TAMPERE. HJK conquered Ilves. Its vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tammelan Stadion stadium in Tampere on Saturday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Joni Hyytiä who had the assistance of Mika Lamppu and Millner Max. The 4th official was Juho Nieminen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
HJK had a strong ball possession 63% while Ilves was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ilves was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, HJK was able to find the solution to win this match.
Ilves shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, HJK shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ilves received 3 yellow cards (T. Manga, T. Siira and P. Loa Loa). On the opposite side, HJK didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ilves will stay with 33 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, HJK will have 52 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Ilves will play away against SJK on the 22nd of October with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Ilves (4 draws).
HJK will host Inter Turku on the 24th of October with a 19-8 head to head record in favor of HJK (16 draws).
Ilves – Formation
Ilves adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Toni Kallio decided to play with the following team: Rasmus Leislahti, Vigori Gbe, Tabi Manga, Tatu Miettunen, Tuomas Ollila, Tuure Siira, Joona Veteli, Doni Arifi, Sylvanus Nimely, Patrick Loa Loa and Eric Oteng.
The home team had on the bench: Teemu Jäntti, Momodou Sarr, Mikael Almen, Jean Carlos Blanco Becerra, Miska Rautiola, Taha Özcelik and Matias Riikonen.
Substitutions
Ilves made 4 changes: V. Gbe for M. Almen (63′), E. Oteng for T. Jantti (63′), S. Nimely for J. Blanco (71′) and D. Arifi for M. Sarr (71′).
HJK – Formation
Also HJK adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Toni Koskela played with: Hugo Keto, Valtteri Moren, Miro Tenho, Daniel O’Shaughnessy, Luis Murillo, Lucas Lingman, Filip Valenčič, Jair, Casper Terho, Riku Riski and Santeri Hostikka.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Janne Saksela, Bubacar Djalo, Santeri Väänänen, David Browne, Anthony Olusanya, Matti Peltola and Matias Niemelä.
Substitutions
HJK made 4 changes: F. Valencic for S. Vaananen (61′), C. Terho for A. Olusanya (61′), S. Hostikka for J. Saksela (78′) and Jair for B. Djalo (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
- Ilves – HJK – 2-3
- HIFK – SJK – 2-2
- Inter Turku – KuPS – 2-3
- Haka – Lahti – 1-1
- Oulu – Mariehamn – 1-2