On the 11th of September, Mariehamn hosts SJK in a meeting of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Mariehamn recorded a 2-3 loss against Inter Turku. Hamalainen scored the first goal for Inter Turku in the 42nd minute, but Muhamed Olawale got the equalizer for Mariehamn in the 53rd minute , but luckily for Inter Turku it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Mariehamn is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, SJK recorded a 2-0 shutout win against VPS. Multanen scored the first goal for SJK on an own goal in the 22nd minute, then Tuomas Kaukua added another in the 62nd minute In the end, VPS was frustrated by SJK’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. SJK ended the match with the shutout victory. SJK should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat May 21st, SJK was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Cristian Valencia Cifuentes struck first for SJK in the 80th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mariehamn couldn’t manage to score, and SJK took the shutout win.
Diego Rojas has been the most prolific scorer on SJK in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Mariehamn is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Cledson Carvalho da Silva and Muhamed Olawale each having 2 goals in their last five.