In a weekend match on Sunday Aug 21st, in week 19, Mariehamn hosts Ilves at Wiklöf Holding Arena in a Veikkausliiga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Mariehamn recorded a 0-1 loss against KuPS. Vayrynen scored the first goal for KuPS in the 72nd minute on a penalty shot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Mariehamn was frustrated by KuPS’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. KuPS ended the match with the shutout victory. Mariehamn is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ilves recorded a 0-4 loss against Honka. Aalto struck first for Honka in the 22nd minute, then Ville 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. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun May 15th, Ilves hosted Mariehamn in their last match together. Ilves was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Petteri Pennanen struck first for Ilves in the 83rd minute on a feed from Momodou Sarr, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Mariehamn couldn’t muster any offence and Ilves ran away with the shutout win.
Adam Larsson has been the most effective weapon for Ilves lately. The Swedish attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Mariehamn’s most prolific scorer has been Carvalho da Silva. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.