HJK Helsinki – IF Gnistan match report
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IF Gnistan were beaten 4-0 by a rampant HJK Helsinki. M. Borchers scored 3 goals for HJK Helsinki. From the 53rd minute IF Gnistan were a man short (E. Arko-Mensah sent off), and HJK Helsinki added 3 goals after that. It was 0-0 at half-time. M. Borchers was our player of the match, rated 10.0 by the ScoreMondo model for HJK Helsinki. The match was played on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at Bolt Arena in Helsinki (matchday 28).
How the match unfolded
The first half ended 0-0.
HJK Helsinki took the lead in the 50th minute through M. Borchers. IF Gnistan were a man down from the 53rd minute, when E. Arko-Mensah was sent off. HJK Helsinki extended their lead to 2-0 in the 60th minute through S. Haarala, set up by K. Simojoki. M. Borchers made it 3-0 for HJK Helsinki after 66 minutes, set up by S. Haarala. Late on, in the 90th minute, HJK Helsinki extended their lead to 4-0 through M. Borchers.
What the numbers say
Corners finished 4-6. The referee showed 4 yellow cards, 1 to HJK Helsinki and 3 to IF Gnistan, and a red. Dangerous attacks: 177 for HJK Helsinki, 115 for IF Gnistan. HJK Helsinki committed 6 fouls to IF Gnistan's 15, and the offside count read 0-1.
IF Gnistan's yellow cards went to G. Europaeus in the 12th minute, A. Atarah in the 30th minute and S. Eremenko in the 47th minute.
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to S. Haarala (HJK Helsinki, 8.4), K. Simojoki (HJK Helsinki, 8.3) and J. Öst (HJK Helsinki, 8.1). From the HJK Helsinki bench came L. Möller on 45 minutes, L. Lingman on 74 minutes, M. Kirilov on 74 minutes and J. Veteli on 74 minutes, among 5 changes. IF Gnistan made 4 changes: R. Eremenko for S. Ylätupa (57'), D. Pérez for J. Latonen (57'), J. Ojala for P. Gnanou (60') and O. Hannula for A. Atarah (79').
Before the match
HJK Helsinki came into the match with 3 wins and 2 draws from their last 5 matches — unbeaten in 5. Their most recent game was a 4-3 win over AC Oulu for HJK Helsinki. Before kick-off, IF Gnistan's last 5 matches had brought 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. IF Gnistan lost 1-0 away to VPS in their last match. HJK Helsinki and IF Gnistan have met 10 times in our records: 4 wins for HJK Helsinki, 4 for IF Gnistan and 2 draws. The last meeting, in 2026 in the Veikkausliiga, finished 1-1. Those 10 games produced 35 goals, an average of 3.5 per match. Peiman Simani was the referee, averaging 3.3 yellow cards per match across 28 matches in our records.
What it means
HJK Helsinki are now unbeaten in 6 matches. The wait for a win goes on for IF Gnistan: 4 matches now.
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