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Haka: 3-3-0-3-1-3 / TPS: 1-3-3-3-3-1

H2H: 10-2-7. Last game 18.04.09 League TPS-Haka 1-2.

Haka surprised in the opening round game TPS away and have followed their surprises ever since losing only twice so far this season. Both teams had an easy away cup – game during the week and rested most of their players while cruising into comfortable wins.

”TPS is a physical team who had difficulties in the early season when the players had not yet found their roles, but they are very dangerous and not lost for a long time”, reminds Haka coach Olli Huttunen.

Haka have no major absentees, Nicolas Kivistö 6/0 is out due to minor injury and important defender Jari Nikkilä 12/0 is doubtful because of army duties.

TPS coach Pasi Rautiainen was far from happy after their dismal performance in the cup. ” I do not want to take anything away from the home team Poxyt, but our perfomance was a full disaster! There were players on the pitch on our side who did nothing right. If we go on playing like this Haka will destroy us!”

TPS have a full squad to choose from, although their academy players might be given a rest after they won the Finnish Championship last week and are not really needed at this game.

Haka: 1 Janne Korhonen 13/0 – 2 Diego Corpache 13/1 – 18 Jari Nikkilä 12/0 - 4 Markus Joenmäki 4/0 - 22 Jarno Mattila 13/0 - 6 Sebastian Strandvall 13/2 - 7 Mikko Innanen 13/2 – 11 Antti Hynynen 12/4 - 10 Mika Mäkitalo 12/2 - 8 Jani Kauppila 13/0 - 9 Niko Ikävalko 11/2

Bench:12 Saku Pesonen (gk) 0/0, 16 Jani Bäckman 8/1, 20 Sami Ristilä 9/1, 3 Petri Viljanen 8/0, 21 Pietari Holopainen 10/5, 28 Hans Denissen 3/0

Unavailable: 5 Kalle Parviainen 0/0, 14 Valeri Minkenen 4/0, 15 Nicolas Kivistö 6/0

Coach : Olli Huttunen


TPS: 12 Jukka Lehtovaara 12/0 – 2 Iiro Aalto 12/0 – 5 Simo Valakari 7/0 - 6 Jaakko Nyberg 12/2 - 7 Sami Rähmönen 13/0 – 8 Jarno Heinikangas 13/0 – 9 Mikko Manninen 12/0 – 10 Riku Riski 13/4 – 28 Mikko Paatelainen 13/2 – 20 Babatunde Wusu 12/4 - 21 Wayne Brown 13/3

Bench: 3 Kalle Mäkinen 0/0, 11 Mika Ääritalo 3/0, 17 Roope Riski 0/0, 19 Patrik Lomski 6/0, 18 Chris Cleaver 9/0, 22 Jesse Saarinen 0/0, 29 Yll Hoxha 3/0, 23 Juho Lähde 0/0, 24 Jani Aaltonen 0/0, 25 Santeri Mäkinen 0/0, 27 Tuomas Markkula 0/0, 31 Alban Ferati 0/0, 14 Kasper Hämäläinen 12/0, 1 Jani Tuomala (gk) 1/0, 13 Samu-Petteri Mäkelä 8/0

Out:-

Coach: Pasi Rautiainen

Prediction: No matter what TPS coach Rautiainen says, TPS is the better of these two. Unfortunately the betting market seems to agree and with current prices no reason for a bet. If something happens then it is time to re-evaluate. Limits for ahc in the table below.