Haka defeats Lahti 1-0 with a goal scored by O. Whyte

LAHTI. Haka beats Lahti 1-0 after O. Whyte scored just 1 goal (78').

Haka defeats Lahti 1-0 with a goal scored by O. Whyte

LAHTI. Haka defeats Lahti 1-0 after O. Whyte scored just 1 goal (78′).

The match was played at the Lahden Stadion stadium in Lahti on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Antamo with the support of Turkka Valjakka and Simo Mynttinen. The 4th official was Juuso Vuorinen. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 93 Attack 77
  • 74 Dangerous attack 54
  • 77 Ball safe 64
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Lahti had a strong ball possession 55% while Haka was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lahti was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Haka found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Lahti shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Haka shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Lahti received 5 yellow cards (M. Klinga, C. Geoffrey Chinedu, J. Pirttijoki, A. Kabashi and L. Hertsi). Regarding the opposition, Haka received 2 yellow cards (J. Arthur and N. Friberg).

Match Timeline

26'
Matti Klinga- Yellow
27'
30'
Juho Pirttijoki- Yellow
38'
46'
46'
53'
62'
62'
66'
Tino Purme- sub ->A. Sihvonen
78'
Oliver Whyte(goal)
Loorents Hertsi- Yellow
80'
81'
83'
83'
89'
Niklas Friberg - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
49
22
47
22
41
22
37
22
31
22
30
22
25
22
22
22
18
22
9
22

After playing this match, Lahti will stay with 18 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Haka will have 37 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

Lahti – Formation

Lahti
G
J. Tiainen 31.Finland
D
Juho Pirttijoki 15.Finland
38'
D
A. Kabashi 2.Kosovo
53'
D
62'
M
Loorents Hertsi 22.Finland
83' 80'
M
Matti Klinga 8.Finland
83' 27'
M
Eemeli Virta 10.Finland
F
Altin Zeqiri 7.Kosovo
F
Macoumba Kandji 99.Senegal
62'
F
Dennis Salanović 14.Liechtenstein
F
30'
Substitutes
G
Antonio Reguero 25.Spain
D
Hysen Memolla 26.Albania
62'
D
M. Christofi 93.Cyprus
M
Arttu Heinonen 20.Finland
83'
F
Pyry Lampinen 11.Finland
62'
F
Arlind Sejdiu 17.Kosovo
F
Onni Hänninen 19.Finland
83'

Lahti adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Mikko Mannila decided to play with the following team: Joona Tiainen, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Juho Pirttijoki, Arian Kabashi, Loorents Hertsi, Matti Klinga, Eemeli Virta, Altin Zeqiri, Dennis Salanović, Geoffrey Chinedu Charles and Macoumba Kandji.

The home team had on the bench: Pyry Lampinen, Arlind Sejdiu, Onni Hänninen, Arttu Heinonen, Antonio Reguero, Hysen Memolla and Martinos Christofi.

Substitutions

Lahti made 4 changes: K. Kouassivi-Benissan for H. Memolla (62′), M. Kandji for P. Lampinen (62′), L. Hertsi for O. Hanninen (84′) and M. Klinga for A. Heinonen (84′).

Haka – Formation

Haka
G
Aatu Hakala 12.Finland
D
Niklas Friberg  3.Finland
89'
D
H. Malundama 20.Finland
D
Luiyi de Lucas  5.Dominican Republic
D
A. Sihvonen 6.Finland
66'
M
Oliver Whyte 7.New Zealand
81' Goals78'
M
Elias Mastokangas 13.Finland
46'
M
Janne-Pekka Laine 17.Finland
M
Jude Arthur 27.Ghana
46' 26'
M
Logan Rogerson 11.New Zealand
F
L. Erwin 9.Scotland
Substitutes
G
M. Hilander 1.Finland
D
Eero-Matti Auvinen 4.Finland
46'
D
Seth Saarinen 18.Finland
D
Anthony Herbert 25.United States
M
D. Açka 8.Albania
81'
M
Tino Purme 15.Finland
66'
F
S. Ojala 23.Finland
46'

Also Haka adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Teemu Tainio played with: Aatu Hakala, Luiyi de Lucas, Niklas Friberg, Henri Malundama, Jude Arthur, Janne-Pekka Laine, Atte Sihvonen, Elias Mastokangas, Logan Rogerson, Lee Erwin and Oliver Whyte.

These were the players on the bench: Mika Hilander, Eero-Matti Auvinen, Donaldo Açka, Tino Purme, Seth Saarinen, Salomo Ojala and Anthony Herbert.

Substitutions

Haka made 4 changes: E. Mastokangas for S. Ojala (46′), J. Arthur for E. Auvinen (46′), A. Sihvonen for T. Purme (66′) and O. Whyte for D. Acka (81′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.​