VPS - JJK preview

Can JJK continue on winning ways?


VPS form: 0-0-3-3-3-3

JJK form: 1-1-0-0-0-3


VPS have been unbeatable after their latest coach change and people wonder how it long it will last as the team itself is a mediocre one and should not be fighting of the tops spots. The players who under-achieved the season have lately been over-achieving, maybe the balance is to be found soon?


Last week they were playing another relegation candidate KuPS, and won them at home 1-0 after somewhat disappointing performance. ” I am happy with the over-all team spirit though, and we have changed the style of from long balls and taken more short passes and mover better and worked harder” , says playmaker young Petteri Forsell, one of the sensations of new VPS. ”Everyone woke up and now we are tough to beat, only the KuPS match was poor from us, but we are trusting ourselves now.”


VPS has a full squad to choose from, apart from long-term absentees.


JJK won their first Veikkausliiga game ever last week when beating Lahti 2-1 at home in Jyväskylä and now when the spirits are high Vaasa is a good place to travel to. The distance is not that big, and there are 3 ex-VPS players wearing the JJK-shirt now, and also JJK-coach Ville Priha is a former VPS legend. The JJK team is warmly welcomed, and quality-wise there is not a big difference in class, or in the style of play as both teams are more physical than skillful. These teams have never met before in an official match which makes it all the more interesting. The weather is excellent at the moment and all the junior players taking part in a tournament are also invited and a full stadion with loads of thirsty spectators is a possibility.


JJK have no major absentees either.



VPS: 1 Henri Sillanpää 9/0 - 8 Jani Lyyski 10/0 – 11 Toni Hahto 9/0 – 16 Jyrki Saranpää 10/1 – 19 Jan Berg 10/0 – 3 Lawrence Smith 6/1 – 7 Tero Koskela 10/0 – 14 Jens Nygård 10/2 - 22 Tony Björk 10/1 - 10 Antonio Inutile 10/1 – 23 Jyri Hietaharju 10/1


Bench: 4 Jussi Äijälä 7/0, 6 Petteri Forsell 8/1, 9 Jussi Aalto 4/1, 12 Henrik Moisander (gk) 2/0, 20 Rikard Lindroos 6/0, 25 Pekka Kainu 5/0


out: 2 Jan Ahlvik 0/0, 24 Benjamin Slotte 0/0


Coaches: Juha Reini & Petri Vuorinen



JJK: 30 Mihaly Szerovay 8/0 - 3 Janne Hannula 4/0 - 5 Ik Kuyng Nam 9/2 – 7 Anssi Viren 9/0 - 8 Matti Lähitie 8/0 – 9 Mika Lahtinen 9/2 – 10 Tommi Kari 9/3 – 14 Jukka Sinisalo 8/0 - 18 Zakaria Abahassine 7/0 – 19 Christian Sund 8/0 – 21 Toni Koskela 9/0


Bench: 31 Antti-Jussi Karnio (gk) 2/0, 4 Markus Paija 3/0, 12 Sami Myllymäki 0/0, 13 Tuomas Latikka 8/0, 16 Niko Markkula 4/0, 17 Hyun-Kwan Kim 4/0


Out:-


Coach : Ville Priha

Prediction: 0-0 draw