Honka won last season until the fifth match of the league, RoPS:n Rovaniemi. The team missed the goal from a medal and euro games.Duarte Tammilehto is a Pine captain. MATTI RAIVIO/AOP

Now Pine is stronger than a year ago gainer of the team. RoPS bend on Sunday a whopping 2-1.

the First half was good from us. The game was pretty under control. Was reached to attack a few times dangerously, and RoPS has been there for really nothing, Hongan captain Duarte Tammilehto tell.

resumed the second half really well, until it was made on paint and a little passivation occurred. RoPS created the us challenges his own ryhmityksellään, but we didn’t have to worry, though I was pretty deep between the defense. We, of course, desired at times to get pressed a little higher and be more active, when they won the ball would have reached out prässiltä.

Honka looks like without the Macoumba Kandjia better than last year.

– nothing radical has not changed. Probably frame the players have themselves developed, and our acquisitions have been very good, oak grove’s assessment.

– Being on time to reach work to this group and the frame group with the especially for several years. I’m sure it creates a good base for us.

the Competition for playing time is harder than before.

– put the kit and stopper to the plot is intense competition, the midfield is for every game day for a lot of quality players. It already themselves, of course, to raise the training levels and to help us in the long term, that we’re better constantly and every moment – can’t rest on its laurels no one, when there’s no certain place to open in the nobody, oak grove said.

Captain oak grove has returned again and again to severe injuries after. The team enjoys playing.

– it Is a privileged feeling, that I get to play on this team, he said.

– of Course, I’ve done a lot of work with injuries at the time, that I could get back to this group.

Pine may be HJK’s number one contender this season.

– We set a goal of three among them – to glorify the last year of the investment. We need to look at along the season, should we raise the targets, oak grove said.

– Our culture, living in the moment, it is really important to us.

Monitoring is developed. Rovaniemi-the road is no longer through the longest.

Today in the morning flew, and in the evening fly back. I don’t think even the Bay from Helsinki so quickly, oak grove smiles.