July 2016
Hi guys, it is time for another update! We started our European campaign this month and we were looking to progress through the qualifying rounds. How did we do? Here we go:
2-0 Win vs RoPS (A) League, 4.7.16.
RoPS:
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KuPS:
Vincent Dubois 45+3'
Jerry Voutilainen 74'
Alex (8.7)
2-1 Win vs HJK (A) League, 10.7.16.
HJK:
Akseli Pelvas 52'
KuPS:
Vincent Dubois pen 61', 68'
Vincent Dubois (9.0)
3-0 Win vs Levadia (H) CL 2nd Qual Rnd 1st Leg, 13.7.16.
KuPS:
Jerry Voutilainen 14'
Nick de Haan 18'
Kuldar Vedehkov OG 81'
Nick de Haan (8.6)
Levadia:
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5-0 Win vs Honka (H) League, 17.7.16.
KuPS:
Jerry Voutilainen 32', 60'
Rasmus Schuller 34'
Milan Lalkovic 76', 79'
Milan Lalkovic (9.6)
Honka:
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4-0 Win (7-0 Agg Win) vs Levadia (A) CL 2nd Qual Rnd 2nd Leg, 20.7.16.
Levadia:
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KuPS:
Sander Puri 12', 62'
Rasmus Schuller 48'
Jerry Voutilainen 57'
Sander Puri (9.1)
2-0 Win vs FC Inter (H) League, 24.7.16.
KuPS:
Vincent Dubois 18'
Sander Puri 45'
Vincent Dubois (8.7)
FC Inter:
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3-0 Win vs Sheriff (A) CL 3rd Qual Rnd 1st Leg, 27.7.16.
Sheriff:
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KuPS:
Vincent Dubois 23', 58'
Ebrima Sohna 30'
Vincent Dubois (9.4)
4-1 Win vs VPS (H) League, 31.7.16.
KuPS:
Nick de Haan 20'
Muhammed Demirci 54'
Rasmus Schuller 76'
Milan Lalkovic 88'
Milan Lalkovic (8.8)
VPS:
Ville Luokkala 34'
Review
We played at our very best this month. Our huge wins against Honka and againt Sheriff proved that. Our goalscoring form has been nothing short of fantastic. There was not a single game where we looked like losing, we dominated every game.Vincent Dubois has to be my Player of the Month again. He has been red-hot for us and there has not been anybody anywhere near his class. He scored another five goals this month and has been a superstar.
Veikkausliiga
League Leading Goalscorers
1. Tim Vayrynen(Honka) - 14 Goals
2. Akseli Pelvas(HJK) - 12 Goals
3. Vincent Dubois(KuPS) - 10 Goals
= Aleksei Kangaskolkka(Mariehamn) - 10 Goals
= Juho Makela(Mariehamn) - 10 Goals
League Leading Performers
1. Vincent Dubois(KuPS) - 7.85
2. Alex(KuPS) - 7.74
3. Tim Vayrynen(Honka) - 7.74
Leauge Leading Cleansheets
1. Matthieu Vigouroux(KuPS) - 10 CL
2. Henrik Moisander(Honka) - 9 CL
3. Eemeli Reponen(RoPS) - 7 CL
Champions League
Champions Third Qualifying Phase (after 1st leg)
Leading Goalscorers
1. Srdjan Lakic(Dinamo) - 7 Goals
2. Hakverdi Maden(Red Star) - 4 Goals
3. Gary Twigg(Shamrock Rovers) - 3 Goals
= Joel Oja(Red Star) - 3 Goals
= Arijan Ademi(Dinamo) - 3 Goals
= Milos Beno(Trnava) - 3 Goals
Leading Performers
1. Nordin Amrabat(Galatasaray) - 9.50
2. Miguel Veloso(Dinamo Kyiv) - 9.30
= Lucas Viatri(Galatasaray) - 9.30
Leading Cleansheets
1. Neno Konjevic(FC Basel) - 3 CL
= Matthieu Vigouroux(KuPS) - 3 CL
3. Cesar(Dinamo) - 2 CL
World News
Top 15 Transfers
Other News:
Montenegro joins European Union
August Fixtures
Next month we will have our second leg against Sheriff which we will look to win. We then have two easy games against AC Oulu and the rest will be plain sailing, including a Vali-Suomi derby against JJK. We will look to get maximum points from these games and put both hands on the league title before playing even twenty games this season.
Manager's Note
I am very happy that we have found our best form of the season so far. With a very young squad, our performances can only get better! We will be looking to grow as a team and to keep building up our reputation as one of the toughest teams to play in all of Europe. Until next time, stay tuned!