Haka [clinched] a dramatic win at the penalties shootout (4-3).

VALKEAKOSKI. Haka and Gnistan played an incredible match before drawing 3-3.

The match was played at the Tehtaan kenttä stadium in Valkeakoski on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Peiman Simani with the support of Samu Koskinen and Olli Jantunen. The 4th official was Antti Munukka. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.04 degrees Celsius or 48.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Haka

3 - 3

Gnistan

• 55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

• 9 Total 8
• 6 On Target 7
• 6 Off Target 10
• 0 Shots blocked 0

• 117 Attack 120
• 71 Dangerous attack 95
• 108 Ball safe 97

• 0 Penalties 0
• 3 Corners 5

Fouls

• 14 Total 11
• 0 Yellow Cards 1
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Haka was in firm control of the ball 55% while Gnistan was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gnistan had a more offensive attitude with 95 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Gnistan to win the match​.

Haka shot 9 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gnistan shot 8 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Haka didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Gnistan received 1 yellow card (Joakim Latonen).

Standings

After playing this match, Haka has 38 points to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Gnistan has 30 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Haka will host SJK on the 30th of October with a 8-4 head to head in favor of SJK (4 draws).

Haka – Formation

Haka

G

Anton Lepola 12.Finland

D

Nikolas Talo 2.Finland

D

Hassan Ndam 4.Cameroon

D

Nicolas Gianini Dantas 5.Brazil

115'

D

Haymenn Bah-Traoré 21.Togo

M

Guilherme Morais 6.Portugal

86'

M

Evangelos Patoulidis 10.Belgium

71'

M

Arlind Sejdiu 17.Kosovo

M

Benjamin Reemst 19.Netherlands

71'

M

Maissa Fall 23.Senegal

80'

F

Anthony Olusanya 27.Finland

32'

Substitutes

G

Oliver Heino 32.

D

Jesse Nikki 20.Finland

M

Elias Mastokangas 7.Finland

86'

M

Tuure Siira 8.Finland

71'

M

Imani Lanquedoc 11.England

71'

M

E. Mäkelä 25.Finland

F

Oliver Whyte 77.New Zealand

80' 89'

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

The manager Andy Smith decided to play with the following team: Anton Lepola, Haymenn Bah-Traoré, Nicolas Gianini Dantas, Hassan Ndam, Nikolas Talo, Guilherme Morais, Benjamin Reemst, Maissa Fall, Evangelos Patoulidis, Arlind Sejdiu and Anthony Olusanya.

The home team had on the bench: Elias Mastokangas, Tuure Siira, Imani Lanquedoc, Jesse Nikki, Eemeli Makela, Oliver Heino and Oliver Whyte.

Substitutions

Haka made 4 changes: Guilherme Morais for Elias Mastokangas (86′), Maissa Fall for Oliver Whyte (80′), Benjamin Reemst for Imani Lanquedoc (71′) and Evangelos Patoulidis for Tuure Siira (71′).

Gnistan – Formation

Gnistan

G

Anthony Marcucci 1.United States

D

S. Heiskanen 3.Finland

105' 83'

D

J. Raitala 22.Finland

D

Teemu Penninkangas 27.Finland

76'

M

J. Latonen 10.Finland

114' 86' 109'

M

Henrik Ölander 14.Finland

M

G. Europaeus 15.Finland

99'

M

V. Hänninen 19.Finland

76'

M

R. Eremenko 26.Finland

M

A. Kabashi 28.Finland

F

T. Väyrynen 7.Finland

68'

Substitutes

G

Jiri Koski 45.Finland

M

Elias Äijälä 2.Finland

76'

M

Roope Pyyskänen 18.Finland

76'

M

Robbie Malolo 25.Finland

M

Benjamin Tatar 31.Bosnia and Herzegovina

105'

F

J. Enkerud 9.Norway

99'

F

Kasperi Liikonen 23.Finland

114'

Gnistan started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Jussi Leppälahti played with: Anthony Marcucci, Saku Heiskanen, Jukka Raitala, Teemu Penninkangas, Armend Kabashi, Gabriel Europaeus, Roman Eremenko, Vertti Hänninen, Henrik Ölander, Joakim Latonen and Tim Väyrynen.

They had on the bench: Elias Äijälä, Jonas Enkerud, Roope Pyyskänen, Kasperi Liikonen, Robbie Malolo, Benjamin Tatar and Jiri Koski.

Substitutions

Gnistan made 5 changes: Vertti Hänninen for Roope Pyyskänen (76′), Teemu Penninkangas for Elias Äijälä (76′), Gabriel Europaeus for Jonas Enkerud (99′), Saku Heiskanen for Benjamin Tatar (105′) and Joakim Latonen for Kasperi Liikonen (114′).

Results of the day

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

• Haka – Gnistan – 3-3