OULU. Oulu and Lahti didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Oulu was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Raatin stadion stadium in Oulu on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammad Al Emara with the support of Olli Jantunen and Silén Eetu. The 4th official was Tatu Korkalainen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Oulu was in firm control of the ball 56% while Lahti was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Oulu was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Oulu to win the match.
Oulu shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Lahti shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Oulu received 2 yellow cards (M. Breitenmoser and R. Floro). On the other side, Lahti received 2 yellow cards (A. Heinonen and A. Kabashi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Oulu will have 27 points to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Lahti will have 18 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Oulu will play away against HIFK on the 11th of September with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of HIFK (1 draw).
Lahti will host Haka on the 11th of September with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Haka (11 draws).
Oulu – Formation
Oulu
74'
60'
Oulu started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ricardo Duarte decided to play with the following team: Calum Ward, Riku Selander, Rafinha, Mehdi Hetemaj, Noah Pallas, Otso Liimatta, Jere Kallinen, Magnus Breitenmoser, Rasmus Karjalainen, Lucas Morais and Michael López.
The home team had on the bench: Juhani Pennanen, Miika Koskela, Marius Könkkölä, Roan Nogha, Rafael Floro, Armend Kabashi and Samuel Anini Jr..
Substitutions
Oulu made 2 changes: O. Liimatta for S. Anini (74′) and N. Pallas for R. Floro (74′).
Lahti – Formation
Lahti
Lahti started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mikko Mannila played with: Joona Tiainen, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Juho Pirttijoki, Arian Kabashi, Loorents Hertsi, Dennis Salanović, Matti Klinga, Arttu Heinonen, Altin Zeqiri, Macoumba Kandji and Geoffrey Chinedu Charles.
These were the players on the bench: Eemeli Virta, Pyry Lampinen, Arlind Sejdiu, Anton Munukka, Martinos Christofi, Hysen Memolla and Onni Hänninen.
Substitutions
Lahti made 4 changes: M. Kandji for M. Christofi (63′), L. Hertsi for H. Memolla (73′), A. Heinonen for E. Virta (73′) and D. Salanovic for P. Lampinen (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
