MYPA - MIFK preview

MYPA (10th) – MIFK (4th)

MyPa: 0-3-0-0-0-3
MIFK:1-1-1-1-1-3
H2H: 3-5-3
Last game 17.05.09 MIFK – MYPA 0-0

The current MYPA and ex-MIFK goalkeeper Antti Kuismala saved MYPA a point when the teams last met in May in Mariehamn. This Sunday another low-scoring game is to be expected, thoug MIFK managed to cut their streak of draws by winning RoPS at home 2-1 last week. Also MYPA managed to get all three points against FC Lahti with a new line-up of more fresh legs and attitude, and they are looking forward to climbing higher in the table. MYPA receives back midfielder Antti Okkonen from Belgium after 6 years spent as a professional abroad, and he helps to give MYPA more creativity, though a lack a match-fitness is a questionmark as there are some three months since his last game.

Striker Tosaint Ricketts 13/5 is suspended, but no injury worries for MYPA.

MIFK have still alive their dreams of the title after finally winning a game and they are only 5 points behind top-duo HJK and TPS. The surprise package from Mariehamn have been very solid and tight in defense for the whole season, but this game they will have to do without injured midfielder Mika Niskala 16/1, who is one the key figures of MIFK. MIFK are desperate for a win, but then the strikers young Wilhelm Ingves, Sasha Anttilainen and Arsim Gashi would finally shape up and take a step further, as the best goal-scorer so far is midfielder Tamas Gruburovics with 5 goals so far. MYPA have scored 18 goals and MIFK 19 goals so far this season after 18 rounds, and any other result than a goalless draw would be a nice surprise.

MYPA: 1 Antti Kuismala 16/0 – 4 Antti Uimaniemi 17/0 – 11 Ilari Äijälä 14/3 – 16 Toni Huttunen 17/1 - 6 Tuomo Könönen 16/0 - 24 Nebi Mustafi 11/1 - 3 Sampsa Timoska 7/0 – 18 Tuomas Aho 16/0 - 7 Ben Webster 16/0 – 9 Saku Puhakainen 17/1 – 2 Miikka Multaharju 16/0

Bench: 5 Jarno Tuunainen 2/0, 15 Ville Oksanen 15/1, 12 Mika Johansson (gk) 1/0, 23 Niko Nakari 5/0, 17 Einari Kurittu 0/0 (back from loan at KTP), Antti Okkonen 0/0, 8 Ady 11/2, 13 Toni Lindberg 13/2, Antti Okkonen 0/0
Unavailable: 20 Felipe Benevedes 2/0 (lent out to MP), 19 Maxim Votinov 12/2 (loan to MP), 22 Roope Rautiainen 0/0 loan to (MP), 14 Tosaint Ricketts 13/5 suspended
Coach : Janne Lindberg


MIFK : 29 Gustav Långbacka 18/0 - 24 Mate Dujilo 14/1 - 6 Marcus Olofsson 17/2 – 22 Alexandros Pappas 17/0 – 23 Paulus Arajuuri 16/1 – 8 Kenneth Gustavsson 15/1 - 9 Ante Simunac 15/3 – 10 Tamás Gruborovics 18/5 – 15 Amos Ekhalie 9/0 –14 Arsim Gashi 16/1 - 26 Wilhelm Ingves 16/3
Bench: 1 Willis Ochieng (gk) 1/0, 2 Dmytro Voloshyn 8/0, 30 Sasha Anttilainen 8/1, 4 Johan Carlsson 14/0, 18 Dmytro Pronevych 2/0
Unavailable:11 Mika Niskala 16/1 injured

Coach : Pekka Lyyski