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4:0
Finished
Kick-off was
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In the Ykkönen game on 25 September 2026, Tampere United beat JJK 4:0. Match numbers: shots on target 7:4, corners 7:3.
Match report
Tampere United produced a commanding display to beat JJK 4-0 in the Ykkönen Group Stage on Thursday, 25 September 2026. The hosts made no mistake at home, extending their dominance in the division with goals at regular intervals. By then, the result had already settled the matter for the evening.
L. Kesti opened the scoring in the twelfth minute, a crisp finish that gave his side the early advantage. K. Huhta doubled the lead before the half-hour mark, striking in the forty-second minute to put the pressure on JJK. The visitors never really found their rhythm after that.
Both managers made changes around the hour mark, with six substitutions coming in quick succession between the sixty-fourth and sixty-sixth minutes. L. Bradbury added a third goal in the seventy-eighth minute, and L. Kyllonen rounded off the scoring with an eighty-eighth minute strike. Three yellow cards were shown—V. Kangasniemi in the seventy-fourth, an unnamed player at the break, and L. Rainerma in the eighty-seventh.
The statistics tell a curious story. Both sides shared possession evenly at 50 per cent, yet Tampere United were far more clinical. They registered seven shots on target compared to JJK's four, and their eight attacks per minute ratio told of a side in control. To be fair, JJK had more total attacks at 130, but they lacked the edge in the final third.
The result moves Tampere United further clear at the top of the table. They sit on 47 points from 24 games, with 14 wins, five draws and five defeats. JJK remain in eighth place on 31 points, their record of eight wins, seven draws and nine defeats leaving them a significant distance behind the leaders. And here's the thing—this match was decided in the first forty-five minutes.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %50–50
Shots on target7–4
Shots off target3–7
Attacks87–130
HT⚽12' L. Kesti — Goal⚽42' K. Huhta — Goal⇄44' V. Ojala — Substitution⇄64' L. Kesti — Substitution⇄65' R. Lehtonen — Substitution⇄66' O. Schroderus — Substitution⇄66' N. Liimatainen — Substitution⇄66' P. U. Imonioro — Substitution⇄72' K. Huhta — Substitution🟨74' V. Kangasniemi — Yellow card⚽78' L. Bradbury — Goal⇄82' A. Jalasvaara — Substitution🟨85+1' Yellow card🟨87' L. Rainerma — Yellow card⚽88' L. Kyllonen — Goal⇄88' L. Bradbury — Substitution⇄88' J. Laitinen — Substitution
