ÅLAND. Mariehamn and HJK didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Wiklöf Holding Arena stadium in Åland on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Joni Hyytiä assisted by Mika Lamppu and Veli-Matti Leppänen. The 4th official was Samuli Stenman. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.7 degrees Celsius or 98.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 16%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Mariehamn was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. HJK that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
HJK was putting more pressure with 147 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough HJK to win the match.
Mariehamn shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, HJK shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Mariehamn received 1 yellow card (Abdulfattah Asiri). On the other side, HJK received 2 yellow cards (Perparim Hetemaj and Aleksi Paananen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Mariehamn will have 6 points like Lahti and VPS to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, HJK will have 19 points like KuPS to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Mariehamn will host VPS on the 3rd of September with a 13-13 head to head stats.
HJK will host KuPS on the 3rd of September with a 22-10 head to head statistic in favor of HJK (15 draws).
Mariehamn – Formation
Mariehamn started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Daniel Norrmen (Ahnstrom) decided to play with the following team: Otto Hautamo, Jiri Nissinen, Timi Lahti, Albin Granlund, Mikko Sumusalo, Jamie Hopcutt, Usman Suleman, Aly Ndom, Riku Sjöroos, Ariel Ngueukam and De.
The home team had on the bench: Marc Nordqvist, Oskari Sallinen, Daniel Enqvist, Alan Henrique Ferreira Bastos Soares, Arvid Lundberg, Abdulfattah Asiri and Leo Andersson.
Substitutions
Mariehamn made 3 changes: Jamie Hopcutt for Oskari Sallinen (42′), Riku Sjöroos for Abdulfattah Asiri (62′) and Hussein Usman Suleman for Leo Andersson (84′).
HJK – Formation
HJK started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Toni Koskela played with: Dejan Iliev, Matti Peltola, Miro Tenho, Joona Toivio, Jukka Raitala, Anthony Olusanya, Përparim Hetemaj, Aleksi Paananen, Topi Keskinen, Bojan Radulović and Kai Meriluoto.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Roope Riski, Atomu Tanaka, Jesse Öst, Santeri Hostikka, Giorgos Kanellopoulos, Miska Ylitolva and Tuomas Ollila.
Substitutions
HJK made 2 changes: K. Meriluoto for Santeri Hostikka (61′) and Anthony Olusanya for Roope Riski (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.