VPS prevails over Haka 2-0 on Saturday

VALKEAKOSKI. VPS conquers Haka with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Yengi (73') and a goal from A. Pahkasalo (90').

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VPS prevails over Haka 2-0 on Saturday

VALKEAKOSKI. VPS tops Haka with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Yengi (73′) and a goal from A. Pahkasalo (90′).

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 who was helped by Sami Nykanen and Veli-Matti Leppänen. The 4th official was Matti Roth. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Haka

0 - 2

Team 1

VPS

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 9 Total 9
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 112 Attack 89
  • 89 Dangerous attack 78
  • 105 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Haka had a superior ball possession 55% while VPS was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Haka was putting more pressure with 89 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, VPS managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Haka shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, VPS shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Haka didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, VPS received 1 yellow card (J. Pikkarainen).

Match Timeline

42'
Tino Purme- sub ->O. Whyte
64'
64'
73'
74'
75'
Oiva Laaksonen- sub ->E. Auvinen
75'
81'
83'
Miika Niemi- sub ->T. Reid
83'
87'
Sebastian Strandvall- sub ->J. Vahtera
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 playing this match, Haka will stay with 9 points like Inter Turku to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, VPS will have 7 points like Ilves and Lahti to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Haka will host SJK on the 17th of May with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of SJK (3 draws).

VPS will host SJK on the 13th of May with a 13-3 head to head record in favor of SJK (4 draws).

Haka – Formation

Haka
M. Hilander 1.Finland
Niklas Friberg  3.Finland
H. Malundama 20.Finland
75'
Eero-Matti Auvinen 4.Finland
75'
Seth Saarinen 18.Finland
Luiyi de Lucas  5.Dominican Republic
A. Sihvonen 6.Finland
Oliver Whyte 7.New Zealand
64'
Janne-Pekka Laine  17.Finland
81'
L. Erwin 9.Scotland
Stavros Zarokostas 10.Greece
64'
Substitutes
Oiva Laaksonen 16.Finland
75'
Anthony Herbert 25.United States
G
Aatu Hakala 12.Finland
D
E. Collin 19.Finland
75'
M
D. Açka 8.Albania
81'
M
Tino Purme 15.Finland
64'
M
Logan Rogerson 11.New Zealand
64'

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

The manager Teemu Tainio decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Haka made 5 changes: O. Whyte for T. Purme (64′), S. Zarokostas for L. Rogerson (64′), E. Auvinen for O. Laaksonen (75′), H. Malundama for E. Collin (75′) and J. Laine for D. Acka (81′).

VPS – Formation

VPS
Oskari Forsman 1.Finland
Jesper Engström 4.Finland
Mikko Pitkänen 5.Finland
Tyler Reid 20.England
83'
Juhani Pikkarainen 3.Finland
42'
Joonas Vahtera 30.Finland
87'
Samuel Lindeman 25.Finland
83'
S. Sillah 11.Finland
Prosper Ahiabu 21.Ghana
Kalle Multanen 17.Finland
74'
Tete Yengi 14.Australia
Goals73'
Substitutes
G
Teppo Marttinen 22.Finland
D
Josep Nuorela 2.Finland
M
A. Pahkasalo 7.Finland
74' Goals90'
M
Sebastian Strandvall 8.Finland
87'
M
G. Backaliden 19.Sweden
83'
M
Miika Niemi 23.Finland
83'
M
Antti-Ville Räisänen 34.Finland

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

Jussi Nuorela played with: .

Substitutions

VPS made 4 changes: K. Multanen for A. Pahkasalo (74′), T. Reid for M. Niemi (83′), S. Lindeman for G. Backaliden (83′) and J. Vahtera for S. Strandvall (87′).

Results of the day

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