SJK Seinajoki 3:0 HJK Helsinki: Veikkausliiga Match Result

Match report

SJK Seinäjoki saw off HJK Helsinki 3-0 in the Veikkausliiga's eighteenth round on Monday evening. The result left the hosts ten points adrift of third-placed HJK, though it did little to close the gap in the standings. SJK moved to 19 points while HJK remained on 37 after their twenty-second league game of the season.

The opening phase belonged to HJK, who controlled territory without threatening the penalty area. Then came the turning point — Streng picked up a booking just before half-time, and by then the visitors had already grown frustrated. The yellow card seemed to shift something. SJK stopped defending in lines and started pressing higher, which is a doubt for any side that prefers to sit deep.

Kelwin broke the deadlock in the fifty-sixth minute, finishing a move that had been building since the restart. Streng doubled the lead five minutes later with a clinical strike from the edge of the area. Murilo Henrique added a third in the sixty-sixth, finding space behind a defence that had changed shape at the break but failed to recover. HJK handed a debut to no one here — these were established players, but the substitution pattern told its own story.

The statistics make for uncomfortable reading for Helsinki. They held 62 per cent possession and completed 587 passes against 359, but created only five big chances while SJK managed four. HJK registered seven shots on target but failed to find the net once. SJK needed four attempts to score three times. The old head settled them down when composure mattered most.

HJK will carry this into their next fixture with questions about efficiency. SJK have ground out the win after years of struggling against the capital side. The scoreline reflects a match decided in three or four moments rather than ninety minutes of possession. The market has overreacted to the favourite, and this result reminded everyone that football does not always reward the team with the ball.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 38 – 62

Shots on target 4 – 7

Shots off target 3 – 6

Big chances 4 – 5

🟨 45' J. Streng — Yellow card ⚽ 56' Kelwin — Goal ⇄ 59' T. Mero — Substitution ⚽ 61' J. Streng — Goal 🟨 63' L. Montano — Yellow card ⚽ 66' Murilo Henrique — Goal ⇄ 71' L. Lingman — Substitution ⇄ 72' A. Ring — Substitution ⇄ 79' Murilo Henrique — Substitution ⇄ 85' S. Haarala — Substitution ⇄ 85' J. Streng — Substitution ⇄ 90' E. Onuoha — Substitution

Match events

45' 0:0 SJK Seinajoki Yellow card J. Streng
56' 1:0 SJK Seinajoki Goal Kelwin assist: E. Mommo
59' 1:0 HJK Helsinki Substitution T. Mero off: M. Borchers
61' 2:0 SJK Seinajoki Goal J. Streng assist: E. Onuoha
63' 2:0 HJK Helsinki Yellow card L. Montano
66' 3:0 SJK Seinajoki Goal Murilo Henrique
71' 3:0 HJK Helsinki Substitution L. Lingman off: M. Gueye
72' 3:0 HJK Helsinki Substitution A. Ring off: T. Pukki
79' 3:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution Murilo Henrique off: M. Suso
85' 3:0 HJK Helsinki Substitution S. Haarala off: M. Kirilov
85' 3:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution J. Streng off: Caio Araujo
90' 3:0 SJK Seinajoki Substitution E. Onuoha off: K. Nwanege

Statistics

38 Possession, % 62

4 Shots on target 7

3 Shots off target 6

4 Big chances 5

63 Attacks 97

6 Corners 16

9 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 8

0 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 5

13 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

15/2952% Aerial duels 14/2948%

64 Backward passes 102

1 Blocked shots 4

25 Clearances 21

6/1735% Crosses 10/2245%

6/1250% Dribbles 10/1471%

49 Failed passes 62

7 Goalkeeper saves 1

6 Interceptions 4

5 Key passes 14

22/4252% Long passes 25/4556%

26 Passes into the final third 116

132 Passes in the opposition half 353

244 Passes in own half 256

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.41

7 Shots inside the box 13

10/1471% Tackles 6/967%

359 Total passes 587

Line-ups

SJK Seinajoki

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Roope Paunio	1
4	Kelvin Spencer Pires	4
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
22	Leon Westerbacka	22
42	Caio Araujo	42
47	Muhammad Suso	47
27	Apostolos Vellios	27
51	Aziz Cisse	51

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HJK Helsinki

Starting XI
#	Player	number
44	Matej Marković	44
6	Ville Tikkanen	6
13	K. Simojoki	13
14	Leonel Montano	14
65	Amara Nallo	65
4	Alexander Ring	4
8	Pyry Mentu	8
10	Lucas Lingman	10
18	Toivo Mero	18
22	Liam Möller	22
29	Santeri Haarala	29

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Jesse Öst	1
3	Till Cissokho	3
28	Miska Ylitolva	28
7	A. Cicale	7
17	M. Kirilov	17
32	Mouhamed Gueye	32
9	Mads Borchers	9
20	Teemu Eino Antero Pukki	20

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#	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

SJK Seinajoki — HJK Helsinki: 3:0, Veikkausliiga

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