ECKERO, Apr 15 (SW) – Promoted Aland United have also won their second SM Naisten game. Against TiPS Vantaa it ended 2-0, caused by two goals in the second half. The win brings Aaland on top together with HJK who won earlier this week and Sport Vaasa.

Sport Vaasa won their match against the new build-up team of FC Espoo. by Sanna Keromaa and Susanne Norrgard, to end the game with a 2-6 win. Which brings FC Espoo rock bottom already.

The first period was quite even and both teams had good attacks. The local team FC Espoo had some bad mistakes in the middle and Sport punished two from those mistakes and finished 0-2 for Vaasa after the first half, by goals of Sanna Keromaa and Susanne Norrgard.

FC Espoo had very bad moments in between 52 and 56 minutes in the second period and FC Sport made 3 goals because of those mistakes in the middle field and the game was very clear for Sport. However the local team fighted back and succeeded in goaling twice.

On Wednesday champions HJK easy won their match against Ilves Tampere, 5-1. With Aaland United the SM Naisten have a new spectators blockbuster, the game against TiPS in the Eckerohallen attracted 285 supporters.

FC Espoo – Sport Vaasa 2-6 (0-2)

Goals: 18. Sanna Keromaa 0-1, 30. Susanne Norrgard 0-2, 52. Susanne Norrgard 0-3, 53. Sanna Keromaa 0-4, 55. Tiina Takala 0-5, 75. Johanna Jaakkola 1-5, 82. Sanna Seppanen 2-5, 87. Minna Kallio 2-6

Attendance: 50

Aland United – TiPS 2-0 (0-0)

56. Sarah Engblom 1-0, 74. Rosa Lappi-Seppala 2-0

Attendance: 285

HJK – Ilves Tampere 5-1 (2-0)

30. Sanna Talonen 1-0, 32. Essi Sainio 2-0, 70. Jessica Thorn 3-0, 71. Sanna Talonen 4-0, 80. Essi Sainio 5-0, 90. Annika Tossavainen 5-1

Attendance: 114

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