In a weekend match on Sat May 28th, in week 9, Oulu hosts SJK in a Veikkausliiga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Oulu recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Lahti. Liimatta struck first for Oulu in the 5th minute, then Michael López added another in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Lahti couldn’t muster any offence and Oulu ran away with the shutout win. Oulu is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed SJK is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Mariehamn. Cristian Valencia Cifuentes struck first for SJK in the 80th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Mariehamn was frustrated by SJK’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. SJK ended the match with the shutout victory. SJK is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season SJK won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Josepablo Monreal has been the most effective weapon for SJK lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Oulu is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Rafael Floro and Liimatta each having 2 goals in their last 5.