Turku PS 3:0 IFK Mariehamn: Veikkausliiga Match Result

Match report

Turku PS beat IFK Mariehamn 3-0 in the Veikkausliiga's eighteenth round on Saturday. The hosts took all three points at home, extending their unbeaten run at the expense of the visitors who remain rooted near the bottom.

K. Visser opened the scoring in the twentieth minute, a moment that set the tone. S. Anini added a second shortly before the interval, and Visser confirmed the result with another goal in the fifty-fifth. By then Mariehamn had already lost their shape, and the match was effectively over.

There were substitutions throughout the second half as Turku PS managed their lead. Anini came off in the forty-sixth, replaced by J. Nissinen. Later came L. Ikonen, M. Konkkola, J. Heyden and T. Zaal, each change reflecting a game being controlled rather than chased.

The statistics tell a familiar story. Turku PS held 53 per cent possession and created three big chances, while Mariehamn managed just one. Shots were 14 to eight on target, though the accuracy figures—36 per cent against 6 per cent—reveal where the chances went begging for the away side.

What this means is straightforward. Turku PS move further from the relegation battle, sitting eighth with 31 points from 22 games. Mariehamn stay twelfth with 14 points, and the gap between them and safety has not narrowed. The result ended a poor run for the hosts, who had taken just one point from their last five before this.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 4 – 1

Shots off target 6 – 7

Big chances 3 – 1

⚽ 20' K. Visser — Goal 🟨 40' S. Anini — Yellow card ⚽ 42' S. Anini — Goal ⇄ 46' S. Anini — Substitution ⇄ 46' J. Nissinen — Substitution 🟨 49' A. Soiniemi — Yellow card ⚽ 55' K. Visser — Goal 🟨 64' F. Gyamfi — Yellow card ⇄ 65' L. Ikonen — Substitution 🟨 73' E. Patut — Yellow card ⇄ 76' M. Konkkola — Substitution ⇄ 81' J. Heyden — Substitution ⇄ 84' T. Zaal — Substitution

Match events

20' 1:0 Turku PS Goal K. Visser assist: N. Talo
40' 1:0 Turku PS Yellow card S. Anini
42' 2:0 Turku PS Goal S. Anini assist: M. Konkkola
46' 2:0 Turku PS Substitution S. Anini off: E. Vauhkonen
46' 2:0 IFK Mariehamn Substitution J. Nissinen off: L. Richtner
49' 2:0 IFK Mariehamn Yellow card A. Soiniemi
55' 3:0 Turku PS Goal K. Visser assist: E. Vauhkonen
64' 3:0 IFK Mariehamn Yellow card F. Gyamfi
65' 3:0 Turku PS Substitution L. Ikonen off: T. Vakiparta
73' 3:0 IFK Mariehamn Yellow card E. Patut
76' 3:0 Turku PS Substitution M. Konkkola off: M. Kauppila
81' 3:0 IFK Mariehamn Substitution J. Heyden off: V. Widlund
84' 3:0 Turku PS Substitution T. Zaal off: A. Coulibaly

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

4 Shots on target 1

6 Shots off target 7

3 Big chances 1

101 Attacks 96

5 Corners 4

11 Fouls 16

15 Free kicks 10

0 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 12

19 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

7/1741% Aerial duels 10/1759%

80 Backward passes 64

1 Blocked shots 10

24 Clearances 13

8/1553% Crosses 9/2438%

11/2152% Dribbles 7/2429%

76 Failed passes 62

1 Goalkeeper saves 1

4 Interceptions 15

9 Key passes 16

21/4943% Long passes 19/4245%

63 Passes into the final third 90

225 Passes in the opposition half 238

236 Passes in own half 174

0.36 Shot accuracy 0.06

1 Shots from outside the box 2

10 Shots inside the box 11

16/2564% Tackles 11/1958%

446 Total passes 388

Line-ups

Turku PS

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Elmo Henriksson	1
2	O. Hagstrom	2
14	Matej Hrádecký	14
15	K. Azongnitode	15
24	Nikolas Talo	24
10	Marius Könkkölä	10
22	Timo Zaal	22
26	Lasse Ikonen	26
29	Albion Muzaci	29
41	Samuel Anini Jr.	41
99	Kian Visser	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
4	Aki Sairinen	4
17	Atte Sihvonen	17
20	Miika Kauppila	20
8	Ali Coulibaly	8
11	E. Vauchkonen	11
28	Tommy Wakiparta	28
13	Theodoros Tsirigotis	13
44	N. Weinbergs	44

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IFK Mariehamn

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Kevin Lund	1
3	Aaro Soiniemi	3
5	Tuomas Koivisto	5
28	Jiri Nissinen	28
8	Jelle van der Heyden	8
15	Thomas Klemetsen Jakobsen	15
18	Adam Edward Stroud	18
20	Emmanuel Maker Lam Patut	20
22	Rui Barbosa Monteiro	22
7	Adam Larsson	7

Substitutes
#	Player	number
32	Matias Riikonen	32
2	Noah Kristian Nurmi	2
11	Viktor Vidlund	11
26	Ludwig Richtner	26
14	A. Bergvik	14
16	Anttoni Huttunen	16
9	Ville Nunez	9
43	Leo Andersson	43

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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

Turku PS — IFK Mariehamn: 3:0, Veikkausliiga

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