In a weekend match in week 9, on Saturday May 21st, Mariehamn and SJK will play a match in Seinajoki in a meeting of these two evenly matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, SJK recorded a 1-1 draw against Haka. Josepablo Monreal scored the first goal for SJK in the 60th minute on a penalty kick, but Janne-Pekka Laine got the equalizer for Haka in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while mariehamn is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Ilves. Petteri Pennanen struck first for Ilves in the 83rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mariehamn couldn’t manage to score, and Ilves took the shutout win. Mariehamn looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season SJK won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Mariehamn hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Robin Sid and Mikko Sumusalo, and they each have 1 goal. SJK’s top weapon lately has been Josepablo Monreal, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.