Stadium Fire At IF Gnistan. Veikkausliiga June-July Review. Kansallinenliiga Update. Men's & Women's Suomen Cup.

IF GNISTAN APPEAL https://gnistan.fi/2024/07/miten-voit-auttaa-meita/

Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2024/07/20/gnistamn-stadium-fire-veikkausliiga-june-july-review-kansallinenliiga-update-suomen-cup/

IN THIS EPISODE...

In this episode, Mark W and Keke are joined by once again by Rasmus Junila, who is becoming a regular recurring guest. They start this episode with a sad topic, the fire last weekend that destroyed the main stand at IF Gnistan's Mustapekka Areena. They get the inside story from Frans Enala, Head of Communications & Marketing at IF Gnistan.

The team discuss the past month of action in the Veikkausliiga, as SJK and HJK join KuPS at the top of the table. Ally phones in his view of recent action at HJK and KuPS fan, Jouni,  shares his thoughts on KuPS' season so far. They are also joined by another FFS fan, Farid, an EIF Ekenäs fan who also has a soft spot for Gnistan.

There is an update on the current standings in the women's Kansallinen Liiga. They also look back at recent results in the Men's and Women's Suomen Cup, with the women's quarter-finals and men's semi-finals to look forward to. Rasmus' local knowledge of the Tampere scene is tested by news of an alleged betting scandal at Ilves-Kissat in Tampere.

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:18 Fire destroys IF Gnistan’s Mustapekka Areena
00:17:10 VAR is coming to Finland 
00:24:03 Ilves-Kissat. Really bad rather than fixing matches!  
00:34:39 Veikkausliiga: EIF Ekenäs  
00:42:26 Veikkausliiga table 18.7.2024 
00:44:32 KuPS Kuopio’s season so far, Jouni 
00:52:44 Ally’s HJK Helsinki update 
01:01:22 “SJK Seinäjoki are the best team in the league” – Rasmus
01:05:40 Haka and VPS Vaasa in the chasing pack 
01:09:14 FC Inter &  AC Oulu getting back on the rails after slow starts
01:13:04 Rasmus on the relegation battle: Lahti, EIF, Gnistan 
01:16:25 Veikkausliiga top scorers 
01:17:28 Kansallinen Liiga update 
01:21:58 Men’s Suomen Cup
01:29:47 Women’s Suomen Cup 

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