HELSINKI. Mariehamn topped HIFK. Mariehamn capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
G. Sotelo received a red card (40′). This red card was one of the reason why HIFK lost the match.
The match was played at the Bolt Arena stadium in Helsinki on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Reitala with the assistance of Simo Mynttinen and Juuso Vuorinen. The 4th official was Peiman Simani. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mariehamn had a strong ball possession 56% while HIFK was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mariehamn had a more offensive attitude with 82 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mariehamn won the match.
HIFK shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mariehamn shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
HIFK received 3 yellow cards (J. Backman, S. Mattila and S. Saethre). Talking about the opposition, Mariehamn received 2 yellow cards (J. Hopcutt and M. Olawale).
(HIFK) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (40′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, HIFK will stay with 9 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Mariehamn will have 24 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, HIFK will play away with Lahti on the 16th of October with a 9-1 head to head statistic in favor of Lahti (8 draws).
Mariehamn will host VPS on the 16th of October with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Mariehamn (13 draws).
HIFK – Formation
HIFK
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40'
75'
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HIFK started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Teemu Kankkunen decided to play with the following team: Ramilson Almeida, Guillermo Sotelo, Jani Bäckman, Sakari Mattila, Stale Steen Saethre, Eetu Puro, Jukka Halme, Obed Malolo, Jusif Ali, David Onyeanula and Roman Eremenko.
The home team had on the bench: Felix Ferahyan, Eero Markkanen, Didis Lutumba-Pitah, Jesse Nikki, Michael Bakare, Oliver Kangaslahti and Savio Roberto Juliao Figueiredo.
Substitutions
HIFK made 3 changes: E. Puro for D. Lutumba-Pitah (75′), J. Halme for S. Figueiredo (90′) and I. Onyeanula for E. Markkanen (90′).
Mariehamn – Formation
Mariehamn
Mariehamn started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Daniel Norrmen (Ahnstrom) played with: Elmo Henriksson, Jiri Nissinen, Patrik Raitanen, Jean-Christophe Coubronne, Mikko Sumusalo, Jamie Hopcutt, Mohammed Abubakari, Yanga Balison, Robin Sid, John Owoeri and De.
These were the players on the bench: Baba Mensah, Riku Sjöroos, Vahid Hambo, Joakim Latonen, Melvin Kahnberg, Olawale Muhamed Tehe and Otto Hautamo.
Substitutions
Mariehamn made 5 changes: M. Sumusalo for M. Kahnberg (65′), J. Hopcutt for J. Latonen (65′), J. Owoeri for V. Hambo (65′), R. Sid for M. Olawale (75′) and P. Raitanen for B. Mensah (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
