Hockey Flying fan support tickets stolen in HIFK match

HIFK – Flies 0–1 and.

HIFK-FliesThe support equipment of the fly fans who arrived for the league match was stolen at the Helsinki Ice Rink on Friday night.

Vice-chairman of the Southern Finland Flying Fan Association Pekka Koivisto said on the spot that a bag containing support group tickets and Drumsticks had been stolen from the auditorium.

According to Koivisto, the fly fans left the ticket bag and sticks in the stands and left the place for a few minutes, after which the goods were lost.

“It’s pretty cowardly to go do that. It is not part of hockey culture to steal the goods of others, ”Koivisto lamented.

The fan group intends to file a criminal report on the case for the sake of principle. The monetary value of the tickets and sticks was a couple of hundred euros, but they had even more emotional value. The tickets were self-made.

“Police are currently investigating the matter. We have also talked to the police, ”Koivisto said.

“Our guys saw a couple of suspicious guys down there (in the auditorium), but you can’t know who it was.”

Self in the match Kärpät won the extra time. Finished the only goal of the evening Julius Junttila. Just moments before Junttila’s winning goal for the home team Otto Paajanen had knocked the puck to the top.

HIFK jumped into the trough with the expected physical grip when the worst enemy in the series arrived in the village. The sides scrambled and the Fly players straightened their bell-helmeted helmets after the tackles.

Ville Peltonen immediately threw their rough quadruple on the field for the first substitution of the match, foreshadowing a painful welcome to the guests. That’s how it came, for Micke-Max Åsten and Otto Karvinen baked with flies Ludwig Byström behind the Oulu paint of a clean sausage bun.

In addition to Åsten, Peltonen had also added to the lineup in order to gain a physical advantage Miro Karjalainenwho threw his huge carcass diligently in the way of fly players.

HIFK’s well-known attacker acquisition Miikka Salomäki hasn’t played in any Matches yet. He is the only player to have joined the team in February who has not yet made his debut in the red.

As expected The top match was followed by an almost full audience at the Helsinki Ice Rink, 8,157 spectators.

There are still six matches left in the league regular season. HIFK will next meet two stern riders in the away field: Aces on Saturday and JYP on Tuesday.