KUOPIO. KuPS prevails over Honka 3-1. KuPS got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Ville Koski (14′) and Jasse Tuominen (21′). Honka tried to recover with a goal from Roman Eremenko (42′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a penalty (48′) scored by Axel Vidjeskog for KuPS.
The match was played at the Savon Sanomat Areena stadium in Kuopio on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen who was helped by Jan Peter Aravirta and Veli-Matti Leppänen. The 4th official was Miikka Haapakoski. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was the same 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. KuPS 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
KuPS was more aggressive with 94 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why KuPS won the match.
KuPS shot 21 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Honka shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
KuPS received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Bispo and Axel Vidjeskog). Talking about the opposition, Honka received 3 yellow cards (Aldayr Hernández, Kevin Jansen and Johannes Wurtz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, KuPS will have 43 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Honka will stay with 35 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
KuPS – Formation
KuPS
73'
24'
48'
KuPS adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jani Honkavaara decided to play with the following team: Johannes Kreidl, Tony Miettinen, Taneli Hämäläinen, Ibrahim Cissé, Clinton Antwi, Anton Popovitch, Axel Vidjeskog, Jaakko Oksanen, Gabriel Bispo, Jasse Tuominen and Eliton Júnior.
The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Dahlström, Pyry Lampinen, Hemmo Riihimäki, Samuli Miettinen, Seth Saarinen, Tete Yengi and Jake Jervis.
Substitutions
KuPS made 3 changes: Jasse Tuominen for Sebastian Dahlström (82′), Axel Vidjeskog for Jake Jervis (73′) and Gabriel Bispo for Tete Yengi (87′).
Honka – Formation
Honka
Also Honka adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Vesa Vasara played with: Roope Paunio, Henri Aalto, Ville Koski, Aldayr Hernández, Matias Rale, Florian Krebs, Johannes Wurtz, Kevin Jansen, Clésio Baúque, Roman Eremenko and Lauri Laine.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Maksim Rudakov, Juhani Ojala, Michael López, Nasiru Banahene, Elias Äijälä, Vincent Ulundu and Otso Koskinen.
Substitutions
Honka made 5 changes: Johannes Wurtz for Michael López (69′), Clésio Baúque for Otso Koskinen (62′), Henri Aalto for Elias Äijälä (62′), Lauri Laine for Vincent Ulundu (84′) and Kevin Jansen for Nasiru Banahene (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
