Juuso Hämäläinen, Jesper Engström, Anthony Annan, Aleksi Paananen, Benjamin Källman, Timo Furuholm and Petteri Forsell.
These were the players on the bench: Aati Marttinen, Matias Ojala, Arttu Hoskonen, Mohammed Bakkar, Ryan Mahuta and Jasper Yrjäs.
Substitutions
Inter Turku made 2 changes: J. Hamalainen for A. Hoskonen (28′) and A. Annan for M. Ojala (64′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
- HJK – Inter Turku – 2-1