OULU. Ilves conquers Oulu with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Meriluoto (33′) and a goal from T. Miettunen (86′).
The match was played at the Raatin stadion stadium in Oulu on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Petri Viljanen with the collaboration of Määttänen Janne and Jarkko Siltala. The 4th official was Pietu Niinimäki. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Oulu was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Ilves that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Oulu was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Ilves found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Oulu shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Ilves shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Oulu received 2 yellow cards (S. Anini and R. Nogha). Regarding the opposition, Ilves received 5 yellow cards (D. Arifi, A. Maenpaa, T. Kallio, T. Miettunen and T. Siira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Oulu will stay with 30 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Ilves will have 25 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
Oulu – Formation
Oulu adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ricardo Duarte decided to play with the following team: Nuutti Kaikkonen, Aapo Heikkilä, Miika Koskela, Mehdi Hetemaj, Rafael Floro, Armend Kabashi, Marius Könkkölä, Roan Nogha, Niklas Jokelainen, Michael López and Samuel Anini Jr..
The home team had on the bench: Juhani Pennanen, Riku Selander, Rafael Scapini de Almeida, Jere Kallinen, Ibra Sekajja, Otso Liimatta and Noah Pallas.
Substitutions
Oulu made 5 changes: M. Lopez for I. Sekajja (46′), A. Heikkila for R. Selander (63′), A. Kabashi for J. Kallinen (63′), N. Jokelainen for O. Liimatta (68′) and R. Floro for N. Pallas (80′).
Ilves – Formation
Also Ilves adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Toni Kallio played with: Eetu Huuhtanen, Aapo Mäenpää, Kalle Katz, Tatu Miettunen, Tuomas Ollila, Emmanuel Patut, Petteri Pennanen, Doni Arifi, Oiva Jukkola, Adam Larsson and Kai Meriluoto.
They had on the bench: Rasmus Leislahti, Tuure Siira, Badreddine Bushara, Noel Hasa, Leo Kyllönen, Eric Oteng and Jere Riissanen.
Substitutions
Ilves made 5 changes: D. Arifi for T. Siira (46′), O. Jukkola for B. Bushara (66′), A. Larsson for N. Hasa (84′), A. Maenpaa for J. Riissanen (90′) and K. Meriluoto for L. Kyllonen (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.
- Lahti – HIFK – 6-1
- Mariehamn – VPS – 2-2
- Oulu – Ilves – 0-2
- Inter Turku – SJK – 1-0
- Honka – Haka – 1-1
- HJK – KuPS – 0-1