ÅBO. Inter Turku and VPS draw 1-1. M. Tamminen scored the first goal (25′) for Inter Turku. J. Vahtera made it even (35′).
The match was played at the Veritas Stadion stadium in Åbo on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Joni Hyytiä who was helped by Arttu Kuukasjärvi and Silén Eetu. The 4th official was Jesse Salo. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.8 degrees Celsius or 76.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 13 Total 5
- 7 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 116 Attack 90
- 75 Dangerous attack 51
- 89 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Inter Turku was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. VPS that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Inter Turku had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Inter Turku to win the match.
Inter Turku shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, VPS shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Inter Turku received 1 yellow card (Ruxi). Regarding the opposition, VPS received 2 yellow cards (T. Marttinen and S. Alanko).
Also, VPS didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Pitkanen (VPS) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Inter Turku will play away against Oulu on the 21st of August with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Oulu (0 draws).
VPS will host Lahti on the 20th of August with a 15-10 head to head statistic in favor of Lahti (10 draws).
Inter Turku – Formation
Inter Turku
54'
77'
25'
Inter Turku started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Miguel Grau Piles decided to play with the following team: Walter Viitala, Jussi Niska, Juho Hyvärinen, Ruxi, Luka Kuittinen, Noah Nurmi, Aleksi Paananen, Rober Sierra, Tommi Jyry, Matias Tamminen and Petteri Forsell.
The home team had on the bench: Juuso Hämäläinen, Matias Ojala, Joel Rodríguez, Matias Riikonen, Rodrigo Arciero, David Accam and Miguel Nazarit.
Substitutions
Inter Turku made 3 changes: M. Tamminen for J. Rodriguez (60′), J. Hyvarinen for M. Ojala (77′) and A. Paananen for D. Accam (77′).
VPS – Formation
VPS
75'
VPS started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Jussi Nuorela played with: Teppo Marttinen, Mikko Pitkänen, Kareem Moses, Juhani Pikkarainen, Jesper Engström, Samuel Lindeman, Prosper Ahiabu, Samu Alanko, Joonas Vahtera, Kalle Multanen and Tete Yengi.
They had on the bench: Oskari Forsman, Josep Nuorela, Arttu Nuutinen, Aleksi Pahkasalo, Miika Niemi, Roni Hudd and Akon Kuek.
Substitutions
VPS made 4 changes: J. Pikkarainen for M. Niemi (33′), J. Vahtera for A. Pahkasalo (75′), J. Engstrom for J. Nuorela (75′) and T. Marttinen for O. Forsman (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
