HJK and KuPS draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

HELSINKI. HJK finds its way back against KuPS with a goal on the A. Vidjeskog 14' and a goal on the T. Yengi 58'.

By
Luke Meyer
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HJK and KuPS draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

HELSINKI. HJK finds its way back against KuPS with a goal on the A. Vidjeskog 14′ and a goal on the T. Yengi 58′.

The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Reitala assisted by Turkka Valjakka and Olli Jantunen. The 4th official was Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

HJK

2 - 2

Team 1

KuPS

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 7 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 90 Attack 79
  • 61 Dangerous attack 37
  • 64 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

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

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. HJK 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

HJK had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough HJK to win the match​.

HJK shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, KuPS shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

HJK received 3 yellow cards (Miro Tenho, Lucas Lingman and Miro Tenho). Talking about the opposition, KuPS received 1 yellow card (Collins Sichenje).

Match Timeline

14'
Axel Vidjeskog(goal)Anton Popovitch
Lucas Lingman- Yellow
20'
40'
44'
50'
58'
63'
62'
Hassane Bandé- sub ->Pyry Soiri
67'
Përparim Hetemaj- sub ->Santeri Hostikka
67'
Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan- sub ->Topi Keskinen
67'
70'
Jaakko Oksanen- sub ->Anton Popovitch
78'
78'
Saku Savolainen- sub ->Jake Jervis
Georgios Kanellopoulos- sub ->Lucas Lingman
82'
87'
Arttu Heinonen- sub ->Gabriel Bispo
87'
T. Hämäläinen- sub ->Ibrahim Cissé
Anthony Olusanya- sub ->Tuomas Ollila
88'

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 this contest, HJK will have 44 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, KuPS will have 43 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

HJK – Formation

HJK
G
Niki Mäenpää 85.Finland
D
Joona Toivio 4.Finland
D
Miro Tenho 15.Finland
62'
D
J. Raitala 22.Finland
M
Tuomas Ollila 2.Finland
88'
M
Lucas Lingman 10.Finland
82' 20'
M
Matti Peltola 14.Finland
Goals44'
M
Pyry Soiri 23.Finland
67'
F
Santeri Hostikka 7.Finland
67'
F
Bojan Radulović 9.Serbia
Goals50'
F
Topi Keskinen 18.Finland
67'
Substitutes
G
Jesse Öst 1.Finland
D
Kristopher Da Graca 5.Cape Verde
D
Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan 27.Finland
67'
M
Georgios Kanellopoulos 24.Greece
82'
M
Përparim Hetemaj 56.Finland
67'
F
Hassane Bandé 17.Burkina Faso
67'
F
Anthony Olusanya 29.Finland
88'

HJK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Toni Korkeakunnas decided to play with the following team: Niki Mäenpää, Joona Toivio, Miro Tenho, Jukka Raitala, Pyry Soiri, Matti Peltola, Lucas Lingman, Tuomas Ollila, Santeri Hostikka, Bojan Radulović and Topi Keskinen.

The home team had on the bench: Jesse Öst, Kristopher Da Graca, Hassane Bandé, Georgios Kanellopoulos, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Anthony Olusanya and Përparim Hetemaj.

Substitutions

HJK made 5 changes: Topi Keskinen for Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan (67′), Pyry Soiri for Hassane Bandé (67′), Santeri Hostikka for Përparim Hetemaj (67′), Lucas Lingman for Georgios Kanellopoulos (82′) and Tuomas Ollila for Anthony Olusanya (88′).

KuPS – Formation

KuPS
G
Johannes Kreidl 1.Austria
D
Collins Sichenje 3.Kenya
40'
D
Ibrahim Cissé 15.Ivory Coast
87'
D
Seth Saarinen 18.Finland
D
Clinton Antwi 25.Ghana
M
Eliton Júnior 10.Brazil
M
Anton Popovitch 14.Finland
70'
M
Axel Vidjeskog 26.Finland
78' Goals14'
F
Jasse Tuominen 9.Finland
F
Tete Yengi 23.Australia
Goals58'
F
Jake Jervis 44.England
78'
Substitutes
G
Hemmo Riihimäki 12.Finland
D
Saku Savolainen 6.Finland
78'
D
T. Miettinen 38.Finland
D
T. Hämäläinen 33.Finland
87'
M
Jaakko Oksanen 13.Finland
70'
M
Arttu Heinonen 17.Finland
87'
M
Gabriel Bispo 19.Brazil
78'

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

Jani Honkavaara played with: Johannes Kreidl, Seth Saarinen, Ibrahim Cissé, Collins Sichenje, Clinton Antwi, Axel Vidjeskog, Anton Popovitch, Eliton Júnior, Jake Jervis, Tete Yengi and Jasse Tuominen.

They had on the bench: Saku Savolainen, Hemmo Riihimäki, Jaakko Oksanen, Arttu Heinonen, Gabriel Bispo, Tony Miettinen and Taneli Hämäläinen.

Substitutions

KuPS made 5 changes: Anton Popovitch for Jaakko Oksanen (70′), Gabriel Bispo for Arttu Heinonen (87′), Jake Jervis for Saku Savolainen (78′), Axel Vidjeskog for Gabriel Bispo (78′) and Ibrahim Cissé for Taneli Hämäläinen (87′).

Results of the day

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