TAMPERE. Ilves tops KTP 1-0 after S. Haarala scored just 1 goal (29′).
The match was played at the Ratinan Stadion stadium in Tampere on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Petri Viljanen who had the assistance of Riku Vihreävuori and Antti Kemppinen. The 4th official was Juho Nieminen.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Ilves was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. KTP that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Ilves was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ilves won the match.
Ilves shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, KTP shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ilves received 2 yellow cards (S. Ngor and Petteri Pennanen). Talking about the opposition, KTP received 3 yellow cards (Gabriel Sandberg, L. Nurmos and Jack de Vries).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Ilves will have 7 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, KTP will stay with 4 points like KuPS to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Ilves will play away against Lahti on the 3rd of September with a 8-8 head to head record.
KTP will host Honka on the 3rd of September with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Honka (0 draws).
Ilves – Formation
Ilves
65'
90'
29'
Ilves started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Toni Kallio decided to play with the following team: Otso Virtanen, Felipe Aspegren, Tatu Miettunen, Kalle Katz, Najeeb Yakubu, Petteri Pennanen, Seydine N’Diaye, Santeri Haarala, Lauri Ala-Myllymäki, Djair Parfitt-Williams and Sabit James Ngor.
The home team had on the bench: Yusif Moussa, Aapo Mäenpää, Umar Mohammed, Noel Hasa, Oiva Jukkola, Johannes Viitala and Adam Larsson.
Substitutions
Ilves made 5 changes: L. Ala-Myllymäki for Noel Hasa (14′), S. Ngor for O. Jukkola (65′), Felipe Aspegren for Aapo Mäenpää (65′), D. Parfitt-Williams for Adam Larsson (78′) and Seydine N’Diaye for Yussif Moussa (78′).
KTP – Formation
KTP
KTP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Jussi Leppälahti played with: Rasmus Leislahti, Lassi Nurmos, Valtteri Vesiaho, Daan Klinkenberg, Juho Lehtiranta, Matias Lindfors, Gabriel Sandberg, Joni Mäkelä, Jack De Vries, Willian Pozo-Venta and Willis Furtado.
They had on the bench: Matias Paavola, Michael Ogungbaro, Anttoni Huttunen, Simo Roiha, Matias Niemelä, David Ramadingaye and Damiano Pecile.
Substitutions
KTP made 4 changes: Gabriel Sandberg for Damiano Pecile (62′), W. Pozo-Venta for Simo Roiha (63′), J. Lehtiranta for Anttoni Huttunen (63′) and M. Lindfors for David Ramadingaye (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
