Metro derby saw plenty of drama again.
Roman Eremenko was one of Honga’s key players in the metro derby. PDO
The metro derby between Espoo Honga and Helsinki football club offered drama to the spectators in Espoo’s Tapiola. The local struggle finally ended in a draw of 1–1.
The opening goal of the match was seen after 55 minutes of play. HJK’s Jesse Öst repelled by Florian Krebs a shot where the ball dropped Roman Eremenko on. Eremenko had a good draw, but the former swashbuckler showed good composure. Eremenko passed the ball to someone in an even better position Otso Koskinenwho shot Honga into a 1–0 lead.
In the last minute of regular time of the match, there was a wild drama when the ball hit Hongan Lauri Laine to the hand inside the penalty area. Bojan Radulović asteli put the ball coolly in the middle of the goal. The goal was the tenth of the season for Radulović, who leads the goal exchange.
HJK controlled the ball most of the time, but did not clearly benefit from the reversed ball control. Honka took the shots towards the goal with a score of 5–4.
The draw was HJK’s seventh of the season, which is clearly the most in the Veikkausliiga. With a draw, HJK momentarily rose to the top of the Veikkausliiga league. Before Saturday’s other matches, Honka is fifth in the standings.