VALKEAKOSKI. HJK was after all too much to handle for Haka with the goal of A. Olusanya (38′), B. Radulovic (42′) and A. Halme (45′). HJK was surely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tehtaan kenttä stadium in Valkeakoski on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammad Al Emara who had the assistance of Jukka Honkanen and Millner Max. The 4th official was Juuso Vuorinen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
HJK had a superior ball possession 64% while Haka was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
HJK was putting more pressure with 89 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why HJK won the match.
Haka shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, HJK shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Haka received 1 yellow card (S. Zarokostas). On the opposite side, HJK received 1 yellow card (D. Browne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Haka will stay with 28 points to climb in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, HJK will have 40 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Haka will play away against Ilves on the 27th of August with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Ilves (1 draw).
HJK will host SJK on the 28th of August with a 17-3 head to head record in favor of HJK (4 draws).
Haka – Formation
Haka
46'
7'
Haka started with a 5-2-3 line-up (5-2-3).
The manager Teemu Tainio decided to play with the following team: Aatu Hakala, Seth Saarinen, Jude Arthur, Luiyi de Lucas, Niklas Friberg, Elias Collin, Tino Purme, Janne-Pekka Laine, Logan Rogerson, Lee Erwin and Stavros Zarokostas.
The home team had on the bench: Mika Hilander, Eero-Matti Auvinen, Oliver Whyte, Donaldo Açka, Elias Mastokangas, Henri Malundama and Salomo Ojala.
Substitutions
Haka made 5 changes: S. Zarokostas for E. Mastokangas (46′), E. Collin for H. Malundama (46′), J. Arthur for S. Ojala (69′), J. Laine for D. Acka (69′) and L. Rogerson for O. Whyte (87′).
HJK – Formation
HJK
45'
HJK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Toni Koskela played with: Conor Hazard, Arttu Hoskonen, Aapo Halme, Matti Peltola, Casper Terho, Lucas Lingman, Përparim Hetemaj, David Browne, Nassim Boujellab, Bojan Radulović and Anthony Olusanya.
These were the players on the bench: Santeri Hostikka, Jakob Tånnander, Murilo, Santeri Väänänen, Jukka Raitala, Johannes Yli-Kokko and Malik Abubakari.
Substitutions
HJK made 5 changes: D. Browne for Murilo (46′), L. Lingman for S. Vaananen (46′), N. Boujellab for J. Yli-Kokko (59′), A. Halme for J. Raitala (59′) and P. Hetemaj for S. Hostikka (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
