IF Gnistan 3:2 Ilves: Veikkausliiga Match Result

Match report

Gnistani claimed three points at Mustapekka Arena on Sunday, beating Ilyves 3-2 in the Veikkausliiga's twentieth round. The hosts moved five points clear of their visitors in the table, extending an unbeaten run that now stretches to eight matches.

S. Vaisanen handed the ball back to his own net in the fourth minute, giving Gnistani an early advantage. T. Hytonen doubled the lead before the quarter-hour mark, and A. Popovitch added a third shortly before the interval. Ilyves pulled one back through A. Akinyemi in stoppage time, but the visitors lost S. Vaisanen to a red card in the fifty-sixth minute after picking up a second yellow.

B. Milovanov sealed the result with a late goal in the eighty-first minute. The match saw nine substitutions in total, with Gnistani bringing on J. Kilo and Y. Sacko together in the sixty-second minute, while Ilyves reacted with changes for A. Akinyemi, R. Eremenko and Ruxi. T. Miettunen and A. Atarah also came on as the game entered its final stages.

Ilyves controlled possession at 52 per cent and created more attacks, but their shooting accuracy of 57 per cent could not convert the chances they found. Gnistani registered seven shots on target against four for the visitors, and their 90 attacks compared with 123 did not tell the full story of a game decided in moments.

The result leaves Gnistani fourth with 36 points after 22 games, while Ilyves remain ninth on 25 points. Both sides have played the same number of fixtures, and the gap between them is now five points with two matches remaining in the regular season.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 48 – 52

Shots on target 7 – 4

Shots off target 10 – 2

Big chances 0 – 3

⚽ 4' S. Vaisanen — Own goal ⚽ 14' T. Hytonen — Goal 🟨 24' B. Milovanov — Yellow card ⚽ 41' A. Popovitch — Goal 🟨 43' S. Vaisanen — Yellow card ⚽ 45' A. Akinyemi — Goal ⇄ 46' S. Ylatupa — Substitution 🟥 56' S. Vaisanen — Red card 🟨 56' S. Vaisanen — Yellow card ⇄ 62' Y. Sacko — Substitution ⇄ 62' J. Kilo — Substitution ⇄ 63' A. Akinyemi — Substitution ⇄ 78' A. Popovitch — Substitution ⇄ 78' O. Pettersson — Substitution ⚽ 81' B. Milovanov — Goal ⇄ 86' R. Eremenko — Substitution ⇄ 86' Ruxi — Substitution ⇄ 89' T. Miettunen — Substitution 🟨 90+2' D. Perez — Yellow card 🟨 90+3' J. Kanga — Yellow card ⇄ 90+4' A. Atarah — Substitution

Match events

4' IF Gnistan Own goal S. Vaisanen
14' Ilves Goal T. Hytonen assist: O. Pettersson
24' IF Gnistan Yellow card B. Milovanov
41' Ilves Goal A. Popovitch assist: K. Wallius
43' Ilves Yellow card S. Vaisanen
45' IF Gnistan Goal A. Akinyemi assist: G. Europaeus
46' IF Gnistan Substitution S. Ylatupa off: A. Atarah
56' Ilves Red card S. Vaisanen
56' Ilves Yellow card S. Vaisanen
62' Ilves Substitution Y. Sacko off: Y. Raap
62' Ilves Substitution J. Kilo off: S. Baranov
63' IF Gnistan Substitution A. Akinyemi off: D. Perez
78' Ilves Substitution A. Popovitch off: R. Riski
78' Ilves Substitution O. Pettersson off: G. Bamba
81' IF Gnistan Goal B. Milovanov
86' IF Gnistan Substitution R. Eremenko off: J. Latonen
86' IF Gnistan Substitution Ruxi off: S. Eremenko
89' Ilves Substitution T. Miettunen off: M. Stjopin
90+2' IF Gnistan Yellow card D. Perez
90+3' Ilves Yellow card J. Kanga
90+4' IF Gnistan Substitution A. Atarah off: J. Ojala

Statistics

48 Possession, % 52

7 Shots on target 4

10 Shots off target 2

0 Big chances 3

90 Attacks 123

8 Corners 3

11 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 11

3 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

5 Goal kicks 12

22 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

15/3345% Aerial duels 18/3355%

57 Backward passes 64

8 Blocked shots 1

33 Clearances 31

11/3631% Crosses 4/1822%

5/1242% Dribbles 7/1644%

74 Failed passes 96

2 Goalkeeper saves 5

8 Interceptions 7

22 Key passes 6

26/6242% Long passes 24/6835%

119 Passes into the final third 71

290 Passes in the opposition half 275

124 Passes in own half 179

0.28 Shot accuracy 0.57

14 Shots inside the box 5

15/1883% Tackles 9/1369%

378 Total passes 436

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