HELSINKI. HJK overcomes Alashkert 1-0 after A. Tanaka scored just 1 goal (48′).
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche who had the assistance of Yves De Neve and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Kevin Van Damme. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was quite cold at 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. HJK was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Alashkert that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Alashkert was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, HJK found a way to find the solution to win this match.
HJK shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Alashkert shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
HJK received 2 yellow cards (A. Tanaka and L. Lingman). On the opposite side, Alashkert received 3 yellow cards (T. Voskanyan, V. Kryuchkov and M. Milinkovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this contest, HJK will have 6 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Alashkert will stay with 0 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa Conference League, HJK will play away against LASK Linz on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of LASK Linz (0 draws).
Alashkert will host Maccabi Tel Aviv on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv (0 draws).
HJK – Formation
HJK
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HJK started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Toni Koskela decided to play with the following team: Hugo Keto , Valtteri Moren , Miro Tenho , Daniel O’Shaughnessy , Luis Murillo , Atomu Tanaka , Jair , Lucas Lingman , Filip Valenčič , Roope Riski and David Browne .
The home team had on the bench: S. Hostikka, Bubacar Djaló, J. Yli-Kokko, M. Peltola, E. Henriksson, K. Kouassivi-Benissan, C. Terho, M. Halsti, Riku Riski , A. Olusanya, S. Anini Jr and Santeri Väänänen .
Substitutions
HJK made 2 changes: D. Browne for R. Riski (73′) and F. Valencic for S. Vaananen (83′).
Best player: Miro Tenho
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for HJK was Miro Tenho even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 52 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Alashkert – Formation
Alashkert
Alashkert started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Milan Milanović played with: Ognjen Čančarević , Tiago Cametá , Didier Kadio , Taron Voskanyan , Vladislav Kryuchkov , Artak Grigoryan , Aghvan Papikyan , Marko Milinkovic , Wangu Gome , Artak Yedigaryan and Jose Embalo .
These were the players on the bench: Aleksandar Glišić , Rumyan Hovsepyan , James , Vincent Bezecourt , D. Boljević, Nixon and D. Yurchenko.
Substitutions
Alashkert made 5 changes: A. Papikyan for A. Glisic (64′), A. Yedigaryan for James (64′), M. Milinkovic for V. Bezecourt (80′), W. Gome for R. Hovsepyan (83′) and V. Kryuchkov for Nixon (83′).
Best player: Wangu Gome
The most impressive player for Alashkert was Wangu Gome.
His rating is with 18 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.
- Randers – CFR Cluj – 2-1
- Jablonec – AZ – 1-1
- Bodø / Glimt – CSKA Sofia – 2-0
- Roma – Zorya – 4-0
- Anorthosis – Gent – 1-0
- Flora – Partizan – 1-0
- HJK – Alashkert – 1-0
- Maccabi Tel Aviv – LASK Linz – 0-1
- Qarabağ – Omonia Nicosia – 2-2
- Mura – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-1
- Rennes – Vitesse – 3-3
- Lincoln Red Imps – København – 0-4
- Slovan Bratislava – PAOK – 0-0
- Maccabi Haifa – FC Union Berlin – 0-1
- Slavia Praha – Feyenoord – 2-2
- Kairat – Basel – 2-3
