VPS and Inter Turku draw 1-1 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

VAASA. VPS and Inter Turku draw 1-1. P. Godly scored the first goal (65') for VPS. M. Tamminen equalized (80').

VPS and Inter Turku draw 1-1 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

VAASA. VPS and Inter Turku draw 1-1. P. Godly scored the first goal (65′) for VPS. M. Tamminen made it even (80′).

The match was played at the Elisa Stadion stadium in Vaasa on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen assisted by Sami Nykanen and Eerik Hyöty. The 4th official was Robin Kuloaro. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.62 degrees Celsius or 58.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 74 Attack 79
  • 61 Dangerous attack 54
  • 60 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 18 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

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

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. VPS 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

VPS was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough VPS to win the match​.

VPS shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter Turku shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

VPS received 1 yellow card (Peter Godly Michael). Talking about the opposition, Inter Turku received 2 yellow cards (Bismark Ampofo and Boubou Diallo).

Match Timeline

44'
65'
66'
66'
Matias Tamminen- sub ->Timo Stavitski
77'
78'
J. Niska- sub ->Rodrigo Arciero
78'
Darren Smith- sub ->Tommi Jyry
80'
Matias Tamminen(goal)Petteri Forsell
85'
86'
Miika Niemi- sub ->Samuel Lindeman
88'
90'
Bismark Ampofo- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
53
5
43
22
42
5
36
22
41
5
31
22
24
22
22
22
20
22
20
22

After this match, VPS will have 36 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Inter Turku will have 35 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

VPS – Formation

VPS
G
Teppo Marttinen 1.Finland
D
Juhani Pikkarainen 3.Finland
D
Mikko Pitkänen 5.Finland
D
Samuel Lindeman 25.Finland
88'
M
Jesper Engström 4.Finland
M
Tyler Reid 20.England
M
Prosper Ahiabu 21.Ghana
M
85'
M
Evgeniy Bashkirov 44.Russia
F
Peter Michael 14.Nigeria
44' Goals65'
F
Harrison Sawyer 18.Australia
Substitutes
G
Jonathan Viscosi 15.Canada
D
B. Mensah 13.Ghana
M
M
Sávio Roberto 11.Brazil
85'
M
Miika Niemi 23.Finland
88'
F
R. Hudd 28.Finland
F
Samu Alanko 77.Finland

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

The manager Jussi Nuorela decided to play with the following team: Teppo Marttinen, Mikko Pitkänen, Juhani Pikkarainen, Samuel Lindeman, Tyler Reid, Prosper Ahiabu, Evgeny Bashkirov, Antti-Ville Räisänen, Jesper Engström, Peter Godly Michael and Harrison Sawyer.

The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Strandvall, Sávio Roberto, Baba Mensah, Jonathan Viscosi, Miika Niemi, Roni Hudd and Samu Alanko.

Substitutions

VPS made 2 changes: Samuel Lindeman for Miika Niemi (88′) and Antti-Ville Räisänen for Sávio Roberto (85′).

Inter Turku – Formation

Inter Turku
G
Eetu Huuhtanen 13.Finland
D
D
Mikael Almén 4.Finland
D
Rodrigo Arciero 25.Argentina
78'
D
Boubou Diallo 31.Mali
86' 77'
M
Dimitri Legbo 6.Ivory Coast
M
T. Jyry 16.Finland
78'
M
Bismark Ampofo 17.Ghana
90'
M
Iiro Järvinen 19.Finland
66'
F
Petteri Forsell 10.Finland
F
Timo Stavitski 24.Finland
66'
Substitutes
G
Matias Riikonen 12.Finland
D
J. Niska 2.Finland
78'
M
Matias Ojala 8.Finland
66'
M
D. Agbo 14.Ghana
86'
M
Axel Kouame 28.Ivory Coast
F
Darren Smith 9.South Africa
78'
F
Matias Tamminen 21.Finland
66' Goals80'

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

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

They had on the bench: Jussi Niska, Matias Ojala, Darren Smith, Matias Riikonen, David Agbo, Matias Tamminen and Axel Kouame.

Substitutions

Inter Turku made 5 changes: Iiro Järvinen for Matias Ojala (66′), Timo Stavitski for Matias Tamminen (66′), Tommi Jyry for Darren Smith (78′), Rodrigo Arciero for Jussi Niska (78′) and Boubou Diallo for David Agbo (86′).

Results of the day

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