MYPA - JJK on Friday

MYPA (10th) – JJK (12th)

MYPA: 0-0-0-3-0-1
JJK : 3-1-3-0-1-0

H2H: 1-0-1

Last game 13.07.2009 JJK – MYPA 0-1

This is the first round rescheduled game of the season which was cancelled due to terrible pitch conditions in the early spring, and both teams have changed quite significantly from that day. MYPA have taken players to and from their reserve teams trying to find the ideal line-up, and lately they have also signed Antti Okkonen from the Belgian League and Brazilian striker Cleiton. MYPA were dreaming of some success before the season started but the current 10th place in the league makes them to fight off the relegation. They have also already been kicked out of the cup by KuPS.

Last time in the league they met FF Jaro at home, but despite the control and possession they could not find the net and the match ended goalless. Only KuPS with 16 goals have scored less than MYPA who have managed to scored 19 times in the league in the 19 matches played.

JJK started the season with the same personnel which promoted them from Ykkönen last season, it was a nice gesture for the players who had worked hard, and also a test whether they are good enough to stay in the top flight. During the season it became obvious to everyone that there is not enough strength in the squad, and JJK have signed several foreign players during the season in order to survive, but they are far from safe at this point and need more wins to secure their place.

Last weekend JJK lost a bit undeservedly away to Haka 2-1 in the cup and they can concentrate fully in the remaining 7 games of the League. In their last league match they were offered a footballing lesson by FC Honka who won 5-2, and had to make the trip home by wondering how to tighten their shaky defense. Pretty much the only highlights of JJK lately have been the performances of young and promising midfielder Patrick Poutiainen and their Korean striker Nam.

The stakes are getting higher, the match is televised and there should be no major injury worries for either of the teams.

MYPA: 1 Antti Kuismala 18/0 – 4 Antti Uimaniemi 19/0 – 11 Ilari Äijälä 15/4 – 16 Toni Huttunen 19/1 - 6 Tuomo Könönen 18/0 - 25 Antti Okkonen 2/0 - 13 Toni Lindberg 13/2 – 18 Tuomas Aho 18/0 - 7 Ben Webster 18/0 – 14 Tosaint Ricketts 14/5 – 2 Miikka Multaharju 17/0

Bench: 5 Jarno Tuunainen 4/0, 15 Ville Oksanen 16/1, 12 Mika Johansson (gk) 1/0, 8 Ady 12/2, 9 Saku Puhakainen 19/1, 24 Nebi Mustafi 12/1, 20 Felipe Benevedes 2/0, 19 Maxim Votinov 13/2, 26 Cleiton 1/0

Unavailable:, 22 Roope Rautiainen 0/0 loan to MP, 17 Einari Kurittu 1/0 on loan to MP, 3 Sampsa Timoska 8/0, 23 Niko Nakari 6/0 on loan to FC Kuusankoski

Coach : Janne Lindberg

JJK: 30 Mihaly Szerovay 17/0 – 25 Dejan Brankovic 2/0 - 5 Ik Kuyng Nam 18/7 – 7 Anssi Viren 18/1 – 9 Mika Lahtinen 19/3 – 10 Tommi Kari 17/4 – 14 Jukka Sinisalo 18/0 – 19 Christian Sund 17/1 – 13 Tuomas Latikka 18/0 - 23 Patrick Poutiainen 9/1 – 11 Georgij Hristov 6/1

Bench: 31 Antti-Jussi Karnio (gk) 3/0, 12 Sami Myllymäki 0/0, 8 Matti Lähitie 14/0, 21 Toni Koskela 17/0, 18 Zakaria Abahassine 13/0, 16 Niko Markkula 7/0, 3 Janne Hannula 12/0, 22 Shkumbiu Arsllani 3/0, 6 Jukka-Pekka Tuomanen 10/0

Out: 15 Antto Tapaninen 0/0, 24 Niko Kautto 0/0, 17 Hyun-Kwan Kim 4/0 left the team, 4 Markus Paija 7/0 left the team for KaaPo

Coach: Ville Priha

this will be broadcasted as well at 18.00 CET on Friday, but I grabbed already the total, after seeing JJK now several times I wonder if even MYPA manage not to score a couple of times. There was some value on JJK win for some time, but it came quickly back down to current level of + 0,75 @ 2.03 which represents no value whatsover. I am no fan of MYPA, but this looks like a home win to me. Anyway, the only pick for this game is for total market.

o 2.5 @ 2.03