Haka was a rude guest in Roman Eremenko’s debut match and claimed a 3–0 victory over Oulunkylä.
20:27•Updated 21:29
Football Veikkausliiga series newcomer Gnistan experienced its biggest loss so far, when Haka claimed the points from Oulunkylä with a 3–0 win. Struggle and debutant in the ranks of the hosts Roman Eremenko 2,145 spectators had arrived to watch.
– Roman played well. (He) needs to get more training and games, Gnistan’s head coach Jussi Leppälahti your sum.
Instead of Eremenko, the eyes turned a lot to the strong attack of the visiting team, which created plenty of finishing chances.
Haka scored his opening goal with the help of a lucky girl in the second minute. Evangelos Patoulidis a shot from about 20 meters from the central sector slipped by so to speak, unbelievably easily and even the goalkeeper by Mathias Nilsson through the hands from the middle, lunge in.
After the Koskiites doubled their lead, Gnistan finally got a very good finishing plot, but Jonas Enkerudin header from a corner kick was saved by the goalkeeper Anton Lepola by stretching.
In the second period, Eremenko got more of the ball and emerged more until his substitution in the 66th minute. His opening chance came in the 52nd minute, but a cannonball shot from the box to the front corner was shielded by a defender Nikolas Talon to the block.
Last season Eremenko represented Honka in 17 matches and in the previous season HIFK in 11 matches.
– I believe that (the shot) could have gone into the goal. It was hard work, but I enjoyed every moment, Gnistan’s Eremenko summarized.
In the second match of the day, IFK Mariehamn won 3–1 against FC Inter after being down 0–1 at the break. Inter has led in all five matches of the beginning of the season, but it has been enough to win only once.