In a weekend match in week 15, on Sat Jul 23rd, Mariehamn will travel to Oulu to battle Oulu in a meeting of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Oulu, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ilves. Niklas Jokelainen scored the first goal for Oulu in the 33rd minute, then Niklas Jokelainen added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Marius Konkkola In the end, Ilves was frustrated by Oulu’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Oulu ended the match with the shutout victory. Oulu should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while mariehamn sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against HIFK. Sergei Eremenko scored the first goal for HIFK in the 6th minute, then John Owoeri tied it up for Mariehamn in the 31st minute earning Mariehamn at least a draw. Mariehamn looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Wiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Mohammed Abubakari scored the first goal for Mariehamn in the 14th minute, but Armend Kabashi got the equalizer for Oulu in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Mariehamn’s most prolific scorer has been John Owoeri. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Oulu’s top weapon lately has been Niklas Jokelainen, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.