IFK Mariehamn 2:0 SJK Seinajoki: Veikkausliiga Match Result

Match report

IFK Mariehamn beat SJK Seinäjoki 2–0 in the Veikkausliiga at Arena Viklof Holding on Saturday. Rui Monteiro opened the scoring in the eighteenth minute before Noah Nurmi added a second just after the interval. The result keeps Mariehamn in twelfth place on 22 points while SJK remain tenth with 19.

Monteiro's goal came early enough to set the tone. He was substituted in the thirty-third minute and replaced by Arvid Bergvik, who was one of three players brought on at half-time alongside Oskari Väistö and Aapo Bostrom. Nurmi's strike in the forty-eighth minute put the hosts three points clear of the danger zone. By then SJK had already lost ground through a series of changes, including Jeremiah Streng coming on for J. Streng in the sixty-first minute.

SJK controlled possession at 56 per cent but created nothing of substance. They managed zero big chances compared to Mariehamn's two, and their three shots on target yielded nothing. Mariehamn's five shots on target produced two goals. The visitors attempted 30 crosses while the hosts managed 13, yet only six of those crosses found their man. The high line was picked apart when it mattered.

Mariehamn's defensive work told the real story. Twenty-nine clearances against seventeen for SJK showed where the pressure fell. The hosts also won more tackles—14 to 3—and completed 315 passes compared to SJK's 428, though possession alone meant little. Four yellow cards were shown, two to each side, with Facundo Constantini and Gospel Chibueze Junior Onuoha among those cautioned for SJK.

The visitors' recent form offered no warning. Three defeats in five matches before this fixture, including a 3–0 loss to HJK Helsinki, suggested a side searching for answers. Mariehamn's own run of results had been poor—only one win in their last five—but this performance tightened things up. The clean-sheet run came to an end for SJK, who now face a difficult run of fixtures.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 5 – 3

Shots off target 5 – 1

Big chances 2 – 0

⚽ 18' Rui Monteiro — Goal ⇄ 27' Adam Stroud — Substitution ⇄ 28' A. Stroud — Substitution ⇄ 33' Rui Monteiro — Substitution ⇄ 46' Oskari Väistö — Substitution ⇄ 46' Arvid Bergvik — Substitution ⇄ 46' Aapo Bostrom — Substitution ⚽ 48' Noah Nurmi — Goal ⇄ 61' J. Streng — Substitution ⇄ 62' Jeremiah Streng — Substitution 🟨 64' F. Costantini — Yellow card 🟨 65' Facundo Constantini — Yellow card ⇄ 67' Armaan Wilson — Substitution 🟨 68' Ludvig Richtnér — Yellow card 🟨 77' Gospel Chibueze Junior Onuoha — Yellow card ⇄ 79' E. Onuoha — Substitution ⇄ 80' Gospel Chibueze Junior Onuoha — Substitution ⇄ 86' Adam Larsson — Substitution

Match events

18' 1:0 IFK Mariehamn Goal Rui Monteiro assist: Arvid Bergvik
27' 1:0 IFK Mariehamn Substitution Adam Stroud off: Marlo Hyvonen
28' 1:0 IFK Mariehamn Substitution A. Stroud off: M. Hyvonen
33' 1:0 IFK Mariehamn Substitution Rui Monteiro off: Anttoni Huttunen
46' 1:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution Oskari Väistö off: Karlson Nwanege
46' 1:0 IFK Mariehamn Substitution Arvid Bergvik off: Viktor Widlund
46' 1:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution Aapo Bostrom off: Muhammed Suso
48' 2:0 IFK Mariehamn Goal Noah Nurmi assist: Foster Gyamfi
61' 2:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution J. Streng off: E. Mastokangas
62' 2:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution Jeremiah Streng off: Elias Mastokangas
64' 2:0 SJK Seinajoki Yellow card F. Costantini
65' 2:0 SJK Seinajoki Yellow card Facundo Constantini
67' 2:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution Armaan Wilson off: Caio Araújo
68' 2:0 IFK Mariehamn Yellow card Ludvig Richtnér
77' 2:0 SJK Seinajoki Yellow card Gospel Chibueze Junior Onuoha
79' 2:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution E. Onuoha off: L. Vesterbacka
80' 2:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution Gospel Chibueze Junior Onuoha off: Leon Vesterbacka
86' 2:0 IFK Mariehamn Substitution Adam Larsson off: Thomas Klemetsen Jakobsen

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

5 Shots on target 3

5 Shots off target 1

2 Big chances 0

90 Attacks 93

5 Corners 4

9 Fouls 18

18 Free kicks 9

2 Offsides 0

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 11

25 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

6/1250% Aerial duels 6/1250%

84 Backward passes 86

2 Blocked shots 4

29 Clearances 17

6/1346% Crosses 5/3017%

3/650% Dribbles 9/1560%

88 Failed passes 84

4 Goalkeeper saves 3

3 Interceptions 11

10 Key passes 4

20/5934% Long passes 31/6250%

63 Passes into the final third 91

211 Passes in the opposition half 252

205 Passes in own half 290

0.42 Shot accuracy 0.38

9 Shots inside the box 5

14/2070% Tackles 3/1030%

403 Total passes 512

Line-ups

IFK Mariehamn

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Kevin Lund	1
2	Noah Kristian Nurmi	2
3	Aaro Soiniemi	3
4	Ludwig Richtner	4
15	F. Jamfi	15
8	Jelle van der Heyden	8
11	Jonathan Svedberg	11
14	A. Bergvik	14
18	Adam Edward Stroud	18
22	Rui Barbosa Monteiro	22
7	Adam Larsson	7

Substitutes
#	Player	number
32	Matias Riikonen	32
5	Tuomas Koivisto	5
23	Viktor Vidlund	23
16	Anttoni Huttunen	16
19	Thomas Klemetsen Jakobsen	19
64	Marlo Hyvönen	64
9	Ville Nunez	9
43	Leo Andersson	43

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SJK Seinajoki

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Roope Paunio	1
2	Facundo Costantini	2
5	Oscar Viisto	5
6	S. Youssef	6
15	Eetu Mömmö	15
8	A. Bostrom	8
14	Murilo Henrique de Araujo Santos	14
23	A. Wilson	23
31	E. Onyeka	31
7	Kelvin	7
9	Jeremiah Streng	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
35	Johannes Viitala	35
26	Jaakko Onni Moisio	26
28	Carlson Nwanyege	28
17	Vertti Hänninen	17
19	Elias Mastokangas	19
22	Leon Westerbacka	22
42	Caio Araujo	42
47	Muhammad Suso	47
51	Aziz Cisse	51

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Recent matches

All team matches

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	KuPS	22	12	7	3	43
2	Inter Turku	22	11	9	2	42
3	HJK Helsinki	22	11	4	7	37
4	IF Gnistan	22	10	6	6	36
5	AC Oulu	22	10	4	8	34
6	Vaasan Palloseura	22	9	6	7	33
7	FC Lahti	22	9	5	8	32
8	Turku PS	22	8	7	7	31
9	Ilves	22	7	4	11	25
10	SJK Seinajoki	22	4	7	11	19

IFK Mariehamn — SJK Seinajoki: 2:0, Veikkausliiga

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Key numbers

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Line-ups

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SJK Seinajoki

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