Hockey The pace of crushing the discus in Espoo continued in Helsinki when HIFK crashed in the second final of the women’s league: “We think in advance about the significance of the big ice”

Kiekko-Espoo won the women’s hockey league in the second final with HIFK goals 6–2 and leads the match series 2–0.

Three wins are required for the championship, and the people of Espoo will get to try to cut off the series on Wednesday at their home trough.

On Sunday, Kiekko-Espoo won the first final at home 5–0 and continued to crush in the second match played in Helsinki. Defender Nelli Laitinen grunted score 1 + 2, defender Sanni Rantala 0 + 3, striker Elisa Holopainen 2 + 0 and striker Tinja Haukijärvi 1 + 1.

“Good overall, and we got well into the game. We thought in advance about the significance of the big ice for the game, because we were playing in a clearly bigger trough than in Tapiola. We got to the driver’s puck from the start and got the opening goal, ”Kiekko-Espoo head coach Sami Haapanen mentioned by phone Kiira Yrjösen superiority hit.

“In the big trough, this isn’t so much a fighting game but more of a skating game. A small trough causes more physicality and contact. We knew we could reach our best level even in the big trough, and we were pretty close. ”

Kiekko-Espoo is the reigning Finnish champion, but HIFK will play in the finals for the first time. The performance of the people of Espoo in hard games was evident when Laitinen, Emilia Vesa and Haukijärvi vaccinated early in the second round and increased the lead to 4-0.

“Especially in the second installment came the paints needed at a brisk pace. We were able to control the match until the end, but in the end there was a small rebound, ”Haapanen lamented.

The grip of Kiekko-Espoo slipped in the final lot to the extent that Siiri Yrjölä made a 1-4 reduction and opened a HIFK goal account in the final series.

“It’s off, so I’m really happy with the whole thing. We knew HIFK would score at some point. We’ve been jumping all season to keep individual goals from getting in the way and we got over well. Fortunately for the home crowd, the referee called Holopainen for a quick and easy shot.

Michaela Pejzlova made another 2-5 reduction for HIFK, but Holopainen soon finalized the final scores.