VPS - Inter preview 23.09.2009

VPS (9.) – Inter (6.)
VPS: 3-3-0-3-0-0
Inter: 3-0-0-1-3-3


H2H:5-4-11
Last game in Veikkausliiga: 28.05.09 Inter – VPS 0-1

Last round VPS lost to HJK away very expectedly 2-0 while Inter thrashed JJK 3-0 at home. The home team does not too much at stake anymore this season, they are out of Cup, have no relegation worries and will not achieve anything in the league and it shows on the pitch. Inter have still a slight chance for a top position in the league, they are in the Cup and have also a revenge in mind as they lost to VPS at home in May this season.

Juha Reini, an assistant coach and sports director is about to leave VPS because he did not accept some of the contracts made for future seasons thus leaving Petri Vuorinen being solely responsible for the first team.

VPS have no injury worries physically, but mentally the team is not anymore in full fitness as there is nothing to play for.

Inter might introduce a new signing in the midfield for this game if the paperwork has been completed in the the transfer of Argentinian Martin Civit. Goal-keeper Patrick Bantamoi 18/0 might be rested because of a injury for his thumb, and Ville Nikkari 12/0 is expected to return after recovering from illness. Striker Guillamo Grot 15/3 is still suspended.

VPS: 1 Henri Sillanpää 18/0 - 8 Jani Lyyski 22/3 – 4 Jussi Äijälä 17/0 – 19 Jan Berg 22/0 – 3 Lawrence Smith 18/3 – 7 Tero Koskela 20/1 – 14 Jens Nygård 22/3 - 22 Tony Björk 22/2 - 10 Antonio Inutile 21/4 – 23 Jyri Hietaharju 21/1 - 20 Rikard Lindroos 15/2

Bench: 9 Jussi Aalto 15/1, 25 Pekka Kainu 17/0, 12 Henrik Moisander (gk) 6/0, 21 Arttu Seppälä 2/1,16 Jyrki Saranpää 14/1, 11 Toni Hahto 12/0

Unavailable: 2 Jan Ahlvik 0/0 & 24 Benjamin Slotte 0/0

Coach: Petri Vuorinen


Inter Turku: 1 Patrick Bantamoi (gk)18/0 – 6 Jermu Gustafsson 7/0 – 7 Ari Nyman 22/0 – 11 Timo Furuholm 20/11 – 14 Joni Aho 19/2 – 18 Ats Purje 17/3 – 15 Severi Paajanen 22/0 - 17 Mika Ojala 19/4 - 5 Alberto Ramirez 20/1 - 29 Henri Lehtonen 21/1 - 27 Kennedy 19/2

Bench: 8 Touko Tumanto 10/0, 13 Eemeli Reponen (gk) 2/0, 12 David Monsalve (gk) 3/0, 19 Aristides Pertot 14/0, 22 Sami Sanevuori 14/0, 24 Joni Kauko 17/2, 3 Claudio Verino 13/1, 23 Ville Nikkari 12/0, Martin Civit?
Out: 9 Guillano Grot 15/3 suspended
Coach: Job Dragtsma

Betting: Nothing supports the idea of backing VPS, and the odds for Inter are not that attractive either. No bet yet.