Week 16 brings us a match on Jul 30th, where VPS will travel to Esbo to battle Honka in a Veikkausliiga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Honka recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Inter Turku. Edmund Arko-Mensah struck first for Honka in the 49th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Inter Turku couldn’t manage to score, and Honka took the shutout win. Honka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed VPS is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Haka. Tete Yengi struck first for VPS in the 4th minute on a feed from Multanen, then Donaldo Acka tied it up for Haka in the 10th minute . VPS is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Honka and VPS last played eachother at the Elisa Stadion on the 22nd of June. Honka took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Matias Rale scored the first goal for Honka in the 10th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed VPS couldn’t manage to score, and Honka took the shutout win.
Kalle Multanen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for VPS. Honka is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with A. Sadiku and Rui Manuel Muati Modesto each having 3 goals in their last 5.