Esso beat Hämeenlinna 3:1 in a club friendly on Tuesday evening. The result came a week after the sides had shared the points in a goalless draw. It was a different story this time, with the home side finding their way forward.
Hämeenlinna arrived in better recent form. They had won four straight matches, including a 4:0 victory over Vasa and two 2:0 wins against Jokerit and Lukko. Esso's run was less convincing — a 0:2 defeat to Vasa, a 0:0 stalemate with their opponents, and a 1:1 draw with Lukko.
The match itself offered no further detail beyond the scoreline. No minutes were recorded for individual events, and no statistics were provided. The result suggests Esso made the most of their opportunities when it mattered.
For Esso, the win goes some way to putting the 0:2 loss behind them. They had already faced Hämeenlinna earlier in the week without success. This time they came away with three points, a modest achievement in a friendly but worth noting.
Hämeenlinna's run of four wins came to an end here. They had looked sharp in their previous fixtures, but the home side refused to be pushed around. The scoreline tells the story without needing elaboration.