Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki

3 November 2025 · Veikkausliiga · 2025 · Referee Mohammad Al-Emara

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

Vertti Hänninen 17’
Mihailo Bogićević 90’ (og)

Lucas Lingman 37’
Santeri Hostikka 45’

Match summary

Gnistan and HJK Helsinki shared the points in a 2-2 draw. HJK Helsinki led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Vertti Hänninen put Gnistan ahead in the 17th minute, Lucas Lingman equalised in the 37th minute, and Santeri Hostikka put HJK Helsinki in front in the 45th minute. In the second half, Bogićević's own goal equalised in the 90th minute.

Shots finished 18-14 to HJK Helsinki, with 3 on target for Gnistan and 11 for HJK Helsinki.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%

14 Shots 18

3 Shots on target 11

5 Corners 11

428 Passes 475

80.6% Pass accuracy 82.7%

3 Tackles 1

7 Fouls 9

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 5

Key events

Gnistan HJK Helsinki

Kick-off

6’

Ville TikkanenShot on target

11’

Santeri HostikkaShot on target

15’

Teemu PukkiShot on target

Vertti HänninenRight foot shot

1-0

17’

23’

Alexander RingShot on target

25’

Pyry MentuShot on target

32’

Santeri HostikkaShot on target

37’

Lucas LingmanLeft foot shot

1-1

45’

Santeri HostikkaRight foot shot

1-2

Half-time1-2

Joakim LatonenTim Väyrynen

46’

Edmund Arko-MensahJuhani Ojala

46’

Santeri HostikkaShot on target

Second half underway

Artur AtarahShot on target

53’

Roman EremenkoShot on target

57’

59’

Teemu PukkiShot on target

Didrik HafstadArtur Atarah

61’

69’

Benji MichelLucas Lingman

69’

Liam MöllerTeemu Pukki

Oliver GünesVertti Hänninen

69’

70’

Benji MichelShot on target

81’

Kaius SimojokiBrooklyn Lyons-Foster

85’

Kevin Kouassivi-BenissanSanteri Hostikka

86’

Pyry MentuFoul

Hannes WoivalinArmend Kabashi

88’

Mihailo BogićevićOwn goal

2-2

90’

Full-time2-2

Lineups

Gnistan 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

HJK Helsinki 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Alexandro Craninx	90′	9	2	27	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Juhani Ojala Taken off	47′	–	–	2	2	2	17	–	–	–	–
Jukka Raitala	90′	–	2	–	4	2	36	1	–	–	–
Oliver Pettersson	90′	–	2	–	5	2	44	1	–	–	–
Edmund Arko-Mensah Came on as a substitute	49′	–	–	–	4	1	29	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Armend Kabashi Taken off	89′	–	–	37	–	–	–	4	6	–	–	–
Vertti Hänninen Taken off	70′	1	–	34	–	–	–	–	5	2	1	–
Evgeny Bashkirov	90′	–	–	56	2	0.15	–	4	2	–	–	–
Gabriel Europaeus	90′	–	–	37	–	–	–	1	4	1	1	–
Roman Eremenko	90′	–	–	59	3	0.48	3	–	9	–	2	–
Oliver Günes Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	6	1	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Hannes Woivalin Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Artur Atarah Taken off	62′	–	1	3	1	0.23	0.13	1	5	1	17	–
Tim Väyrynen Taken off	47′	–	–	1	–	0.17	–	–	8	–	10	–
Joakim Latonen Came on as a substitute	49′	–	–	2	–	0.30	0.01	1	5	1	10	–
Didrik Hafstad Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	8	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Ricardo Friedrich	90′	2	2	40	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Miska Ylitolva	90′	–	–	2	6	2	32	1	–	–	–
Ville Tikkanen	90′	–	4	1	–	–	56	–	–	–	–
Mihailo Bogićević	90′	–	5	–	3	1	58	1	–	–	–
Brooklyn Lyons-Foster Taken off	83′	–	1	–	3	1	39	–	–	–	–
Kaius Simojoki Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	1	1	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Jere Kallinen	90′	–	–	40	–	–	1	1	7	1	–	–
Pyry Mentu	90′	–	–	38	4	0.52	–	5	8	3	2
Lucas Lingman Taken off	71′	1	–	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alexander Ring	90′	–	–	36	3	0.21	–	1	4	2	1	–
Santeri Hostikka Taken off	86′	1	–	31	1	0.26	–	–	8	–	1	–
Liam Möller Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Benji Michel Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–
Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	–

Forwards1 player


Teemu Pukki Taken off	71′	–	1	5	2	0.39	0.24	2	6	–	15	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Gnistan W L L L D

HJK Helsinki L L L D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: HJK Helsinki 2-3 Gnistan, 03 Oct 25 Next meeting: Gnistan 0-3 HJK Helsinki, 18 Apr 26 All Gnistan vs HJK Helsinki meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.