Lahti prevails over VPS after recovering from a 2-1 deficit

VAASA. Lahti was capable to turn the tables against VPS.

August 22, 2022

VAASA. Lahti succeeded in turn the tables against VPS. VPS was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).

The match was played at the Elisa Stadion stadium in Vaasa on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Antti Munukka assisted by Juuso Mantere and Elias Juvonen. The 4th official was Miika Pesonen. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 77.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.

Match Statistics

VPS

2 - 3

Lahti

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

19 Total 11
8 On Target 4
11 Off Target 7
5 Shots blocked 2

95 Attack 64
67 Dangerous attack 34
82 Ball safe 98

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3

Fouls

10 Total 12
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

VPS had a superior ball possession 61% while Lahti was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VPS had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Lahti was capable to find the solution to win this match.

VPS shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Lahti shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

VPS received 1 yellow card (P. Ahiabu). Regarding the opposition, Lahti received 6 yellow cards (C. Geoffrey Chinedu, D. Salanovic, E. Emsis, E. Virta, A. Reguero and H. Memolla).

Match Timeline

Prosper Ahiabu- Yellow

31'

Kalle Multanen(goal)S. Lindeman

43'

46'

Joonas Vahtera(goal)K. Multanen

55'

56'

61'

63'

Miika Niemi- sub ->T. Reid

77'

Samu Alanko- sub ->L. Murillo

77'

79'

Matti Klinga- sub ->E. Emsis

80'

83'

84'

Eemeli Virta- Yellow

87'

89'

90'

R. Hudd- sub ->J. Vahtera

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

HJK

SJK

VPS

After playing this encounter, VPS will stay with 21 points to gain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Lahti will have 17 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Lahti will host Mariehamn on the 26th of August with a 18-9 head to head in favor of Lahti (14 draws).

VPS – Formation

VPS

Oskari Forsman 1.Finland

Jesper Engström 4.Finland

K. Moses 12.Trinidad and Tobago

L. Murillo 13.Colombia

77'

Tyler Reid 20.England

77'

Juhani Pikkarainen 3.Finland

Joonas Vahtera 30.Finland

90'

55'

Samuel Lindeman 25.Finland

83'

Prosper Ahiabu 21.Ghana

Kalle Multanen 17.Finland

43'

Tete Yengi 14.Australia

Substitutes

R. Hudd 28.Finland

90'

Antti Latva-Kivistö 24.Finland

Josep Nuorela 2.Finland

A. Pahkasalo 7.Finland

83'

Miika Niemi 23.Finland

77'

Antti-Ville Räisänen 34.Finland

Samu Alanko 77.Finland

77'

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

The manager Jussi Nuorela decided to play with the following team: Oskari Forsman, Tyler Reid, Kareem Moses, Juhani Pikkarainen, Luis Murillo, Jesper Engström, Samuel Lindeman, Prosper Ahiabu, Joonas Vahtera, Tete Yengi and Kalle Multanen.

The home team had on the bench: Josep Nuorela, Aleksi Pahkasalo, Samu Alanko, Miika Niemi, Antti Latva-Kivistö, Roni Hudd and Antti-Ville Räisänen.

Substitutions

VPS made 4 changes: T. Reid for M. Niemi (77′), L. Murillo for S. Alanko (77′), S. Lindeman for A. Pahkasalo (83′) and J. Vahtera for R. Hudd (90′).

Lahti – Formation

Lahti

Antonio Reguero 25.Spain

89'

T. Penninkangas 27.Finland

Hysen Memolla 26.Albania

90'

Lassi Järvenpää 4.Finland

A. Kabashi 2.Kosovo

Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan 5.Finland

Loorents Hertsi 22.Finland

63'

Eduards Emsis 70.Latvia

79'

56'

Eemeli Virta 10.Finland

84'

Dennis Salanović 14.Liechtenstein

46'

31'

Geoffrey Chinedu Charles 9.Nigeria

87'

7', 61'

Substitutes

J. Tiainen 31.Finland

M. Christofi 93.Cyprus

Matti Klinga 8.Finland

79'

Arttu Heinonen 20.Finland

Nemanja Bosančić 88.Serbia

63'

Altin Zeqiri 7.Kosovo

46'

80'

Macoumba Kandji 99.Senegal

87'

Lahti started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mikko Mannila played with: Antonio Reguero, Lassi Järvenpää, Arian Kabashi, Teemu Penninkangas, Hysen Memolla, Eduards Emsis, Eemeli Virta, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Dennis Salanović, Loorents Hertsi and Geoffrey Chinedu Charles.

These were the players on the bench: Altin Zeqiri, Matti Klinga, Arttu Heinonen, Joona Tiainen, Nemanja Bosančić, Martinos Christofi and Macoumba Kandji.

Substitutions

Lahti made 4 changes: D. Salanovic for A. Zeqiri (46′), L. Hertsi for N. Bosancic (63′), E. Emsis for M. Klinga (79′) and C. Geoffrey Chinedu for M. Kandji (87′).