HELSINKI. HIFK and Mariehamn draw 1-1. E. Puro scored the first goal (23′) for HIFK. V. Hambo made it even (63′). HIFK was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Jari Järvinen with the assistance of Simo Mynttinen and Eemeli Kettunen. The 4th official was Mikko Leino. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

HIFK

1 - 1

Mariehamn

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 4 Total 20
  • 3 On Target 9
  • 1 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 93 Attack 96
  • 49 Dangerous attack 64
  • 88 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

HIFK had a strong ball possession 57% while Mariehamn was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mariehamn was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Mariehamn to win the match​.

HIFK shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mariehamn shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

HIFK didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Mariehamn received 3 yellow cards (J. Nissinen, De and Felipe).

Also, Mariehamn didn’t finish the match with 11 players after De (Mariehamn) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (83′).

Match Timeline

23'
39'
Jiri Nissinen- Yellow
63'
66'
69'
69'
79'
79'
79'
81'
83'
Mosawer Ahadi- sub ->E. Puro
86'
89'
89'
Robin Sid- sub ->R. Sjoroos
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
HJK
49
22
KuPS
47
22
Honka
41
22
Haka
37
22
Inter Turku
32
22
SJK
31
22
Oulu
30
22
Ilves
25
22
Mariehamn
24
22
VPS
22
22
Lahti
18
22
HIFK
9
22

After this encounter, HIFK has 1 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Mariehamn has 2 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, HIFK will host Lahti on the 18th of April with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Lahti (7 draws).

Mariehamn will host Honka on the 18th of April with a 14-6 head to head stats in favor of Honka (15 draws).

HIFK – Formation

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

The manager Fernando José Bernardo Tavares decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

HIFK made 5 changes: S. Eremenko for M. Tainio (69′), A. Kujanpaa for D. Lutumba-Pitah (69′), W. Kamavuaka for J. Backman (79′), J. Ali for E. Markkanen (79′) and E. Puro for M. Ahadi (86′).

Mariehamn – Formation

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

Daniel Norrmen (Ahnstrom) played with: .

Substitutions

Mariehamn made 4 changes: V. Hambo for Felipe (66′), J. Latonen for A. Ngamba (81′), Y. Baliso for O. Wiklof (89′) and R. Sjoroos for R. Sid (89′).

Results of the day

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