JPS from Jyväskylä won the second men’s Bandy League Championship in its history. Last time it celebrated SM gold six years ago.
The Jyväskylä Region Palloseura has won the Finnish Men’s Finnish Championship for the second time in its history. JPS toppled the Bandyliiga finals at home in Lappeenranta’s Veiterä with a 9-2 goals.
What made the JPS championship special was the first time the Bandy League final was played in Jyväskylä. The match was followed by 1,800 spectators in Viitaniemi.
– Quite insane. I’ve never been able to play in front of this kind of audience. The atmosphere is insanely nice, JPS Tarmo Ässämäki Annexed.
JPS’s first championship came in the spring of 2019, when it fell Veiterä in Lappeenranta in the final. Silver medalist Veiterä has been on the Finnish Championship medals for nine consecutive seasons.
The home team dominated the first half of the match. Tuomas Liukkonen Before the break, he already hit his third hit and 6-1 break. The second half of the opening read was the responsibility of Veiterän Joel Reponenwho scored 2-6.
However, JPS tore the difference between Lappeenranta guests at the end of the match. The final readings to 9-2 finished Joonas Hiltunenwho scored three goals in the match.
– A great game from us. I don’t know what to say here. It is insanely great to have a success in this place. There was a downwind in the opening period, so we were able to knock the goals at a good pace, said Tuomas Liukkonen, who made the hat trick.
On the way to the championship, JPS won the regular season and the upper sequel.
– We have a really good team and hard work. The season could not have gone better, Liukkonen said.