HJK beat Gnistan 4–0 in the local competition in Helsinki. On national football day, a full round was played in the Veikkausliiga.
12.6. 22:02•Updated 12.6. 22:16
Veikkausliiga league leader KuPS suffered their first defeat of the season on Wednesday night, when FC Haka visited Kuopio and claimed league points for Valkeakoski with a score of 1–0 (1–0).
It was the only goal of the match Juho Kilon a wonderful hit in the 13th minute of the game. Kilo was robbed of the ball from Axel Vidjeskog and surprised the KuPS guard Johannes Kreidlin with his outside kick from around 17 meters. The goal was the 21-year-old midfielder’s second of the season and also of his league career.
– I saw that the ball hit it. I won the duel and thought I was such a good “outsider” that I had to try, the goal scorer laughed in Ruuttu’s halftime interview.
At the end of the match, Haka had to defend with a hurrah to maintain their lead, and their persistence was rewarded with a tasty victory.
– I’m proud of every guy. Today, everyone put their bodies into action, Haka’s happy captain Niklas Friberg praised Ruudu in an interview after the match and described the victory as a battle victory.
Lynx stronger in Turku
On Wednesday, the Veikkausliiga was played not only in Kuopio but also in five other cities, as the national football day on Wednesday culminated in a full league round. One of the highlights of the round was the meeting between FC Inter and Ilves in Turku.
Having struggled with challenges since the beginning of the season, Inter had two consecutive victories under their belt, but Ilves made sure that the winning streak of the Turks didn’t get any longer. The team from Tampere, who took the last meeting of the teams sovereignly, also left Inter to zero this time and won the match 2–0 (0–0).
Santeri Haarala gave the visitors the lead in the 57th minute of the game, and Roope Risk completed the winning numbers with extra minutes of the second half.
HJK won Helsinki’s local competition
The local rivalry between Gnistan and HJK in Helsinki culminated in a 4–0 (2–0) victory for HJK, who played away in front of an audience of more than 3,000.
– Great event! A lot of people and the feeling of a fudis party, praised the captain of HJK Joona Toivio atmosphere of local struggle in Ruuttu’s interview. The defender was particularly satisfied with his team’s hard work.
For the first time, the goal net swung already in the third minute at the end of HJK’s first attack, when Gnistan scored an own goal. Half an hour later Top Middle shouted the HJK fans who had arrived at the venue, sinking the ball into the net with his left-footed shot. They still succeeded in the second half of the match Santeri Hostikka and Stanislav Baranov.
Although the final readings are clear in HJK’s favor, Gnistan also had his chances in the match.
– I’m feeling pretty beat up. Zero goals for us and four for HJK, so it wasn’t very even in the number of results. I think we played ok football up until 3-0, we controlled the game at times, we were brave and created the necessary plots, Gnistan’s Jukka Raitala analyzed Ruuttu in the interview and regretted that it was difficult to get the ball into the net.
Two draws in the round
In Oulu, the meeting between AC Oulu and FC Lahti ended in a draw. Ashley Coffey took the Oulu team into the lead at the beginning of the first period, but Lahti came up in the last moments of the period Luke Ivanovic on the finish line. Ivanovic’s second goal of the night was seen right after the break. The visitors held the lead until the final moments of the match, but in extra minutes the home team took advantage of their opportunity to equalize when the penalty kick was taken by Niklas Jokelainen put the ball in the goal with sure hands.
A draw was also seen in Mariehamn, when IFK Mariehamn hosted VPS. Neither team managed to score, so the final score was 0–0.
In Seinäjoki, the home team SJK beat EIF with 3–1 (1–1). It was the winning goal Pury Hannolan goal at the start of the second half.