In a weekend match in week 9, on Saturday May 28th, Haka will play host to Lahti in a meeting of these two Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 7th placed Haka is fresh off their 1-4 loss against HJK. Lee Erwin struck first for Haka in the 5th minute on a feed from Sarpreet Singh, then Miro Tenho tied it up for HJK in the 39th minute But luckily in the 50th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by David Browne. Haka is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while lahti is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Oulu. Otso 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 was frustrated by Oulu’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Oulu ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Haka won the head to head battle with 1 win and 2 draws.
Lahti’s most prolific scorer has been Teemu Penninkangas. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Haka is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Oliver Whyte and Janne-Pekka Laine each only have 1 goal in their last five.