In this week 14 match, on Monday Jul 11th, Ilves will play host to Oulu in a clash of these two evenly matched Veikkausliiga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 5th placed Ilves is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against HIFK. Ariel Ngueukam scored the first goal for Ilves in the 1st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed HIFK couldn’t manage to score, and Ilves took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Ilves should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Oulu recorded a 0-6 blowout loss against VPS. Aleksi Pahkasalo scored the first goal for VPS in the 10th minute, then Multanen added another in the 45th minute In the end, Oulu was frustrated by VPS’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. VPS ended the match with the shutout victory. Oulu is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Apr 17th, Oulu hosted Ilves at the Raatin Stadion in their last match together. Oulu and Ilves battled to a 2-2 draw. Michael López scored the first goal for Oulu in the 36th minute, then Michael López added another in the 40th minute from the penalty spot .
Oulu’s top weapon lately has been Michael López, who has two goals in the last five matches. Ilves is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kai Meriluoto and Petteri Pennanen each having 2 goals in their last 5.