AC Oulu 1-0 VPS · Veikkausliiga
AC Oulu beat VPS 1-0 in the Veikkausliiga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
AC Oulu and VPS met in the Veikkausliiga at Raatti Stadion in Oulu on Saturday, 18 April 2026.
Goalscorers
AC Oulu: I. Mendolin 73'. VPS did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. AC Oulu had 11 shots with 2 on target, VPS 9 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 6 to AC Oulu and 6 to VPS. AC Oulu conceded 10 fouls, VPS 14. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for AC Oulu, 2 for VPS) and 2 red cards.
Line-ups
AC Oulu started in a 4-2-3-1: Miguel Santos, Otto Kemppainen, Mikko Pitkänen, Juha Pirinen, Tuomas Kaukua, Iiro Mendolin, Julius Paananen, Lamine Ghezali, Rasmus Karjalainen, Elias Kallio, Julius Körkkö.
VPS started in a 3-5-2: Mamadou Jalloh, Emmanuel Okereke, Martti Haukioja, Vilmer Ronnberg, Yassin Daoussi, Paulo Lima, Lassana Mané, Simon Lindholm, Jayden Turfkruier, Jonathan Muzinga, Simon van Duivenbooden.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. AC Oulu 0-0 VPS.
- 66'Red card! M. Haukioja (VPS) is sent off.
- 73'Goal! AC Oulu 1-0 VPS. I. Mendolin (AC Oulu) scores.
- 90+2'Red card! O. Ogunniyi (VPS) is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. AC Oulu 1-0 VPS.
Full commentary (40 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: AC Oulu vs VPS.
- 3'Attempt missed. R. Karjalainen (AC Oulu), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 9'Attempt missed. P. Lima (VPS), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 18'Attempt blocked. J. Körkkö (AC Oulu), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 33'Yellow card for J. Paananen (AC Oulu).
- 36'Attempt missed. S. v. Duivenbooden (VPS), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 39'Attempt blocked. P. Lima (VPS), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45'Attempt saved. J. Muzinga (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. AC Oulu 0-0 VPS.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt blocked. S. Lindholm (VPS), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.34.
- 52'Yellow card for S. v. Duivenbooden (VPS).
- 55'Attempt missed. E. Kallio (AC Oulu), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 58'Substitution, AC Oulu: A. Lietsa comes on for M. Pitkanen.
- 64'Attempt blocked. I. Mendolin (AC Oulu), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 66'Red card! M. Haukioja (VPS) is sent off.
- 68'Attempt blocked. R. Karjalainen (AC Oulu), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.01.
- 70'Substitution, VPS: A. Räisänen comes on for S. v. Duivenbooden.
- 70'Substitution, VPS: M. Niemi comes on for S. Lindholm.
- 73'Goal! AC Oulu 1-0 VPS. I. Mendolin (AC Oulu) scores.
- 76'Attempt saved. J. Pirinen (AC Oulu), header from a corner. xG 0.30.
- 76'Attempt blocked. R. Karjalainen (AC Oulu), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 76'Attempt blocked. J. Körkkö (AC Oulu), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 77'Attempt missed. Y. Daoussi (VPS), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 78'Yellow card for A. Lietsa (AC Oulu).
- 79'Attempt blocked. J. Turfkruier (VPS), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.16.
- 80'Substitution, VPS: L. Smyth comes on for Y. Daoussi.
- 80'Substitution, VPS: O. Ogunniyi comes on for J. Turfkruier.
- 80'Substitution, VPS: K. Kouassivi-Benissan comes on for J. Muzinga.
- 82'Substitution, AC Oulu: K. Jatta comes on for L. Ghezali.
- 82'Attempt saved. O. Ogunniyi (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 83'Off the woodwork! J. Körkkö (AC Oulu), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
- 86'Attempt blocked. V. Rönnberg (VPS), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 87'Attempt missed. J. Paananen (AC Oulu), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Yellow card for V. Rönnberg (VPS).
- 90+2'Red card! O. Ogunniyi (VPS) is sent off.
- 90+3'Substitution, AC Oulu: S. Silander comes on for E. Kallio.
- 90'Full-time. AC Oulu 1-0 VPS.