HELSINKI. HJK beats HIFK 1-0 after R. Riski scored just 1 goal (77′).
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Wednesday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Petri Viljanen with the assistance of Mika Lamppu and Riku Vihreävuori. The 4th official was Antti Munukka. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. HJK was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. HIFK that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
HJK was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why HJK won the match.
HJK shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, HIFK shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
HJK received 1 yellow card (J. Saksela). On the opposite side, HIFK didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, HJK will have 58 points to stay in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, HIFK will stay with 35 points to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, HJK will play away with KuPS on the 31st of October with a 22-8 head to head stats in favor of HJK (12 draws).
HIFK will host Ilves on the 31st of October with a 9-1 head to head record in favor of Ilves (6 draws).
HJK – Formation
HJK
85'
69'
77'
HJK started with a 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: Markus Halsti, Santeri Väänänen, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Atomu Tanaka, Santeri Hostikka, Matti Peltola and Elmo Henriksson.
Substitutions
HJK made 5 changes: M. Tenho for M. Peltola (69′), R. Riski for S. Hostikka (74′), F. Valencic for A. Tanaka (77′), R. Riski for S. Vaananen (90′) and D. Browne for K. Kouassivi-Benissan (90′).
HIFK – Formation
HIFK
HIFK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Regarding the opposition, Joaquín Gómez played with: Markus Uusitalo, Sakari Mattila, Matej Hradecky, Aldayr Hernandez, Macario Hing-Glover, Jani Bäckman, Jake Dunwoody, Felipe Saez, Jusif Ali, Kei Kamara and Keaton Isaksson.
These were the players on the bench: Jukka Halme, Juanan Entrena, Aatu Kujanpaa, Jean Mabinda, Tino Palmasto, Calum Ward and Mosawer Ahadi.
Substitutions
HIFK made 2 changes: K. Isaksson for J. Entrena (68′) and J. Ali for M. Ahadi (74′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
- Ilves – Inter Turku – 0-2
- SJK – KuPS – 2-2
- HJK – HIFK – 1-0
- Mariehamn – Lahti – 0-3
- KTP – Haka – 2-4
- Honka – Oulu – 6-1
