VALKEAKOSKI. Haka managed to find the solution against Honka to win 2-1. L. Erwin was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Honka to strike first with a goal of R. Modesto at the 37′. Then it was a penalty in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Erwin gave the win to Haka in the 79′ minute scoring a double. Honka lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Tehtaan kenttä stadium in Valkeakoski on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Peiman Simani with the collaboration of Jukka Honkanen and Jan Peter Aravirta. The 4th official was Matti Roth. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Honka had a strong ball possession 57% while Haka was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Honka was putting more pressure with 104 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Haka was able to find the solution to win this match.
Haka shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Honka shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Haka didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Honka received 4 yellow cards (A. Sadiku, V. Koski, M. Rale and V. Vasara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Haka will have 34 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Honka will stay with 41 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Haka – Formation
Haka
79'
56', 79'
Haka started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Teemu Tainio decided to play with the following team: Aatu Hakala, Jude Arthur, Luiyi de Lucas, Eero-Matti Auvinen, Henri Malundama, Janne-Pekka Laine, Oliver Whyte, Atte Sihvonen, Logan Rogerson, Lee Erwin and Elias Mastokangas.
The home team had on the bench: M. Hilander, Donaldo Açka, Stavros Zarokostas, Tino Purme, Seth Saarinen, S. Ojala and A. Herbert.
Substitutions
Haka made 4 changes: L. Rogerson for S. Zarokostas (60′), J. Laine for D. Acka (79′), O. Whyte for T. Purme (79′) and E. Mastokangas for S. Saarinen (84′).
Honka – Formation
Honka
66'
Honka started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Vesa Vasara played with: Maksim Rudakov, Henri Aalto, Ville Koski, Aldayr Hernández, Matias Rale, Rui Modesto, Jerry Voutilainen, Florian Krebs, Kevin Jansen, Edmund Arko-Mensah and Agon Sadiku.
They had on the bench: Florian Baak, Lucas Kaufmann, Roope Paunio, Dražen Bagarić, Elias Äijälä, Otso Koskinen and Duarte Tammilehto.
Substitutions
Honka made 5 changes: A. Sadiku for D. Bagaric (70′), J. Voutilainen for O. Koskinen (70′), E. Arko-Mensah for L. Kaufmann (70′), F. Krebs for D. Tammilehto (84′) and M. Rale for E. Aijala (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
