HELSINKI. Gnistan was capable to turn the tables against Inter Turku to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Inter Turku to strike first with an early goal of Juuso Hämäläinen at the 4′. Then it was a penalty in the 9′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Hänninen gave the win to Gnistan in the 35′ minute.

The match was played at the Mustapekka Areena stadium in Helsinki on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Antamo who was helped by Jukka Honkanen and Olli Jantunen. The 4th official was Amir Hajizadeh. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.38 degrees Celsius or 36.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Gnistan

2 - 1

Inter Turku

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 4 Total 8
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 41 Attack 57
  • 46 Dangerous attack 88
  • 59 Ball safe 69
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 10
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

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

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Gnistan 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

Inter Turku was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Gnistan succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Gnistan shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Inter Turku shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Gnistan received 1 yellow card (T. Penninkangas). On the opposite side, Inter Turku didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

4'
Juuso Hämäläinen(goal)Timo Stavitski
J. Latonen(penalty)
9'
T. Penninkangas- Yellow
16'
V. Hänninen(goal)
35'
P. Katajamäki- sub ->Tomás Castro
62'
D. Agbo- sub ->J. Latonen
63'
72'
Dimitri Legbo- sub ->Albin Granlund
72'
Darren Smith- sub ->Iiro Järvinen
B. Tatar- sub ->J. Enkerud
72'
76'
D. Rökman- sub ->Matias Tamminen
H. Ölander- sub ->M. Sarr
81'
87'
Luka Kuittinen- sub ->Mikael Almén
88'
Thomas Lahdensuo- sub ->V. Purosalo

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
VPS
13
6
HJK
12
7
KuPS
12
6
SJK
12
7
Haka
11
6
Ilves
10
6
Gnistan
7
6
Mariehamn
7
6
Inter Turku
5
6
Lahti
5
6
Oulu
3
6
EIF
2
6

After playing this match, Gnistan has 3 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Inter Turku stays with 0 points (9th).

Next matches

Gnistan – Formation

Gnistan
G
M. Nilsson 12.Sweden
D
J. Raitala 22.Finland
D
T. Penninkangas 27.Finland
16'
D
J. Ojala 40.Finland
M
H. Woivalin 6.Finland
M
J. Latonen 10.Finland
63' 9'
M
M. Sarr 17.Finland
81'
M
V. Hänninen 19.Finland
35'
M
Tomás Castro 49.Portugal
62'
M
S. Heiskanen 3.Finland
F
J. Enkerud 9.Norway
72'
Substitutes
G
J. Koski 45.Finland
D
H. Ölander 14.Finland
81'
D
J. Mabinda 30.Finland
D
S. Ala-Iso 32.Finland
M
D. Agbo 20.Ghana
63'
F
P. Katajamäki 11.Finland
62'
F
B. Tatar 31.Bosnia and Herzegovina
72'

Gnistan started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Jussi Leppälahti decided to play with the following team: M. Nilsson, S. Heiskanen, J. Raitala, J. Ojala, T. Penninkangas, V. Hänninen, H. Woivalin, M. Sarr, J. Latonen, Tomás Castro and J. Enkerud.

The home team had on the bench: P. Katajamäki, H. Ölander, D. Agbo, J. Mabinda, B. Tatar, S. Ala-Iso and J. Koski.

Substitutions

Gnistan made 4 changes: J. Enkerud for B. Tatar (72′), M. Sarr for H. Ölander (81′), J. Latonen for D. Agbo (63′) and Tomás Castro for P. Katajamäki (62′).

Inter Turku – Formation

Inter Turku
G
Eero Vuorjoki 12.Finland
D
Juuso Hämäläinen 3.Finland
4'
D
Mikael Almén 4.Finland
87'
D
Albin Granlund 5.Finland
72'
D
V. Purosalo 30.Finland
88'
M
Kevin Jansen 8.Netherlands
M
Florian Krebs 10.Germany
M
Iiro Järvinen 19.Finland
72'
M
Timo Stavitski 24.Finland
F
J. Botué 11.Burkina Faso
F
Matias Tamminen 21.Finland
76'
Substitutes
G
Ville Seppä 36.Finland
D
Dimitri Legbo 6.Ivory Coast
72'
D
Luka Kuittinen 22.Finland
87'
M
J. Kekarainen 25.Finland
F
Darren Smith 9.South Africa
72'
F
Thomas Lahdensuo 14.Finland
88'
F
D. Rökman 23.Finland
76'

Inter Turku started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Vesa Vasara played with: Eero Vuorjoki, Albin Granlund, Juuso Hämäläinen, Mikael Almén, V. Purosalo, Kevin Jansen, Florian Krebs, Iiro Järvinen, Matias Tamminen, J. Botué and Timo Stavitski.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dimitri Legbo, Darren Smith, Thomas Lahdensuo, Luka Kuittinen, D. Rökman, J. Kekarainen and Ville Seppä.

Substitutions

Inter Turku made 5 changes: Matias Tamminen for D. Rökman (76′), Albin Granlund for Dimitri Legbo (72′), V. Purosalo for Thomas Lahdensuo (88′), Iiro Järvinen for Darren Smith (72′) and Mikael Almén for Luka Kuittinen (87′).

Results of the day

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