OULU. Oulu and Lahti draw 1-1. N. Jokelainen scored the first goal (29′) for Oulu. E. Virta settled the score (63′).

Matheus Alves didn’t convert a decisive penalty (83′). That would have allowed Lahti to win the match.​

Matheus Alves squandered 1 penalty (83′) for ​Lahti.

The match was played at the Raatin stadion stadium in Oulu on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Reitala with the help of Olli Jantunen and Jukka Honkanen. The 4th official was Pietu Niinimäki. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.69 degrees Celsius or 63.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Oulu was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Lahti that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Lahti was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Lahti to win the match​.

Oulu shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lahti shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Oulu received 5 yellow cards (Lucas Morais, Alexander Forsström, Magnus Breitenmoser, Hamed Karamoko Dramé and Yann Emmanuel Affi). On the opposite side, Lahti received 3 yellow cards (Arian Kabashi, Luka Šimunović and Matheus Alves).

Standings

After this encounter, Oulu will have 31 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Lahti will have 19 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Oulu will play away against Inter Turku on the 3rd of September with a 4-4 head to head record.

Lahti will host Ilves on the 3rd of September with a 8-8 head to head.

Oulu – Formation

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

The manager Ricardo Duarte decided to play with the following team: Calum Ward, Yassin Daoussi, Alexander Forsström, Yann Emmanuel Affi, Cristian Valencia, Maximus Tainio, Niklas Jokelainen, Jere Kallinen, Lucas Morais, Ashley Coffey and Onni Suutari.

The home team had on the bench: Juhani Pennanen, Elias Collin, Rasmus Karjalainen, Daniel Barrow, Lasse Ikonen, Magnus Breitenmoser and Hamed Karamoko Dramé.

Substitutions

Oulu made 3 changes: Onni Suutari for Magnus Breitenmoser (57′), Jere Kallinen for Rasmus Karjalainen (57′) and Hamed Karamoko Dramé for Elias Collin (90′).

Lahti – Formation

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

Mikko Mannila played with: Marin Ljubić, Luka Šimunović, Arian Kabashi, Juho Pirttijoki, Teemu Penninkangas, Eemeli Virta, Bubacar Djaló, Mikko Kuningas, Leon Kreković, Matheus Alves and Tommi Jäntti.

They had on the bench: Daniel Koskipalo, Matti Klinga, Jusif Ali, Marius Könkkölä, Irfan Sadik, Loorents Hertsi and Anton Munukka.

Substitutions

Lahti made 5 changes: Mikko Kuningas for Loorents Hertsi (62′), Arian Kabashi for Daniel Koskipalo (62′), Tommi Jäntti for Marius Könkkölä (62′), Leon Kreković for Matti Klinga (89′) and Matheus Alves for Irfan Sadik (89′).

Results of the day

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

• Oulu – Lahti – 1-1