OULU. Oulu prevailed over Lahti to win 2-1. It was Oulu to strike first with a goal of M. Breitenmoser at the 19′. Then I. Sekajja scored again for Oulu in the 25′ minute. Eventually, A. Sejdiu reduced the distance for Lahti (83′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

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 Peiman Simani with the collaboration of Riku Vihreävuori and Määttänen Janne. The 4th official was Pietu Niinimäki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Oulu was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Lahti that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Lahti was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Oulu found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Oulu shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Lahti shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Oulu received 2 yellow cards (R. Selander and M. Breitenmoser). On the other side, Lahti received 2 yellow cards (D. Koskipalo and E. Virta).

Standings

After this match, Oulu will have 30 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Lahti will stay with 18 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Oulu will host Ilves on the 16th of October with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Ilves (1 draw).

Lahti will host HIFK on the 16th of October with a 9-1 head to head statistic in favor of Lahti (8 draws).

Oulu – Formation

Oulu started with an extremely aggressive line-up (4-2-4).

The manager Ricardo Duarte decided to play with the following team: Juhani Pennanen, Riku Selander, Rafinha, Mehdi Hetemaj, Noah Pallas, Jere Kallinen, Magnus Breitenmoser, Ibra Sekajja, Otso Liimatta, Rasmus Karjalainen and Lucas Morais.

The home team had on the bench: Miika Koskela, Marius Könkkölä, Michael López, Niklas Jokelainen, Rafael da Silva Floro, Armend Kabashi and Callum Ward.

Substitutions

Oulu made 5 changes: J. Kallinen for A. Kabashi (61′), R. Karjalainen for M. Lopez (61′), Luquinhas for N. Jokelainen (61′), I. Sekajja for M. Konkkola (74′) and O. Liimatta for M. Koskela (89′).

Lahti – Formation

Lahti started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Mikko Mannila played with: Antonio Reguero, Daniel Koskipalo, Juho Pirttijoki, Arian Kabashi, Teemu Penninkangas, Loorents Hertsi, Eduards Emsis, Eemeli Virta, Altin Zeqiri, Macoumba Kandji and Onni Hänninen.

These were the players on the bench: Matti Klinga, Geoffrey Chinedu Charles, Pyry Lampinen, Arlind Sejdiu, Arttu Heinonen, Hysen Memolla and Joona Tiainen.

Substitutions

Lahti made 5 changes: M. Kandji for C. Geoffrey Chinedu (64′), E. Virta for M. Klinga (64′), D. Koskipalo for H. Memolla (70′), O. Hanninen for A. Sejdiu (78′) and A. Zeqiri for P. Lampinen (78′).

Results of the day

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

• Oulu – Lahti – 2-1
• VPS – HIFK – 4-0
• Ilves – Mariehamn – 2-3
• HJK – Inter Turku – 3-0
• Haka – SJK – 2-0
• KuPS – Honka – 3-2