HELSINKI. Ilves was in the end too much to handle for HIFK with the goal of P. Loa Loa (29′), T. Ollila (67′ pen) and P. Loa Loa (77′). HIFK was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Antti Munukka with the help of Olli Jantunen and Juhani Karstila. The 4th official was Oliver Reitala. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
HIFK was in firm control of the ball 61% while Ilves was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
HIFK was more aggressive with 107 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Ilves managed to find the solution to win this contest.
HIFK shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Ilves shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
HIFK received 3 yellow cards (S. Mattila, J. Halme and M. Yaghoubi). Regarding the opposition, Ilves received 1 yellow card (M. Rautiola).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, HIFK will stay with 35 points like Haka to stay in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Ilves will have 36 points to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
HIFK – Formation
HIFK
61'
66'
HIFK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Joaquín Gómez decided to play with the following team: Calum Ward, Sakari Mattila, Matej Hradecky, Aldayr Hernandez, Macario Hing-Glover, Jake Dunwoody, Moshtagh Yaghoubi, Felipe Saez, Jusif Ali, Kei Kamara and Jani Bäckman.
The home team had on the bench: Markus Uusitalo, Jukka Halme, Aatu Kujanpaa, Jean Mabinda, Tino Palmasto, Keaton Isaksson and Mosawer Ahadi.
Substitutions
HIFK made 5 changes: Pipe for M. Ahadi (61′), J. Dunwoody for J. Halme (62′), J. Ali for A. Kujanpaa (74′), S. Mattila for T. Palmasto (74′) and M. Hing-Glover for J. Mabinda (80′).
Ilves – Formation
Ilves
67'
Ilves started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Talking about the opposition, Toni Kallio played with: Rasmus Leislahti, Vigori Gbe, Tabi Manga, Mikael Almen, Tuomas Ollila, Oiva Jukkola, Doni Arifi, Teemu Jäntti, Patrick Loa Loa, Joona Veteli and Momodou Sarr.
They had on the bench: Eetu Huuhtanen, Sylvanus Nimely, Miska Rautiola, Taha Özcelik, Noel Hasa, Linus Rönnberg and Eric Oteng.
Substitutions
Ilves made 5 changes: V. Gbe for M. Rautiola (61′), T. Jantti for T. Ozcelik (78′), P. Loa Loa for S. Nimely (78′), M. Sarr for L. Ronnberg (85′) and O. Jukkola for N. Hasa (85′).
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
