The Finnish Cup semi-final match left Lahti with a loss on Wednesday, when KuPS, who defended tightly, crushed the victory with one man down.
FC Lahti’s dream of entering the European football fields dried up on Wednesday, when the team lost to Kuopio Palloseura in the semi-final of the Finnish Cup at their home stadium.
The Lahti team played most of the match with one man advantage, when the Kuopio team’s goalkeeper Otso Virtanen received a red card for his play outside the penalty area.
Kuopio’s 0-1 winning goal came moments before Virtanen’s free kick, which bounced off the wall from the player from Lahti and into the net.
The team is now focusing on their league games. There are two matches left in the regular season and then the challenger series beckons. FC Lahti is second last.
– We have to fight to stay in the league. It takes an ungodly amount of energy, faith and will.
Audience numbers did not recover after the corona
– This has been a difficult season, everyone can see that.
A little over 1,100 spectators watched the Cup semi-final in Lahti.
– The number of spectators in the league has not recovered since the corona. I hope the audience will be excited to come to the games at the end of the season.
On Sunday, FC Lahti will face AC Oulu on the away field.
– We still face all our main opponents. Fortunately, everything is still in our own hands, Heikari estimates.