ESBO. Honka demolishes Oulu 6-1 with goals of D. Smith (12′), D. Smith (17′), D. Smith (22′), J. Voutilainen (48′), D. Smith (51′) and O. Koskinen (75′). Regarding the opposition, Oulu scored with ​D. Salanovic (90′).

The match was played at the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto stadium in Esbo on Wednesday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Mattias Gestranius with the assistance of Jukka Honkanen and Elias Juvonen. The 4th official was Matti Roth. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Honka

6 - 1

Oulu

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 9 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 96 Attack 98
  • 32 Dangerous attack 46
  • 92 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 3 Total 1
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was similar. Honka was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Oulu that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Oulu was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Honka was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Honka shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Oulu shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Honka received 1 yellow card (J. Levanen). Regarding the opposition, Oulu received 1 yellow card (J. Kallinen).

Match Timeline

12'
17'
22'
42'
J. Kallinen- Yellow
46'
48'
51'
57'
58'
Niklas Jokelainen- sub ->A. Heikkila
58'
63'
Nasiru Banahene- sub ->J. Levanen
63'
63'
70'
Magnus Breitenmoser- sub ->O. Liimatta
75'
75'
Henri Aalto- sub ->T. Heikkila
90'
90'
Izunna Uzochukwu- sub ->D. Tammilehto
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
HJK
59
5
Lahti
40
5
KuPS
58
5
Haka
35
5
SJK
48
5
Honka
33
5
Inter Turku
45
5
Mariehamn
30
5
Ilves
36
5
Oulu
23
5
HIFK
35
5
KTP
11
5

After this match, Honka will have 30 points like Mariehamn to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Oulu will stay with 20 points to stay in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Honka will play away with Lahti on the 31st of October with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Honka (9 draws).

Oulu will host KTP on the 31st of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Oulu (1 draw).

Honka – Formation

Honka
G
T. Murray 13.USA
63'
D
T. Heikkilä 3.Finland
90'
D
Konsta Rasimus 16.Finland
D
D. Hatakka 26.Finland
D
J. Levänen 7.Finland
63' 57'
D
Edmund Arko-Mensah 31.Ghana
M
D. Tammilehto 33.Finland
90'
M
Jerry Voutilainen 6.Finland
63' 48'
M
Otso Koskinen 88.Finland
75'
F
N. Saarikivi 14.Finland
F
Darren Smith 11.South Africa
12', 17', 22', 51'
Substitutes
Idrissa Camara 44.Finland
P. Katajamäki 86.Finland
B. Heikkinen 87.Finland
63'
G
R. Paunio 70.Finland
63'
D
Henri Aalto 5.Finland
90'
D
Nasiru Banahene 24.Ghana
63'
M
Izunna Uzochukwu 4.Nigeria
90'

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

The manager Vesa Vasara decided to play with the following team: Timothy Murray, Dani Hatakka, Konsta Rasimus, Tapio Heikkilä, Jonas Levänen, Jerry Voutilainen, Duarte Tammilehto, Edmund Arko-Mensah, Niilo Saarikivi, Darren Smith and Otso Koskinen.

The home team had on the bench: Izunna Uzochukwu, Henri Aalto, Nasiru Banahene, Idrissa Camara, Roope Paunio, Pauli Katajamaki and Benjamin Heikkinen.

Substitutions

Honka made 5 changes: T. Murray for R. Paunio (63′), J. Levanen for N. Banahene (63′), J. Voutilainen for B. Heikkinen (63′), D. Tammilehto for I. Uzochukwu (90′) and T. Heikkila for H. Aalto (90′).

Oulu – Formation

Oulu
J. Kallinen 15.Finland
46' 42'
O. Liimatta 20.Finland
70'
G
Y. Fillion 22.Canada
D
R. Scapini de 11.Brazil
58'
D
Ruxi 4.Spain
D
L. Opara 30.Nigeria
D
Anselmi Nurmela 6.Finland
75'
M
S. Eremenko 14.Finland
F
Dennis Salanović 10.Liechtenstein
90'
F
A. Heikkilä 21.Finland
58'
F
Samu Alanko 7.Finland
Substitutes
G
Juhani Pennanen 1.Finland
D
Miika Koskela 3.Finland
58'
D
Lassi Nurmos 5.Finland
75'
M
Obed Malolo 8.Finland
46'
M
Magnus Breitenmoser 44.Switzerland
70'
F
Niklas Jokelainen 17.Finland
58'
F
Nikolas Saira 23.Finland

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

Regarding the opposition, Markus Heikkinen played with: Yann Alexandre Fillion, Anselmi Nurmela, Rafinha, Roger Bonet, Lucky Onyebuchi Opara, Jere Kallinen, Sergei Eremenko, Otso Liimatta, Aapo Heikkilä, Samu Alanko and Dennis Salanović.

They had on the bench: Juhani Pennanen, Miika Koskela, Lassi Nurmos, Obed Malolo, Niklas Jokelainen, Nikolas Saira and Magnus Breitenmoser.

Substitutions

Oulu made 5 changes: J. Kallinen for O. Malolo (46′), A. Heikkila for N. Jokelainen (58′), Rafinha for M. Koskela (58′), O. Liimatta for M. Breitenmoser (70′) and A. Nurmela for L. Nurmos (75′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.​