HJK put the million crew in a tight spot.
Topi Keskinen regretted the missed goal. Jussi Eskola
HJK washed its face after the 0-6 squat in the Conference League.
The crushing loss in the previous round in Frankfurt was erased from the mind when the Club fought completely evenly with Eintracht on their own artificial turf.
The guests needed the Algerian national team player to win Farès Chaïbin a real Hollywood bet. Laituri sent a spiraling cannon into the very back corner in the 31st minute of the match.
A goalkeeper who played excellently Niki Mäenpää could only follow the trajectory of the ball with his eyes.
– Maybe you can see why others pay millions in that goal, disappointed Top Middle started
– Yes, strangely enough, those top teams know how to solve these games, no matter how much pressure we get.
HJK got the opponent operating with multiple budgets on the ropes, when at the end it rolled its attacks towards the national team’s veskari by Kevin Trapp guarded goal.
Keskinen visited Trapp after the match and got a jersey from him for his collection.
– It was my Fifa (console game) last season. Damn good.
“Ridiculous”
With better luck, the result could have turned into a draw – or even a win. After the match, the situation in which Miro Tenho headed the ball with power into the roof of the goal.
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Roope Riski received a thank you from head coach Toni Korkeakunnas. Jussi Eskola
French referee Pierre Gaillouse however, had managed to blow the game away seconds before.
The reason for that was never found out.
– I don’t understand why he whistled. It was ridiculous. I asked the referee the reason and he meant to give me a warning, head coach Toni Korkeakunnas would talk.
Uefa recorded in the minutes Hassane Bandén a mistake, although based on the slowdowns, it seems that the Burkina Faso law is rather being violated in the situation.
– This is always the case when we play against the big boys. These are never judged in our favor. I was extremely surprised that the situation was not even checked from the var video.
“The Will to Succeed”
Korkeakunnas heard after the last European game that an inexperienced Spaniard would be hired to replace him Ferran Sibila. “Toke” can leave HJK’s head up for his successor. Thursday’s performance also restored the coach’s credibility.
– Was it the first corner where we saved twice from the line? It showed the will to fight and the ability to stretch. And then at the end we got a team of that level to squat. We were really under pressure. Together they tell how charged the boys were today.
– They wanted to succeed.
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You can read the disappointment on Hassane Bandé’s face. Jussi Eskola
The 0–1 loss meant that HJK’s Euro season ends in the group stage. The team is no longer even mathematically able to get into the top two of the group.
There is still a home game against Aberdeen and an away game in Greece.
– PAOK is a difficult game, but I believe we can still win this fall. We have a pretty big home game, Keskinen pointed to the artificial turf at Tölölä Arena.