VAASA. VPS and Honka didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

The match was played at the Elisa Stadion stadium in Vaasa on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Peiman Simani assisted by Olli Jantunen and Mikko Alakare. The 4th official was Miika Pesonen.

Match Statistics​

VPS

0 - 0

Honka

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 74 Attack 100
  • 51 Dangerous attack 85
  • 80 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. VPS was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Honka that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Honka was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Honka to win the match​.

VPS shot 11 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Honka shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

VPS received 1 yellow card (Prosper Ahiabu). Talking about the opposition, Honka received 1 yellow card (Mateo Ortíz).

Match Timeline

Prosper Ahiabu- Yellow
25'
48'
64'
64'
72'
Antti-Ville Räisänen- sub ->Tyler Reid
77'
Sebastian Strandvall- sub ->Miika Niemi
82'
87'
Teemu Hytönen- sub ->Savio
90'
Steven Morrissey- sub ->Peter Godly Michael
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
HJK
53
5
KuPS
43
22
SJK
42
5
VPS
36
22
Honka
41
5
Inter Turku
34
22
Oulu
31
22
Haka
24
22
Lahti
22
22
Ilves
20
22
KTP
20
22
Mariehamn
15
22

After playing this contest, VPS will have 2 points like Haka to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Honka will have 6 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, VPS will play away against Mariehamn on the 3rd of September with a 13-12 head to head statistic in favor of Mariehamn (14 draws).

Honka will play away agasint KTP on the 3rd of September with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Honka (0 draws).

VPS – Formation

VPS
G
Teppo Marttinen 1.Finland
D
B. Mensah 13.Ghana
D
Mikko Pitkänen 5.Finland
D
Tyler Reid 20.England
77'
D
Juhani Pikkarainen 3.Finland
M
Miika Niemi 23.Finland
82'
M
Evgeniy Bashkirov 44.Russia
M
Prosper Ahiabu 21.Ghana
25'
M
Sávio Roberto 11.Brazil
90'
F
Peter Michael 14.Nigeria
90'
F
R. Hudd 28.Finland
Substitutes
G
Jonathan Viscosi 15.Canada
D
Josep Nuorela 2.Finland
D
Antonio Almen 26.Finland
M
Sebastian Strandvall 8.Finland
82'
M
Antti-Ville Räisänen 34.Finland
77'
F
Teemu Hytönen 16.Finland
90'
F
Steven Morrissey 10.Jamaica
90'

VPS started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Jussi Nuorela decided to play with the following team: Teppo Marttinen, Mikko Pitkänen, Baba Mensah, Juhani Pikkarainen, Tyler Reid, Miika Niemi, Evgeny Bashkirov, Prosper Ahiabu, Sávio Roberto, Roni Hudd and Peter Godly Michael.

The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Strandvall, Antti-Ville Räisänen, Teemu Hytönen, Steven Morrissey, Josep Nuorela, Antonio Almen and Jonathan Viscosi.

Substitutions

VPS made 4 changes: Tyler Reid for Antti-Ville Räisänen (77′), Miika Niemi for Sebastian Strandvall (82′), Savio for T. Hytönen (90′) and Peter Godly Michael for Steven Morrissey (90′).

Honka – Formation

Honka
G
Maksim Rudakov 1.Russia
D
Henri Aalto 5.Finland
D
Aldayr Hernández 23.Colombia
D
Matias Rale 20.Finland
D
V. Koski 21.Finland
D
Edmund Arko-Mensah 15.Ghana
64'
M
Kevin Jansen 8.Netherlands
M
Florian Krebs 11.Germany
M
Mateo Ortíz 32.Ecuador
87' 48'
F
L. Laine 17.Finland
64'
F
Juan Alegría 9.Colombia
72'
Substitutes
G
R. Paunio 12.Finland
D
Florian Baak 4.Germany
D
D. Naamo 26.Finland
M
Lucas Kaufmann 10.Brazil
64'
M
Otso Koskinen 88.Finland
72'
F
N. Saarikivi 14.Finland
87'
F
Clésio Baúque 7.Mozambique
64'

Honka started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Vesa Vasara played with: Maksim Rudakov, Henri Aalto, Ville Koski, Aldayr Hernández, Matias Rale, Mateo Ortíz, Florian Krebs, Kevin Jansen, Lauri Laine, Juan Alegria and Edmund Arko-Mensah.

These were the players on the bench: Niilo Saarikivi, Clésio Baúque, Lucas Kaufmann, Roope Paunio, Otso Koskinen, Florian Baak and Dario Naamo.

Substitutions

Honka made 4 changes: L. Laine for Clésio (64′), E. Arko-Mensah for Lucas Kaufmann (64′), J. Alegría for Otso Koskinen (72′) and Mateo Ortíz for Niilo Saarikivi (87′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.​