KLAGENFURT AM WöRTHERSEE. LASK Linz was eventually too strong for HJK with the goal of H. Balic (41′), K. Nakamura (63′) and A. Gruber (81′). LASK Linz took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Karawankenblick Stadion stadium in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Igor Pajač with the collaboration of Bojan Zobenica and Goran Pataki. The 4th official was Tihomir Pejin.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
LASK Linz had a strong ball possession 58% while HJK was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
LASK Linz had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why LASK Linz won the match.
LASK Linz shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, HJK shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
LASK Linz received 2 yellow cards (P. Michorl and A. Gruber). On the opposite side, HJK received 3 yellow cards (M. Halsti, M. Tenho and K. Kouassivi-Benissan).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, LASK Linz will have 16 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, HJK will stay with 6 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
LASK Linz – Formation
LASK Linz
60'
53'
41'
LASK Linz started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Andreas Wieland decided to play with the following team: Thomas Gebauer , Yannis Letard , Dario Marešić , Felix Luckeneder , Florian Flecker , James Holland , Peter Michorl , René Renner , Andreas Gruber , Husein Balić and Hyunseok Hong .
The home team had on the bench: Philipp Wiesinger , Nikolas Polster, Alexander Schlager, Lukas Grgić , Keito Nakamura , Thomas Goiginger , Jan Boller and Sascha Horvath .
Substitutions
LASK Linz made 5 changes: Hong Hyun-Seok for K. Nakamura (46′), J. Holland for L. Grgic (46′), H. Balic for T. Goiginger (60′), Y. Letard for P. Wiesinger (60′) and F. Flecker for S. Horvath (77′).
Best player: Andreas Gruber
The player that probably impressed the most for LASK Linz was Andreas Gruber.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
HJK – Formation
HJK
HJK started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Toni Koskela played with: Hugo Keto , Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan , Valtteri Moren , Markus Halsti , Miro Tenho , Lucas Lingman , Atomu Tanaka , David Browne , Anthony Olusanya , Roope Riski and Santeri Hostikka .
They had on the bench: Riku Riski, Filip Valenčič , Matias Niemelä, Matti Peltola, Bubacar Djalo, Jakob Tånnander, Taddeus Fomakwang, Johannes Yli-Kokko, Santeri Väänänen , Elmo Henriksson, Samuel Anini Jr. and Luis Murillo.
Substitutions
HJK made 5 changes: A. Tanaka for S. Vaananen (63′), R. Riski for F. Valencic (77′), D. Browne for L. Murillo (87′), S. Hostikka for R. Riski (88′) and K. Kouassivi-Benissan for M. Peltola (88′).
Best player: Atomu Tanaka
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for HJK was Atomu Tanaka.
His rating is with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.
- Omonia Nicosia – Kairat – 0-0
- Basel – Qarabağ – 3-0
- Vitesse – Mura – 3-1
- København – Slovan Bratislava – 2-0
- PAOK – Lincoln Red Imps – 2-0
- FC Union Berlin – Slavia Praha – 1-1
- Feyenoord – Maccabi Haifa – 2-1
- CFR Cluj – Jablonec – 2-0
- AZ – Randers – 1-0
- CSKA Sofia – Roma – 2-3
- Zorya – Bodø / Glimt – 1-1
- Partizan – Anorthosis – 1-1
- Gent – Flora – 1-0
- LASK Linz – HJK – 3-0
- Alashkert – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 1-1
