Inter - RoPS preview

17:30 Inter (7th) - RoPS (13th)

Inter: 3-0-1-1-0-3 ----------- RoPS: 0-3-0-3-3-0

H2H 11-4-5

Last game 8.7.2009 Cup Inter – RoPS 2-0

Inter and RoPS have met already twice this season. In the league game Inter won 0-2 after an eventful game where RoPS missed two penalty kicks, and in the Finland Cup game at Turku Inter was far better, created a lot of goal chances but ended up winning by the same margin 2-0 at home.

Inter Turku coach the Dutchman Job Dratgsma wants to emphazize the mental preparation for the game as he knows they are big favourites ahead of the match;” RoPS have nothing to lose, but we have to go and take the win. RoPS are not going to hand it to us on a silver plate. Defense have beeb probably their weakest point, but there have been signs of improvement.”

Inter can field best possible line-up, there are no injuries as Pertot is rejoining the team, nor suspensions.

RoPS have played well at home and been awful at their travels having earned only 1 point away so far. They also were extremely unlucky at their last home game against Lahti which they lost 0-1, but it was not only about getting bad news says RoPS – defender Janne Turpeenniemi;” Our team defense was the best so far this season against Lahti, defense worked very well and now we know how to build it also in the future. Despite the horrible results at away games we are always going after the three points and we will do our best.”

RoPS have a full squad to choose from.

Inter Turku: 1 Patrick Bantamoi (gk)14/0 – 3 Claudio Verino 13/1 – 7 Ari Nyman 16/0 – 9 Guillano Grot 12/3 – 11 Timo Furuholm 14/5 – 14 Joni Aho 13/0 – 18 Ats Purje 12/1 – 23 Ville Nikkari 9/0 - 17 Mika Ojala 14/2 - 5 Alberto Ramirez 14/1 - 29 Henri Lehtonen 15/0

Bench: 8 Touko Tumanto 8/0, 20 Arttu Seppälä 1/0, 21 Pablo Gomez-Marttila 0/0, 27 Kennedy 14/1, 25 Ville Mäkilä 0/0, 26 Felix Åkerlund 0/0, 6 Jermu Gustafsson 2/0, 13 Eemeli Reponen (gk) 2/0 , 15 Severi Paajanen 16/0, 12 David Monsalve (gk) 1/0, 19 Aristides Pertot 8/0, 22 Sami Sanevuori 11/0, 24 Joni Kauko 12/2

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Coach: Job Dragtsma


RoPS: 1 Jung-Huyk Kwom (gk) 15/0 – 4 Stephen Kunda 16/0 – 5 White Simwanza 14/0 – 6 Joonas Ikäläinen 16/2 - 3 Marko Koivuranta 8/0 - 11 Chileshe Chibwe 15/2 - 10 Chanda Mwaba 16/1 - 30 Echiabhi Okodugha 16/4 - 18 Christopher Musonda 16/3 - 8 Nchimunya Mweetwa 7/0 - 17 Ville Syväjärvi 13/0

Bench: 2 Godfrey Chibanga 13/0, 9 Zeddy Saileti 12/1, 13 Jukka Yrjänheikki 3/0, 20 Juha-Pekka Inkeröinen 6/0, 19 Janne Turpeenniemi 11/0, 12 Kari-Pekka Syväjärvi (gk) 2/0, 16 Jeferson Pires 7/1, 15 Mika- Matti Maisonvaara 14/1

Out: 7 Jarno Tenkula 0/0, 22 Juuso Majava 0/0

Coaches: Zeddy Saileti & Mika Lumijärvi

Prediction; looks like a home win that is not worth a bet. Closer look before the kick-off.