ESBO. Honka comes back against Oulu with a goal on the R. Karjalainen 18′ and a goal on the L. 59′. Honka was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Tapiolan Urheilupuisto stadium in Esbo on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Antti Munukka with the collaboration of Turkka Valjakka and Jukka Honkanen. The 4th official was Kontinen Joona. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Honka had a strong ball possession 59% while Oulu was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Honka had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Honka to win the match.
Honka shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Oulu shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Honka received 6 yellow cards (D. Tammilehto, K. Jansen, L. Kaufmann, E. Arko-Mensah, A. Sadiku and D. Bagaric). Talking about the opposition, Oulu received 5 yellow cards (S. S. Anibal Embalo, Luquinhas, J. Kallinen, M. Lopez and R. Selander).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Honka will have 41 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Oulu will have 29 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Honka will play away with Haka on the 1st of September with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Haka (7 draws).
Oulu will host Lahti on the 4th of September with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Oulu (3 draws).
Honka – Formation
Honka
84'
42'
52'
Honka started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Vesa Vasara decided to play with the following team: Maksim Rudakov, Henri Aalto, Ville Koski, Aldayr Hernández, Matias Rale, Rui Modesto, Florian Krebs, Duarte Tammilehto, Kevin Jansen, Lucas Kaufmann and Agon Sadiku.
The home team had on the bench: Edmund Arko-Mensah, Saku Heiskanen, Mathias Ahlblad, Dražen Bagarić, Elias Äijälä, Otso Koskinen and Florian Baak.
Substitutions
Honka made 3 changes: L. Kaufmann for E. Arko-Mensah (60′), D. Tammilehto for D. Bagaric (70′) and R. Modesto for O. Koskinen (84′).
Oulu – Formation
Oulu
Oulu started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ricardo Duarte played with: Calum Ward, Riku Selander, Miika Koskela, Sandro Embaló, Noah Pallas, Magnus Breitenmoser, Jere Kallinen, Otso Liimatta, Rasmus Karjalainen, Lucas Morais and Michael López.
They had on the bench: Rafinha, Aapo Heikkilä, Rafael Floro, Nuutti Kaikkonen, Armend Kabashi and Samuel Anini Jr..
Substitutions
Oulu made 4 changes: Luquinhas for R. Floro (70′), R. Karjalainen for S. Anini (70′), S. S. Anibal Embalo for Rafinha (75′) and O. Liimatta for A. Heikkila (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
