The Aberdeen topper wished the sauna would warm up.
Aberdeen had enough to marvel at in the winter Töölö. Kimmo Brandt / EPA / AOP
An English couple from Aberdeen Angus MacDonald your cabin on Thursday night. The conference league match against HJK became special when snow took over the field and the temperature was below zero.
In the ranks of Aberdeen played a familiar from Huuhkaji Richard Jensen. According to MacDonald, Jensen withstood the weather better than others.
– He didn’t warn about this! He thought it was quite warm. I hope he heats up the sauna, because I’m freezing, MacDonald laughed.
There was something to tell about the match for posterity. A tangible memory hung with MacDonald after the game. He changed jerseys for HJK by Lucas Lingman with.
– This was definitely the most extreme football game I’ve played. There have been cold training days in the past, but this one was number one in that category.
– At least as an experience, this will be remembered forever.
A dream cannon
Aberdeen was rattling on Töölö’s slippery artificial turf at the start of the match. HJK took a 2–0 lead and seemed to be marching to their first win of the group stage.
– In the first half, we respected the opponent too much, MacDonald summarized.
However, Aberdeen recovered from the initial shock.
MacDonald’s cannon sunk from almost 30 meters into the top corner of the HJK goal.
– It was a great bet, I have to admit, said the empty-handed Klubi veskari Niki Mäenpää.
In the second period, Aberdeen equalized and the points were shared.
HJK’s Euro sky culminates in Greece in two weeks against PAOK.