In this week 15 match, on Sat Jul 23rd, Haka and VPS will play a match in Vaasa in a clash of the Veikkausliiga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. VPS sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against HJK. Johannes Yli-Kokko struck first for HJK in the 19th minute, then Multanen tied it up for VPS in the 39th minute. VPS is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Haka, recorded a 3-2 win against Inter Turku. Lee Erwin scored the first goal for Haka in the 22nd minute, then Petteri Forsell tied it up for Inter Turku in the 27th minute , but Haka kept scoring and walked away with the win. Haka is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Tehtaan Kenttä, VPS was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Tete Yengi struck first for VPS in the 73rd minute on a feed from Joonas Vahtera, then Pahkasalo added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Haka was frustrated by VPS’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. VPS ended the match with the shutout victory.
Lee Erwin has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Haka. For VPS, their top scorers are Morrissey and Pahkasalo, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.