SEINAJOKI. SJK beat Oulu to win 2-1. It was SJK to strike first with a goal of Kasper Paananen at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Pyry Hannola gave the win to SJK in the 68′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the OmaSP Stadion stadium in Seinajoki on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammad Al Emara with the collaboration of Turkka Valjakka and Juuso Mantere. The 4th official was Robin Kuloaro. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 0.59 degrees Celsius or 33.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. SJK was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Oulu that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
SJK had a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SJK won the match.
SJK shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Oulu shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
SJK received 2 yellow cards (Valentín Gasc and Rasmus Karjalainen). Regarding the opposition, Oulu received 1 yellow card (Marcos André).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, SJK has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Oulu stays with 0 points (10th).
Next matches
SJK – Formation
SJK started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Toni-Pekka Lehtinen decided to play with the following team: R. Paunio, O. Väistö, Ville Tikkanen, Kelvin Pires, D. Naamo, Kasper Paananen, Valentín Gasc, Pyry Hannola, Markus Arsalo, Rasmus Karjalainen and Jaime Moreno.
The home team had on the bench: Babacar Fati, E. Mömmö, L. Laine, Salim Giabo Yussif, Kingsley Ofori, Fallou Ndiaye and Hemmo Riihimäki.
Substitutions
SJK made 4 changes: Markus Arsalo for Jowin Radziński (80′), Kasper Paananen for L. Laine (64′), D. Naamo for Otto Salmensuu (81′) and Kelvin Pires for Fallou Ndiaye (90′).
Oulu – Formation
Oulu started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Rauno Ojanen played with: Calum Ward, Yassin Daoussi, Liiban Abdirahman Abadid, José Elo, J. Lehtiranta, Niklas Jokelainen, J. Kallinen, Jake Dunwoody, Justin Rennicks, Ashley Coffey and Marcos André.
They had on the bench: Otto Salmensuu, D. Metaxas, Aleksi Paananen, Julius Körkkö, Johannes Pentti, J. Radziński and Samuli Hölttä.
Substitutions
Oulu made 4 changes: Jake Dunwoody for Babacar Fati (80′), Marcos André for D. Metaxas (69′), J. Lehtiranta for Fallou Ndiaye (81′) and J. Kallinen for Otto Salmensuu (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
- Gnistan – Inter Turku – 2-1
- Ilves – Lahti – 0-0
- SJK – Oulu – 2-1
- Mariehamn – EIF – 3-2
- Haka – VPS – 1-2
- KuPS – HJK – 3-1