VALKEAKOSKI. HJK defeats Haka 1-0 after D. Browne scored just 1 goal (13′).
The match was played at the Tehtaan kenttä stadium in Valkeakoski on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Peiman Simani who was helped by Jan Peter Aravirta and Silén Eetu. The 4th official was Juho Nieminen. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Haka had a strong ball possession 55% while HJK was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Haka was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, HJK found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Haka shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, HJK shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Haka received 3 yellow cards (N. Friberg, L. Rogerson and L. Erwin). On the opposite side, HJK received 3 yellow cards (M. Tenho, L. Lingman and S. Vaananen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Haka will stay with 37 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, HJK will have 49 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, Haka will play away against Honka on the 16th of October with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Haka (7 draws).
HJK will host KuPS on the 16th of October with a 22-8 head to head in favor of HJK (15 draws).
Haka – Formation
Haka
61'
71'
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, Niklas Friberg, Eero-Matti Auvinen, Janne-Pekka Laine, Tino Purme, Atte Sihvonen, Logan Rogerson, Lee Erwin and Elias Mastokangas.
The home team had on the bench: Mika Hilander, Donaldo Açka, Stavros Zarokostas, Seth Saarinen, Henri Malundama, Salomo Ojala and Anthony Herbert.
Substitutions
Haka made 5 changes: A. Sihvonen for S. Zarokostas (46′), J. Arthur for S. Saarinen (46′), E. Auvinen for S. Ojala (71′), T. Purme for H. Malundama (83′) and L. Rogerson for A. Herbert (83′).
HJK – Formation
HJK
13'
HJK started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Toni Koskela played with: Conor Hazard, Arttu Hoskonen, Miro Tenho, Jukka Raitala, Casper Terho, Lucas Lingman, Santeri Väänänen, David Browne, Nassim Boujellab, Anthony Olusanya and Santeri Hostikka.
They had on the bench: Jakob Tånnander, Matti Peltola, Bojan Radulović, Pyry Soiri, Atomu Tanaka, Perparim Hetemaj and Abdul Malik Abubakari.
Substitutions
HJK made 4 changes: C. Terho for P. Soiri (62′), N. Boujellab for M. Peltola (62′), L. Lingman for B. Radulovic (74′) and A. Olusanya for P. Hetemaj (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
