AC Oulu 0-2 IF Gnistan · Veikkausliiga
AC Oulu lost to IF Gnistan 0-2 in the Veikkausliiga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
AC Oulu and IF Gnistan met in the Veikkausliiga at Raatti Stadion in Oulu on Saturday, 18 July 2026.
Goalscorers
AC Oulu did not score. IF Gnistan: J. Latonen 31'; A. Akinyemi 71'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. AC Oulu had 9 shots with 1 on target, IF Gnistan 11 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 10 to AC Oulu and 2 to IF Gnistan. AC Oulu conceded 11 fouls, IF Gnistan 14. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for AC Oulu, 2 for IF Gnistan).
Line-ups
AC Oulu started in a 4-3-3: Miguel Santos, Santeri Silander, Alex Lietsa, Juha Pirinen, Tuomas Kaukua, Iiro Mendolin, Rasmus Karjalainen, Julius Paananen, Kalifa Jatta, Abdoulaye Koné, Elias Kallio.
IF Gnistan started in a 4-4-2: Alexandro Craninx, Otto Hannula, Marcelo Costa, Rachide Gnanou, Ayo Obileye, Saku Ylätupa, Adam Jouhi, Gabriel Europaeus, Edmund Arko-Mensah, Adeleke Akinyemi, Joakim Latonen.
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Minute by minute
- 31'Goal! AC Oulu 0-1 IF Gnistan. J. Latonen (IF Gnistan) scores, assisted by E. Arko-Mensah.
- 45'Half-time. AC Oulu 0-1 IF Gnistan.
- 53'Second yellow card for K. Jatta (AC Oulu), who is sent off.
- 71'Goal! AC Oulu 0-2 IF Gnistan. A. Akinyemi (IF Gnistan) scores, assisted by S. Ylätupa.
- 90'Full-time. AC Oulu 0-2 IF Gnistan.
Full commentary (54 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: AC Oulu vs IF Gnistan.
- 1'Attempt saved. E. Kallio (AC Oulu), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 6'Offside, AC Oulu.
- 9'Offside, AC Oulu.
- 18'Attempt missed. J. Latonen (IF Gnistan), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.11.
- 20'Off the woodwork! J. Pirinen (AC Oulu), header from a set piece. xG 0.15.
- 22'Offside, AC Oulu.
- 23'Attempt missed. A. Kone (AC Oulu), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 27'Yellow card for K. Jatta (AC Oulu).
- 31'Goal! AC Oulu 0-1 IF Gnistan. J. Latonen (IF Gnistan) scores, assisted by E. Arko-Mensah.
- 37'Attempt blocked. E. Arko-Mensah (IF Gnistan), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 37'Corner, IF Gnistan.
- 38'Attempt blocked. A. Jouhi (IF Gnistan), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 39'Attempt missed. J. Latonen (IF Gnistan), left-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 44'Attempt blocked. A. Akinyemi (IF Gnistan), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.09.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. I. Mendolin (AC Oulu), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
- 45'Half-time. AC Oulu 0-1 IF Gnistan.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 49'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 50'Attempt blocked. E. Kallio (AC Oulu), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 52'Corner, IF Gnistan.
- 53'Attempt missed. A. Obileye (IF Gnistan), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 53'Second yellow card for K. Jatta (AC Oulu), who is sent off.
- 56'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 59'Attempt missed. E. Arko-Mensah (IF Gnistan), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
- 61'Substitution, AC Oulu: L. Ghezali comes on for A. Koné.
- 66'Yellow card for J. Paananen (AC Oulu).
- 71'Goal! AC Oulu 0-2 IF Gnistan. A. Akinyemi (IF Gnistan) scores, assisted by S. Ylätupa.
- 71'Substitution, IF Gnistan: A. Atarah comes on for S. Ylätupa.
- 72'Offside, AC Oulu.
- 74'Substitution, AC Oulu: J. Omotayo comes on for I. Mendolin.
- 74'Offside, AC Oulu.
- 76'Attempt missed. R. Gnanou (IF Gnistan), header from a set piece. xG 0.26.
- 81'Substitution, IF Gnistan: D. Pérez comes on for J. Latonen.
- 81'Substitution, IF Gnistan: S. Eremenko comes on for A. Akinyemi.
- 83'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 83'Yellow card for A. Obileye (IF Gnistan).
- 84'Substitution, AC Oulu: N. Jokelainen comes on for J. Omotayo.
- 84'Substitution, AC Oulu: M. Ojala comes on for J. Paananen.
- 84'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 85'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 85'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 86'Attempt blocked. A. Lietsa (AC Oulu), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 86'Attempt blocked. N. Jokelainen (AC Oulu), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 86'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 87'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 89'Attempt missed. E. Arko-Mensah (IF Gnistan), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 90'Attempt blocked. N. Jokelainen (AC Oulu), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 90+1'Corner, AC Oulu.
- 90+1'Yellow card for A. Atarah (IF Gnistan).
- 90+4'Attempt missed. E. Kallio (AC Oulu), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.31.
- 90'Full-time. AC Oulu 0-2 IF Gnistan.