HELSINKI. HJK was in the end too good for Honka with the goal of Joona Toivio (16′), Topi Keskinen (50′) and Bojan Radulović (80′).
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammad Al Emara who was helped by Turkka Valjakka and Juuso Mantere. The 4th official was Peiman Simani. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.95 degrees Celsius or 58.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. HJK was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Honka that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Honka was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, HJK was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
HJK shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Honka shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
HJK received 1 yellow card (Topi Keskinen). Regarding the opposition, Honka received 2 yellow cards (Nasiru Banahene and Edmund Arko-Mensah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, HJK will have 44 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Honka will stay with 38 points like SJK to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
HJK – Formation
HJK
16'
76'
56'
HJK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Toni Korkeakunnas decided to play with the following team: Jesse Öst, Matti Peltola, Joona Toivio, Jukka Raitala, Hassane Bandé, Georgios Kanellopoulos, Filip Rogić, Tuomas Ollila, Santeri Hostikka, Bojan Radulović and Topi Keskinen.
The home team had on the bench: Niko Hämäläinen, Kristopher Da Graca, Lucas Lingman, Pyry Soiri, Anthony Olusanya, Përparim Hetemaj and Alex Ramula.
Substitutions
HJK made 5 changes: Hassane Bandé for Lucas Lingman (65′), Santeri Hostikka for Pyry Soiri (66′), Topi Keskinen for Anthony Olusanya (84′), Filip Rogić for Niko Hämäläinen (75′) and Tuomas Ollila for Niko Hämäläinen (76′).
Honka – Formation
Honka
Honka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Vesa Vasara played with: Maksim Rudakov, Henri Aalto, Ville Koski, Juhani Ojala, Matias Rale, Nasiru Banahene, Mateo Ortíz, Kevin Jansen, Edmund Arko-Mensah, Clésio Baúque and Michael López.
These were the players on the bench: Johannes Wurtz, Florian Krebs, Roope Paunio, Jonathan Muzinga, Lauri Laine, Dario Naamo and Vincent Ulundu.
Substitutions
Honka made 5 changes: Clésio Baúque for Lauri Laine (63′), Michael López for Jonathan Muzinga (63′), Edmund Arko-Mensah for Vincent Ulundu (46′), Kevin Jansen for Johannes Wurtz (63′) and Matias Rale for Dario Naamo (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
