SEINAJOKI. SJK and Lahti didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. SJK was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the OmaSP Stadion stadium in Seinajoki on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Reitala who had the assistance of Turkka Valjakka and Määttänen Janne. The 4th official was Mikko Juusola. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 52.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
SJK had a superior ball possession 61% while Lahti was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SJK was putting more pressure with 99 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough SJK to win the match.
SJK shot 14 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lahti shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
SJK received 2 yellow cards (V. Gasc and Tuomas Kaukua). On the other side, Lahti received 3 yellow cards (D. Koskipalo, Matti Klinga and M. Kuningas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, SJK has 5 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Lahti has 5 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, SJK will play away with Haka on the 3rd of September with a 5-2 head to head in favor of SJK (4 draws).
Lahti will host Ilves on the 3rd of September with a 8-8 head to head statistic.
SJK – Formation
SJK
79'
88'
SJK started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Joaquín Gómez decided to play with the following team: Ovie Prince Ejeheri, Matej Hradecky, Ville Tikkanen, Terry Yegbe, Kingsley Ofori, Nooa Laine, Valentín Gasc, Tuomas Kaukua, Murilo, Jaime Moreno and Diego Rojas.
The home team had on the bench: Otto Kemppainen, Jake Dunwoody, Pyry Hannola, Vertti Hänninen, Markus Uusitalo, Samson Ebuka Obioha and Jeremiah Streng.
Substitutions
SJK made 5 changes: N. Laine for Jake Dunwoody (66′), J. Moreno for Jeremiah Streng (67′), Diego Rojas for E. Samson (79′), Ville Tikkanen for Pyry Hannola (79′) and K. Ofori for Otto Kemppainen (90′).
Lahti – Formation
Lahti
Lahti started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Mikko Mannila played with: Marin Ljubić, Eemil Laamanen, Arian Kabashi, Mikko Kuningas, Julius Tauriainen, Bubacar Djaló, Matti Klinga, Daniel Koskipalo, Loorents Hertsi, Irfan Sadik and Altin Zeqiri.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tommi Jäntti, Matheus Alves, Anton Munukka, Samuel Pasanen, Marius Könkkölä, Akseli Puukko and Jusif Ali.
Substitutions
Lahti made 5 changes: Bubacar Djaló for Tommi Jäntti (54′), Marin Ljubić for Anton Munukka (59′), Loorents Hertsi for M. Konkkola (81′), A. Zeqiri for Jusif Ali (81′) and I. Sadik for Matheus Alves (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
