kandji leaves it late as hjk beat københavn published: thursday 27 november 2014, 23.33cet hjk helsinki 2-1 fc københavn macoumba kandji scored deep into added time after per nilsson's 90th-minute equaliser to keep the finnish club's slim qualification hopes alive.
• macoumba kandji's 93rd-minute goal wins it for hjk to keep alive hopes • per nilsson thought had earned point for københavn with 90th-minute strike • defeat ends danish club's hopes of advancing from group b • anything but victory at club brugge will see hjk eliminated • next games: club brugge v hjk, københavnv torino (11 december)
frantic final-minute drama saw hjk helsinki come out on top against fc københavn to end the visitors' hope of advancing from group b and keeping the finnish sides' slim dreams alive.
fck had thought they had rescued their campaign when per nilsson scored in the 90th minute, but macoumba kandji hit the winner three minutes into added time to give hjk the three points and leave them needing a win at group leaders club brugge kv on matchday six to give themselves a chance.
with both teams desperately needing a victory it was end-to-end entertainment from the first whistle. hjk captain teemu tainio went close with an angled effort in the second minute while at the other end steve de ridder wasted a good chance. mika väyrynen twice saw his effort saved by københavn goalkeeper stephan andersen before the frantic opening calmed slightly.
however, after an erfan zeneli corner väyrynen shot fiercely from ten metres and andersen could only block the ball straight into the path of hjk centre-back gideon baah, who smashed into the back of the net from five metres. the visitors took the initiative from that point and surged at the hosts at the start of the second period, forcing antonio doblas in the hjk goal to save pierre bengtsson's powerful shot.
nilsson twice forced doblas into good saves from headers but it looked like the goalkeeper would be beaten in the 84th minute as andreas cornelius rounded the keeper only for a brilliant tackle from valtteri moren to deny the forward. the pressure finally paid when nilsson fired in from close range in the 90th minute, but it was not all over as hjk came once again. robin lod provided a pin-point pass from the left and macoumba kandji's diving header left andersen little chance.
