TAMPERE. Honka prevails over Ilves 4-0 after playing a incredible match. H. Aalto (22′), V. Koski (58′), D. Bagaric (85′) and L. Kaufmann (90′ pen). Honka was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

K. Jansen missed a penalty (30′) for Honka.​

The match was played at the Tammelan Stadion stadium in Tampere on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Reitala who was helped by Olli Jantunen and Paavo Komppa. The 4th official was Mohammad Al Emara. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 77.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Ilves

0 - 4

Honka

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 5 Total 20
  • 2 On Target 11
  • 3 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 6
  • 58 Attack 68
  • 30 Dangerous attack 75
  • 58 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 4 Corners 12
Fouls
  • 6 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Honka had a superior ball possession 63% while Ilves was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Honka was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Honka won the encounter.​

Ilves shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Honka shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Ilves received 2 yellow cards (T. Miettunen and M. Almen). Talking about the opposition, Honka didn’t receive any yellow card.

(Ilves) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (29′).

Match Timeline

22'
Henri Aalto(goal)
Tatu Miettunen- Yellow
26'
29'
30'
Oiva Jukkola- sub ->N. Hasa
46'
58'
61'
61'
64'
64'
78'
78'
83'
83'
85'
86'
90'
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

Next matches

In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Ilves will host Haka on the 27th of August with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Ilves (1 draw).

Honka will host HIFK on the 22nd of August with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of HIFK (1 draw).

Ilves – Formation

Ilves
Eetu Huuhtanen 12.Finland
Tatu Miettunen 16.Finland
26'
Tuomas Ollila 2.Finland
61'
Mikael Almén 15.Finland
90'
Petteri Pennanen 8.Finland
Tuure Siira 13.Finland
Teemu Jäntti 14.Finland
29'
Doni Arifi 6.Finland
61'
Noel Hasa 23.Finland
46'
K. Meriluoto 42.Finland
83'
Adam Larsson 10.Sweden
83'
Substitutes
G
Rasmus Leislahti 1.Finland
M
L. Kyllönen 25.Finland
M
E. Oteng 49.Ghana
61'
M
Emmanuel Patut 7.Finland
61'
F
B. Bushara 21.Finland
83'
F
P. Loa 32.Cameroon
83'
F
Oiva Jukkola 29.Finland
46'

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

The manager Toni Kallio decided to play with the following team: Eetu Huuhtanen, Tatu Miettunen, Mikael Almen, Teemu Jäntti, Tuure Siira, Petteri Pennanen, Doni Arifi, Noel Hasa, Tuomas Ollila, Kai Meriluoto and Adam Larsson.

The home team had on the bench: Rasmus Leislahti, Badreddine Bushara, Leo Kyllönen, Patrick Loa Loa, Eric Oteng, Emmanuel Patut and Oiva Jukkola.

Substitutions

Ilves made 5 changes: N. Hasa for O. Jukkola (46′), T. Ollila for E. Oteng (61′), D. Arifi for E. Patut (61′), K. Meriluoto for P. Loa Loa (83′) and A. Larsson for B. Bushara (83′).

Honka – Formation

Honka
Maksim Rudakov 1.Russia
Henri Aalto 5.Finland
22'
Aldayr Hernández 23.Colombia
Rui Modesto 17.Angola
Edmund Arko-Mensah 15.Ghana
64'
Matias Rale 20.Finland
86'
V. Koski 21.Finland
58'
Kevin Jansen 8.Netherlands
78'
Jerry Voutilainen 6.Finland
78'
Florian Krebs 11.Germany
Agon Sadiku 18.Finland
64'
Substitutes
G
Mathias Ahlblad 25.Finland
D
Konsta Rasimus 16.Finland
D
E. Äijälä 47.Finland
86'
M
Lucas Kaufmann 10.Brazil
64' 90'
M
D. Tammilehto 33.Finland
78'
M
Otso Koskinen 88.Finland
78'
F
Dražen Bagarić 39.Croatia
64' 85'

Honka started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Vesa Vasara played with: Maksim Rudakov, Henri Aalto, Ville Koski, Aldayr Hernández, Matias Rale, Rui Modesto, Jerry Voutilainen, Florian Krebs, Kevin Jansen, Edmund Arko-Mensah and Agon Sadiku.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Kaufmann, Konsta Rasimus, Mathias Ahlblad, Duarte Tammilehto, Dražen Bagarić, Elias Äijälä and Otso Koskinen.

Substitutions

Honka made 5 changes: A. Sadiku for D. Bagaric (64′), E. Arko-Mensah for L. Kaufmann (64′), J. Voutilainen for O. Koskinen (78′), K. Jansen for D. Tammilehto (78′) and M. Rale for E. Aijala (86′).

Results of the day

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