ÅLAND. KuPS beats Mariehamn with a 2-0 win with a goal from U. Nissilä (52′) and a goal from S. Saarinen (58′).
The match was played at the Wiklöf Holding Arena stadium in Åland on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen with the assistance of Juuso Mantere and Jan Peter Aravirta. The 4th official was Einari Sario. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.3 degrees Celsius or 82.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was identical 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. Mariehamn was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. KuPS that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
KuPS was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why KuPS won the match.
Mariehamn shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, KuPS shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Mariehamn received 3 yellow cards (Aly Ndom, Dé and Ariel Ngueukam). Talking about the opposition, KuPS received 3 yellow cards (T. Hämäläinen, Joona Veteli and Collins Sichenje).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Mariehamn will stay with 1 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, KuPS will have 7 points like Ilves to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Mariehamn will host VPS on the 3rd of September with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Mariehamn (14 draws).
KuPS will play away agasint HJK on the 3rd of September with a 22-9 head to head record in favor of HJK (15 draws).
Mariehamn – Formation
Mariehamn adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Daniel Norrmen (Ahnstrom) decided to play with the following team: Elmo Henriksson, Jiri Nissinen, Timi Lahti, Alan Henrique, Mikko Sumusalo, Robin Sid, Alvaro Ngamba, Jamie Hopcutt, De, Ariel Ngueukam and Samuel Anini Jr..
The home team had on the bench: Abdulfattah Asiri, Michael Fonsell, Riku Sjöroos, Albin Granlund, Oskari Sallinen, Otto Hautamo and Aly Ndom.
Substitutions
Mariehamn made 5 changes: Robin Sid for Aly Ndom (16′), Jiri Nissinen for Albin Granlund (66′), Ariel Ngueukam for Abdulfattah Asiri (66′), S. Anini Jr for Riku Sjöroos (66′) and Riku Sjöroos for Oskari Sallinen (76′).
KuPS – Formation
Also KuPS adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jani Honkavaara played with: Johannes Kreidl, Seth Saarinen, Ibrahim Cissé, Collins Sichenje, Taneli Hämäläinen, Anton Popovitch, Urho Nissilä, Jaakko Oksanen, Jasse Tuominen, Arttu Heinonen and Joona Veteli.
These were the players on the bench: Sebastian Dahlström, Clinton Antwi, Saku Savolainen, Pyry Lampinen, Justin Bakker, Axel Vidjeskog and Hemmo Riihimäki.
Substitutions
KuPS made 4 changes: Arttu Heinonen for Saku Savolainen (68′), Jasse Tuominen for Clinton Antwi (78′), Jaakko Oksanen for Sebastian Dahlstrom (78′) and U. Nissilä for Axel Vidjeskog (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.