VJS 1:1 FC jazz: Ykkönen Match Result

Match report

VPS drew 1-1 with Jazz in the Group Stage of Ykkönen on Saturday evening, a result that keeps both sides within touching distance of each other in the table. The hosts had led after forty-seven minutes when J. Lakkamaki found the net, but Jazz responded before long through J. Holopainen's penalty in the thirty-eighth minute. To be fair, the visitors had created the earlier chance and converted it, while VPS were still looking for their breakthrough. The penalty came after a period of pressure from the away side, and it gave them the lead they needed to push forward. VPS took the lead shortly after the break when Lakkamaki scored, and from that moment the match opened up considerably. Both managers made changes as the game progressed, with VPS bringing on E. Tuominen in the seventy-seventh minute and attempting to add fresh legs in the final quarter.

By then, the match had settled into a rhythm that suited neither team entirely. VPS controlled more possession and registered 143 attacks compared to Jazz's 107, but the visitors managed to stay competitive throughout. The statistics tell a story of one-sided dominance without the corresponding result — eight shots on target for the hosts against Jazz's two, yet only one goal for each side.

Discipline became an issue as the game wore on. Jazz accumulated three yellow cards through V. Salo, L. Nuorela and A. Takala, while VPS received one from T. Kangasaho before his substitution in the thirty-fourth minute. The away side brought Salo back on in the sixty-third minute after he had been replaced by Babiker, suggesting they were prepared to take their chances in the final stages.

The result leaves VPS in eighth place with 31 points from 22 games, while Jazz sit sixth on 33 points. Both teams had been drawing more than winning recently — VPS drew four of their last five matches, Jazz three of theirs — and this pattern continued. The gap between them remains small, and neither side can afford another slip if they have ambitions for the top half.

What stands out is the contrast between the numbers and the actual contest. VPS created more but struggled to finish, while Jazz made do with fewer chances and took theirs when it mattered. The match ended as it began, with both sides sharing the points and moving on to the next fixture.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 8 – 2

Shots off target 10 – 4

Attacks 143 – 107

🟨 29' T. Kangasaho — Yellow card ⇄ 34' T. Kangasaho — Substitution ⇄ 34' A. Achenchab — Substitution ⚽ 38' J. Holopainen — Penalty 🟨 45+3' V. Salo — Yellow card ⇄ 46' J. Marttila — Substitution ⚽ 47' J. Lakkamaki — Goal ⇄ 63' A. Babiker — Substitution ⇄ 63' V. Salo — Substitution 🟨 74' L. Nuorela — Yellow card ⇄ 77' E. Tuominen — Substitution ⇄ 83' E. Kaipiainen — Substitution ⇄ 84' O. Ojala — Substitution ⇄ 84' D. Hvidberg — Substitution ⇄ 84' E. Kaipiainen — Substitution ⇄ 84' P. Raitanen — Substitution 🟨 90+1' A. Takala — Yellow card

Match events

29' 0:0 FC jazz Yellow card T. Kangasaho
34' 0:0 FC jazz Substitution T. Kangasaho off: A. Takala
34' 0:0 VJS Substitution A. Achenchab off: O. Blommendahl
38' 1:0 VJS Penalty J. Holopainen
45+3' 1:0 VJS Yellow card V. Salo
46' 1:0 FC jazz Substitution J. Marttila off: J. Pulla
47' 1:1 FC jazz Goal J. Lakkamaki
63' 1:1 VJS Substitution A. Babiker off: N. Kaijasilta
63' 1:1 VJS Substitution V. Salo off: J. Mabinda
74' 1:1 FC jazz Yellow card L. Nuorela
77' 1:1 FC jazz Substitution E. Tuominen off: C. Harjanne
83' 1:1 FC jazz Substitution E. Kaipiainen off: E. Lamberg
84' 1:1 VJS Substitution O. Ojala off: J. Rahja
84' 1:1 VJS Substitution D. Hvidberg off: A. Nyholm
84' 1:1 FC jazz Substitution E. Kaipiainen off: E. Lamberg
84' 1:1 FC jazz Substitution P. Raitanen off: A. Luhtanen
90+1' 1:1 FC jazz Yellow card A. Takala

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

8 Shots on target 2

10 Shots off target 4

143 Attacks 107

4 Corners 6

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

1 Goal kicks 0

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