KUOPIO. KuPS beats Mariehamn 1-0 after T. Vayrynen scored a penalty (72′). KuPS took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Savon Sanomat Areena stadium in Kuopio on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Antamo who had the assistance of Jan Peter Aravirta and Sami Nykanen. The 4th official was Jonathan Mainz.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
KuPS had a strong ball possession 59% while Mariehamn was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
KuPS was more pushing with 90 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why KuPS won the match.
KuPS shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mariehamn shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
KuPS received 2 yellow cards (M. Nuhu and H. Uzochokwu). Talking about the opposition, Mariehamn received 3 yellow cards (Y. Baliso, J. Coubronne and T. Lahti).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, KuPS will play away with SJK on the 20th of August with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of KuPS (8 draws).
Mariehamn will play away agasint Lahti on the 26th of August with a 18-9 head to head statistic in favor of Lahti (14 draws).
KuPS – Formation
KuPS
61'
45'
72'
KuPS started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Simo Valakari decided to play with the following team: Johannes Kreidl, Henri Toivomäki, Paulo Ricardo, Musah Nuhu, Jaakko Oksanen, Anton Popovitch, Axel Vidjeskog, Daniel Carrillo, Filip Valenčič, Tim Väyrynen and Jānis Ikaunieks.
The home team had on the bench: Otso Virtanen, Joona Veteli, Sebastian Dahlström, Henry Uzochokwu, Iiro Järvinen, Santeri Haarala and Taneli Hämäläinen.
Substitutions
KuPS made 4 changes: A. Vidjeskog for J. Veteli (46′), M. Nuhu for H. Uzochokwu (61′), F. Valencic for S. Haarala (61′) and J. Ikaunieks for S. Dahlstrom (89′).
Mariehamn – Formation
Mariehamn
Mariehamn started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Daniel Norrmen (Ahnstrom) played with: Yann Fillion, Jiri Nissinen, Timi Lahti, Patrik Raitanen, Jean-Christophe Coubronne, Robin Sid, Alvaro Ngamba, Yanga Balison, Olawale Muhamed Tehe, John Owoeri and De.
They had on the bench: Baba Mensah, Riku Sjöroos, Joakim Latonen, Eero Tamminen, Mikko Sumusalo and Elmo Henriksson.
Substitutions
Mariehamn made 4 changes: M. Olawale for E. Tamminen (63′), R. Sid for J. Latonen (69′), P. Raitanen for B. Mensah (80′) and J. Coubronne for M. Sumusalo (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
