On Saturday Oct 8th, in week 4, HIFK plays host to Mariehamn in a clash of the Veikkausliiga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 6th placed HIFK, recorded a 0-4 loss against VPS. Jesper Engstrom scored the first goal for VPS in the 3rd minute, then Kalle Multanen added another in the 48th minute In the end, HIFK was frustrated by VPS’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. VPS ended the match with the shutout victory. HIFK looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches, while mariehamn sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Ilves. Ariel Ngueukam struck first for Ilves in the 12th minute, then John Owoeri tied it up for Mariehamn in the 39th minute But luckily in the 86th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Carvalho da Silva. Mariehamn is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Jul 16th, Mariehamn hosted HIFK in their last match together. Mariehamn and HIFK battled to a 1-1 draw. Sergei Eremenko scored the first goal for HIFK in the 6th minute, then John Owoeri tied it up for Mariehamn in the 31st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Mariehamn.
John Owoeri has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Mariehamn. Roman Eremenko has been the most effective weapon for HIFK lately. The midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.