HELSINKI. HJK defeats Inter Turku with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Bandé (71′) and a goal from B. Radulović (81′).

The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Antti Munukka with the collaboration of Jan Peter Aravirta and Mikko Alakare. The 4th official was Petri Viljanen. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.91 degrees Celsius or 60.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

HJK

2 - 0

Inter Turku

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 2 Total 2
  • 0 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 0
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 160 Attack 140
  • 71 Dangerous attack 65
  • 80 Ball safe 55
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 3 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 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. HJK was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Inter Turku that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

HJK was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 0 were on target. This is one of the reasons why HJK won the match​.

HJK shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Inter Turku shot 2 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

HJK didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Inter Turku received 3 yellow cards (Tommi Jyry, Darren Smith and Boubou Diallo).

Match Timeline

3'
46'
Darren Smith- sub ->Boubou Diallo
Atomu Tanaka- sub ->Santeri Hostikka
46'
54'
56'
63'
64'
Bismark Ampofo- sub ->Timo Stavitski
Hassane Bandé- sub ->Jukka Raitala
70'
70'
Hassane Bandé(goal)
71'
71'
Darren Smith- Yellow
81'
Përparim Hetemaj- sub ->Anthony Olusanya
79'
Niko Hämäläinen- sub ->Tuomas Ollila
82'
82'
82'
Matias Tamminen- sub ->Christian Ouguehi Legbo

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

Next matches

HJK – Formation

HJK
G
Niki Mäenpää 85.Finland
D
J. Raitala 22.Finland
70'
D
Aapo Halme 6.Finland
D
Joona Toivio 4.Finland
M
Georgios Kanellopoulos 24.Greece
70'
M
Tuomas Ollila 2.Finland
82'
M
Lucas Lingman 10.Finland
M
Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan 27.Finland
F
Santeri Hostikka 7.Finland
46'
F
Anthony Olusanya 29.Finland
79'
F
Bojan Radulović 9.Serbia
81'
Substitutes
G
Jesse Öst 1.Finland
D
Niko Hämäläinen 3.Finland
82'
M
Pyry Soiri 23.Finland
M
Përparim Hetemaj 56.Finland
79'
M
Aleksi Paananen 19.Finland
70'
M
Atomu Tanaka 37.Japan
46'
F
Hassane Bandé 17.Burkina Faso
70' 71'

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, Aapo Halme, Jukka Raitala, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Georgios Kanellopoulos, Lucas Lingman, Tuomas Ollila, Santeri Hostikka, Bojan Radulović and Anthony Olusanya.

The home team had on the bench: Pyry Soiri, Jesse Öst, Përparim Hetemaj, Aleksi Paananen, Atomu Tanaka, Niko Hämäläinen and Hassane Bandé.

Substitutions

HJK made 5 changes: Santeri Hostikka for Atomu Tanaka (46′), Jukka Raitala for Hassane Bandé (70′), Georgios Kanellopoulos for Aleksi Paananen (70′), Anthony Olusanya for Përparim Hetemaj (79′) and Tuomas Ollila for Niko Hämäläinen (82′).

Inter Turku – Formation

Inter Turku
G
Eetu Huuhtanen 13.Finland
D
Rodrigo Arciero 25.Argentina
D
Dimitri Legbo 6.Ivory Coast
82'
D
Juuso Hämäläinen 3.Finland
D
Mikael Almén 4.Finland
M
Nikko Boxall 18.New Zealand
M
Timo Stavitski 24.Finland
64'
M
Iiro Järvinen 19.Finland
82'
M
T. Jyry 16.Finland
54'
F
Boubou Diallo 31.Mali
46' 3'
F
Petteri Forsell 10.Finland
63'
Substitutes
G
Matias Riikonen 12.Finland
D
Noah Nurmi 5.Finland
82'
D
J. Niska 2.Finland
M
Bismark Ampofo 17.Ghana
64'
M
Matias Ojala 8.Finland
63'
F
Matias Tamminen 21.Finland
82'
F
Darren Smith 9.South Africa
46' 71'

Inter Turku started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Jarkko Juhani Wiss played with: Eetu Huuhtanen, Christian Ouguehi Legbo, Mikael Almén, Juuso Hämäläinen, Rodrigo Arciero, Tommi Jyry, Nikko Boxall, Iiro Järvinen, Timo Stavitski, Petteri Forsell and Boubou Diallo.

These were the players on the bench: Noah Nurmi, Bismark Ampofo, Matias Riikonen, Matias Tamminen, Darren Smith, Jussi Niska and Matias Ojala.

Substitutions

Inter Turku made 5 changes: Boubou Diallo for Darren Smith (46′), Petteri Forsell for Matias Ojala (63′), Timo Stavitski for Bismark Ampofo (64′), Iiro Järvinen for Noah Nurmi (82′) and Christian Ouguehi Legbo for Matias Tamminen (82′).

Results of the day

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