KUOPIO. KuPS defeats Ilves 1-0 after C. Antwi scored just 1 goal (82′).
The match was played at the Savon Sanomat Areena stadium in Kuopio on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ville Nevalainen who was helped by Samu Koskinen and Jouni Lemettinen. The 4th official was Kalle Nummela. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. KuPS was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Ilves that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
KuPS was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why KuPS won the match.
KuPS shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ilves shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
KuPS didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Ilves received 3 yellow cards (Najeeb Yakubu, Tatu Miettunen and Seydine N’Diaye).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, KuPS will play away with HJK on the 3rd of September with a 22-9 head to head statistic in favor of HJK (15 draws).
Ilves will play away agasint Lahti on the 3rd of September with a 8-8 head to head.
KuPS – Formation
KuPS
89'
82'
KuPS started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Jani Honkavaara decided to play with the following team: Johannes Kreidl, Seth Saarinen, Ibrahim Cissé, Henri Toivomäki, Taneli Hämäläinen, Jaakko Oksanen, Anton Popovitch, Joona Veteli, Axel Vidjeskog, Arttu Heinonen and Jasse Tuominen.
The home team had on the bench: Clinton Antwi, Urho Nissilä, Pyry Lampinen, Saku Savolainen, Collins Shichenje, Hemmo Riihimäki and Sebastian Dahlström.
Substitutions
KuPS made 4 changes: A. Vidjeskog for Urho Nissilä (46′), Arttu Heinonen for Pyry Lampinen (74′), Jasse Tuominen for Clinton Antwi (74′) and Jaakko Oksanen for Saku Savolainen (89′).
Ilves – Formation
Ilves
45'
Ilves started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Toni Kallio played with: Otso Virtanen, Felipe Aspegren, Umar Mohammed, Tatu Miettunen, Aapo Mäenpää, Petteri Pennanen, Yusif Moussa, Najeeb Yakubu, Lauri Ala-Myllymäki, Santeri Haarala and Adam Larsson.
They had on the bench: Seydine N’Diaye, Emmanuel Patut, Oiva Jukkola, Badreddine Bushara, Kalle Katz, Noel Hasa and Johannes Viitala.
Substitutions
Ilves made 4 changes: Najeeb Yakubu for O. Jukkola (46′), Adam Larsson for Badreddine Bushara (72′), L. Ala-Myllymäki for Seydine N’Diaye (72′) and Yusif Moussa for Noel Hasa (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
