In a mid week match on Monday Aug 22nd, in week 19, Honka hosts HIFK at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto in a Veikkausliiga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Honka is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Ilves. Henri Aalto scored the first goal for Honka in the 22nd minute, then Koski added another in the 58th minute In the end, Ilves was frustrated by Honka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Honka ended the match with the shutout victory. Honka is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, HIFK recorded a 0-2 loss against SJK. Diego Rojas struck first for SJK in the 14th minute, then Nooa Laine added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, HIFK was frustrated by SJK’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. SJK ended the match with the shutout victory. HIFK looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Bolt Arena, Honka was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Aatu Kujanpää struck first for HIFK in the 51st minute, then Aldayr Hernández Basanta got the equalizer for Honka in the 66th minute on a feed from Koski But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 85th minute on a goal by A. Sadiku.
HIFK is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Sergei Eremenko and Eero Markkanen each only have 1 goal in their last five. A. Sadiku has been the most prolific scorer on Honka in his last five matches with three goals.