ÅBO. Inter Turku beat Oulu to win 2-1. It was Inter Turku to strike first with an early goal of Petteri Forsell at the 5′. Then it was an own goal in the 25′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Timo Stavitski gave the win to Inter Turku in the 60′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Veritas Stadion stadium in Åbo on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ville Nevalainen with the support of Samu Koskinen and Jouni Lemettinen. The 4th official was Joni Hyytiä. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.43 degrees Celsius or 63.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 14 Total 5
- 6 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 0
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 93 Attack 120
- 92 Dangerous attack 78
- 79 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was just identical 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. Inter Turku was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Oulu that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Inter Turku was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter Turku won the match.
Inter Turku shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Oulu shot 5 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Inter Turku received 2 yellow cards (Matias Ojala and Iiro Järvinen). Regarding the opposition, Oulu received 3 yellow cards (Maximus Tainio, Alexander Forsström and Cristian Valencia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Inter Turku will have 34 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Oulu will stay with 31 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
Inter Turku – Formation
Inter Turku
46'
5'
32'
Inter Turku adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jarkko Juhani Wiss decided to play with the following team: Eetu Huuhtanen, Rodrigo Arciero, Juuso Hämäläinen, Nikko Boxall, Mikael Almén, Petteri Forsell, Iiro Järvinen, Tommi Jyry, Christian Ouguehi Legbo, Boubou Diallo and Darren Smith.
The home team had on the bench: Jussi Niska, Noah Nurmi, Matias Ojala, Matias Riikonen, David Agbo, Matias Tamminen and Timo Stavitski.
Substitutions
Inter Turku made 5 changes: Darren Smith for Timo Stavitski (59′), Juuso Hämäläinen for Jussi Niska (46′), Iiro Järvinen for Matias Ojala (58′), Jussi Niska for Noah Nurmi (71′) and Rodrigo Arciero for Matias Tamminen (71′).
Oulu – Formation
Oulu
Also Oulu adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Rauno Ojanen played with: Calum Ward, Riku Selander, Yann Emmanuel Affi, Cristian Valencia, Noah Pallas, Rony Huhtala, Niklas Jokelainen, Jere Kallinen, Rasmus Karjalainen, Maximus Tainio and Onni Suutari.
These were the players on the bench: Juhani Pennanen, Elias Collin, Danny Barrow, Eelis Taskila, Lasse Ikonen, Santtu Seppänen and Alexander Forsström.
Substitutions
Oulu made 3 changes: Rasmus Karjalainen for Danny Barrow (68′), Maximus Tainio for Alexander Forsström (68′) and Riku Selander for Elias Collin (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
- Haka – SJK – 1-0
- Mariehamn – VPS – 1-2
- KTP – Honka – 1-2
- HJK – KuPS – 2-2
- Lahti – Ilves – 3-2
- Inter Turku – Oulu – 2-1
