HELSINKI. Haka beats HJK 1-0 after E. Patoulidis scored just 1 goal (36′).
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Antti Munukka with the help of Juhani Karstila and Jarno Kiistala. The 4th official was Abdirahman Sugulle. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.26 degrees Celsius or 55.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. HJK was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Haka that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
HJK was more pushing with 93 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Haka succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
HJK shot 16 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Haka shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
HJK didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Haka received 5 yellow cards (Evangelos Patoulidis, Elias Mastokangas, Hassan Ndam, Anton Lepola and Imani Lanquedoc).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, HJK stays with 45 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Haka will has 38 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, HJK will play away against KuPS on the 19th of October with a 23-12 head to head in favor of HJK (16 draws).
Haka will host VPS on the 19th of October with a 10-7 head to head in favor of VPS (7 draws).
HJK – Formation
HJK
64'
HJK started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Toni Korkeakunnas decided to play with the following team: Jesse Öst, Brooklyn Lyons-Foster, Georgios Antzoulas, Daniel O’Shaughnessy, Noah Pallas, Kevor Palumets, Ozan Kokcu, Georgios Kanellopoulos, Hassane Bandé, Lee Erwin and Liam Möller.
The home team had on the bench: Joona Toivio, Santeri Hostikka, Luke Plange, Michael Boamah, Miska Ylitolva, Atomu Tanaka and Niki Mäenpää.
Substitutions
HJK made 4 changes: Liam Möller for Santeri Hostikka (46′), Brooklyn Lyons-Foster for Miska Ylitolva (64′), Ozan Kokcu for Luke Plange (64′) and Kevor Palumets for Atomu Tanaka (46′).
Haka – Formation
Haka
88'
36'
Haka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Andy Smith played with: Anton Lepola, Haymenn Bah-Traoré, Hassan Ndam, Nicolas Gianini Dantas, Oskari Sallinen, Tuure Siira, Maissa Fall, Benjamin Reemst, Imani Lanquedoc, Marko Bačanin and Evangelos Patoulidis.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nikolas Talo, Elias Mastokangas, Akseli Lehtomäki, Arlind Sejdiu, Ryan Mahuta, Jesse Nikki and Oliver Heino.
Substitutions
Haka made 3 changes: Imani Lanquedoc for Elias Mastokangas (67′), Evangelos Patoulidis for Arlind Sejdiu (75′) and Tuure Siira for Nikolas Talo (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
