The National Football League kicked off on Saturday. KuPS and PK-35 took the wins. As a guest of HPS, Nurmijärvi Football Club reached the draw.
Helsinki-based club PK-35 opened football with the roar of its National League season, claiming a handsome 4–0 victory from Espoo as a guest of Honka. The ball club showed maturity and in some places toughness in the encounter of the clubs bordering on the top line-up, as the away team finished artificially and at the same time kept Honga away from the most dangerous places.
– This probably wasn’t a 4-0 game now. Pretty steady battle, but the team put themselves in the league and we were effective at the finish line. I am proud of the team, the head coach of PK-35 Rami Rantanen inch after a match played in Tapiola’s indoor arena.
Former TiPS players Nora Lehto and Neea Hassinen took PK’s corner kick to lead two goals even before the 20th minute of the game. Of the two, Lehto spent the middle of the year last season.
– They’re a good addition to our team. It’s great that they had success immediately in the opening game, Rantanen described Emilia Kupsasen successful attackers from corner kicks.
In the second half Krista Hakala shot the ball into the goal after Lehto’s top shot. Kupsanen was responsible for the final reading Sonja Fermin over.
Honga’s team has rejuvenated well this season. Home team captain Milla Punsar annoyed the early special situation paints, which mixed a little with the pasmas.
– I don’t know if this was the excitement of the renewed team in the first game. This just needs to be reset quickly, Punsar said.
KuPS and Ilves struggled in a thunderstorm
Last season’s champion KuPS showed his strength by defeating Ilves 5-1 in his home game. The match was played in challenging football weather, in the wind and breeze of Kuopio’s central field.
KuPS attacking star Aino Kröger cannonballed the opening period with two shots to the home team’s safe lead. Also Albanian confirmation Lavdije Begolli spent an afternoon of two goals.
Check out Kröger’s great goals in the National League tweets below.
It brought a little comfort to the lynx Saana Tuomala a great long-range shot that surprised the KuPS guard in a snowstorm Vera Variksen.
The Nurmijärvi Football Association, which replaced the silver team TiPS last season, opened the league standings by a point when the team stretched to a 3–3 draw as a guest of HPS.