IFK Mariehamn - FF Jaro

IFK Mariehamn (4.) – Jaro (10.)

MIFK:3-3-1-0-3-0
Jaro:0-0-1-3-3-0


H2H:8-9-2
Last game in Veikkausliiga: 24.6.09 Jaro – IFK Mariehamn 0-0

The surprise result of the week was created at Haka when they demolished IFK Mariehamn by 5-1. Jaro took also part in a goal-scoring competition and lost 3-5 at home against Honka. ”We defended in an awful way and being soon two goals down was too much,” wonders IFK midfielder Tamas Gruborovics, ” It was very confusing, everything was as normal before the game and we were really focused, and then happened this, ” he continues.

IFK Mariehamn can now wave their hopes of reaching the third spot in the league goodbyes, as Honka is already 6 points up with a better goal difference when there are three matches to go. ”Fourth place would be more than most people expected and we are now fighting for that, though of course everyone is disappointed in the team right now.”, says Gruborovics.

Jaro have played well lately, and they had won JJK and TPS before meeting the in-form team Honka who won 3-5 at Jaro last Sunday. ” Jaro is a good team and they have improved a lot since Alexei Eremenko Sr started as a coach a few weeks ago, ” says IFK captain Mika Niskala. ”Anyone can lose against Honka, but only a few teams will ever score three goals in their net like Jaro did."

Jaro are tenth in the league but with a good finish they can end up a few positions higher and start happily preparing into new season, the first round match at Jaro ended goalless.

Defender Paulus Arajuuri 19/1 who will transfer to Kalmar FF after the season is suspended from the IFK Mariehamn side, gk Markus Koljander 18/0 and df Jani Tanska 20/1 are injured from FF Jaro.


MIFK : 29 Gustav Långbacka 23/0 - 24 Mate Dujilo 19/1 - 6 Marcus Olofsson 22/3 – 22 Alexandros Pappas 22/0 – 3 Patrik Rikama 20/0 – 8 Kenneth Gustavsson 20/2 - 9 Ante Simunac 19/4 – 10 Tamás Gruborovics 22/6 – 15 Amos Ekhalie 12/1 – 30 Sasha Anttilainen 12/1
Bench: 1 Willis Ochieng (gk) 1/0, 2 Dmytro Voloshyn 8/0, 18 Dmytro Pronevych 5/0, 11 Mika Niskala 21/1, 14 Arsim Gashi 19/1, 26 Wilhelm Ingves 21/3, 4 Johan Carlsson 18/1,, 21 Jimmy Sundman 1/0
Unavailable: 23 Paulus Arajuuri 19/1 suspended

Coach : Pekka Lyyski



Jaro: 12 Vitali Teles (gk) 6/0 – 6 Janne Vellamo 20/0 - 5 Kristian Kojola 32/2 – 27 Urmas Rooba 4/0 - 7 Marco Matrone 17/1 – 10 Jonas Emet 22/3 – 17 Petter Meyer 22/5 - 18 Mikko Hyyrynen 20/4 – 19 Sebastian Mannström 23/4 – 22 Jens Portin 22/0 – 23 Joonas Laurikainen 23/3

Bench: 30 Jesse Öst 0/0, 11 Jani Koivisto 13/3, 13 Jani Sarajärvi 9/0, 26 Tommi Haanpää 2/0, 9 Björn-Erik Sundqvist 10/1, 16 Papa Niang 20/3, 21 Daniel Fellman 8/0, 20 Tillman Grove 2/0

Unavailable: 8 Jari Sara 0/0, 3 Heikki Aho 8/0, 1 Markus Koljander (gk)18/0 the rest of the season, 2 Jani Tanska 20/1

Coach : Alexei Eremenko Sr

Betting: I think I give this match a miss. IFK played an awful match at Haka and the motivation for the rest of the season flew out of the window. Jaro might be a bit of value with a handicap.