OULU. Oulu conquered KTP to win 2-1. L. Opara was the key to score 2 goals. It was KTP to strike first with an early goal of at the ‘. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Opara gave the win to Oulu in the 41’ minute with a goal scoring a double. Oulu was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Oulu remained in 10 people after J. Hurme received a double yellow card in the 90′.
The match was played at the Raatin stadion stadium in Oulu on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen with the assistance of Jarno Kiistala and Eero Kaivola. The 4th official was Pietu Niinimäki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Oulu had a superior ball possession 67% while KTP was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Oulu was more aggressive with 93 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oulu won the match.
Oulu shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, KTP shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Oulu received 5 yellow cards (J. Hurme, J. Kallinen, L. Opara, H. Olander and H. Olander). On the opposite side, KTP received 1 yellow card (M. Tamminen).
J. Hurme (Oulu) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Oulu will have 23 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, KTP will stay with 11 points to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
Oulu – Formation
Oulu
77'
90'
28'
41', 41'
Oulu started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ricardo Duarte decided to play with the following team: Juhani Pennanen, Lucky Onyebuchi Opara, Jarkko Hurme, Lassi Nurmos, Henrik Ölander, Magnus Breitenmoser, Lasse Ikonen, Niklas Jokelainen, Onni Suutari, Usman Sale and Nikolas Saira.
The home team had on the bench: Miika Koskela, Joona Lohela, Jere Kallinen, Otso Liimatta, Aapo Heikkilä and Yann Alexandre Fillion.
Substitutions
Oulu made 5 changes: M. Breitenmoser for O. Liimatta (46′), M. Breitenmoser for O. Liimatta (46′), O. Suutari for A. Heikkila (77′), O. Suutari for A. Heikkila (77′) and L. Opara for J. Lohela (88′).
KTP – Formation
KTP
KTP started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Teemu Kankkunen played with: Anton Lepola, Matias Paavola, Paavo Voutilainen, Michael Ogungbaro, Mohamadou Sissoko, Rico Finnäs, Thomas Agyiri, David Ramadingaye, Antti Mäkijärvi, Asier Arranz Martin and Juan Eduardo Esnaider Ruiz.
These were the players on the bench: Tiquinho, Ian Garrett, Anttoni Huttunen, Matias Tamminen, Matias Lindfors, Niklas Leinonen and Pyry Piirainen.
Substitutions
KTP made 2 changes: A. Makijarvi for M. Tamminen (63′) and T. Agyiri for A. Huttunen (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
- Haka – Mariehamn – 2-0
- Oulu – KTP – 2-1
- Lahti – Honka – 2-3
- KuPS – HJK – 1-1
- Inter Turku – SJK – 2-5
- HIFK – Ilves – 0-3
