Salamat and D-Kiekko fight again
The final round of matches in the Mestis qualification group took place this evening. In Kotka, Titaanit ran out 3-2 winners over K-Laser, though with both teams knowing their destiny beforehand there wasn’t a huge amount at stake. A completely different story in Kirkkonummi, where Salamat met D-Kiekko in the battle for who goes where in second and third slots. The home side started well, Jarno Koskiranta scoring with just 2:29 on the clock; and that’s the way it stayed until full time, giving three crucial points to Salamat and leaving the final table looking like this:
Team P F-A Pts
Titaanit 6 23-17 15
Salamat 6 16-13 9
D-Kiekko 6 15-13 9
K-Laser 6 12-23 3
The criteria for differentiating for second place are the head to head encounters, first on league points and secondly on goals for and against. With the former being tied at 3-3 and the latter being tied at 2-2, a deciding game must take place. With Salamat having a superior overall goal difference, this final final match will be played in Kirkkonummi. The men from Jyväskylä must be wondering where this weekend has gone. Before last Friday’s game they were perched atop the table, needing but a single point from the last two games to ensure playing in Mestis next season. They couldn’t get it, and face a difficult game on Tuesday.
