Honka lost its two-goal lead and ended up in a 2–2 draw against the newly promoted JyPK. JyPK, which entered the league for this season, is very close to keeping its place in the league.
The National Football League is experiencing exciting moments in terms of the relegation battle. At the end of this season from the league as many as three teams are eliminatedand only PK-35 Vantaa of the six Challenger Series teams has secured their league place.
VIFK, who secured second place, will move up from Ikkönen to the league for the next season, as HJK Akatemia, who won the Ikkönen championship, cannot move up according to the rules.
On Saturday, the situation of Honga, one of the long-lasting winners of the series, got even tighter when the people from Espoo were tied 2-2 against the league-promoting JyPK. The people of Espoo are now on 23 points in the place of the first relegation zone.
The Jyväskyläites, on the other hand, are very close to securing a place in the series. JyPK has one point more than Honka, but in the final round they will face series jumbo PKKU, which has only got three points this season.
The people of Espoo went to a very important match under the leadership of their new head coach, when Abdi Mohamed your ear from the beginning of the week by Omar Adlan for the rest of the season. What makes the pattern strange is that Adlan is scheduled to return as the head coach of the Espoo team after two weeks.
Honka started cheerfully and took a 2–0 lead in the 25th minute. The home team’s two goals were scored by a player known for his excellent shooting Ilona Walta. At the same time, Walta rose to second place in the goal exchange, immediately after KuPS Gentjana Rochin after. The 18-year-old attacker now has 13 hits, while Rochi has completed 15 goals.
The people of Espoo had their place to move to a three-goal runaway distance, but Elli Seiro shook the upper bar.
Lotta Puolakka started the visitors’ rise in the 40th minute. JyPK’s good mood continued even after the break, when Neelia Pitko scored a 2–2 equalizer right at the start of the second half. The hit was the first of Pitko’s league career.
JyPK received a job post after a good hour, when Aada Mononen was injured and was carried away on a stretcher.
Both teams had their place in the lead. Milla Punsar got to a great position inside the box in the last moments of extra time, but the JyPK keeper Nanna Leivonen missed his keys.
The fate of the people of Espoo is no longer in their own hands. In the final round, Honka will face PK-35 Vantaa, which has already secured its place in the series.
In the second match of the challenger series, PK-35 Vantaa and PK-35 Helsinki tied the scores, when no goals were seen in Pihlajamäki. For PK-35 Helsinki, the point was valuable, as it rose to 25 points, two points away from the place of the last relegator. The Helsinki team will face Ilves in the final round.
Last to last Ilves and PKKU, who will be relegated to Ikkö next season, will meet in Järvenpää on Sunday.
The struggle for a place in the European Union is intensifying
KuPS, fighting for the silver medal and a place in the new Euro competition, played a goalless draw against HJK, which had already secured the championship.
The difference between KuPS and HPS, which is in third place, now increased to five points, so if HPS does not win against Åland United in Sunday’s match, the Kuopio team will secure second place. If HPS claims victory on the island, the decision will stretch to the final round.
In the final round, KuPS meets HPS in Paloheinä.
follows the events of the final round of the National League on Friday 18.10. from 18:00 on TV2 and Areena.