Edustus / First team

09/09/2013

Hercules nousi pois sarjajumbon paikalta

Lauantai-iltana Kajaanissa pelattu Herculekselle elintärkeä ottelu päättyi 1-2 vieraille ja makealta maistuvat pisteet matkasivat takaisin Ouluun Herkkujen mukana. Kolmella pisteellä Hercules siirtyi pois sarjajumbon paikalta maalieron turvin ja rästiottelut taskussa on hyvin sijoittunut kiipeämään pois putoamissijoilta kun pelit jatkuvat heti syyskuun kolmannella viikolla. Sarjataulukossa neljä viimeistä joukkuetta ovat kaikki yhden pisteen eron päässä toisistaan joten…

Kolmonen

23/05/2013

Another hard-fought point from promotion contenders HauPa

Hercules shared points with Haukiputaan Pallo last night in another surprise result. The visitors may have been under pressure for long periods, but came away with a draw after Matti Verronen scored his first goal of the season to even out Niko Putaala’s early strike. After a solid showing in two difficult matches against promotion…

Kolmonen

13/05/2013

Hercules and OLS share points in early season match

JS Hercules won a well-deserved point in their second league game of the season against the promotion contenders Oulun Luistinseura. Read more in the match report here. The result leaves Hercules with a point from two games after a disappointing 3-1 opening loss to OTP, but with plenty to play for in the first half…

Kolmonen

23/04/2013

Kolmonen kicks off today!

OTP up first for Hercules JS Hercules have been preparing themselves for another season of Third Division football, Kolmonen, as Tuesday 23rd April will see the club face city rivals OTP on the playing fields at Heinäpää. Herkku then faces FC Sääripotku of Kokkola a bit over week later in their first ever game at…

19/02/2013

FC OPA serves notice to quit Kolmonen

FC Oulun Pallo have announced their decision to pull out of the Third Division, citing dwindling interest in the 11-a-side game and the decision of former partner club OLS to return to open-age football as a competitor in the same league. The club will be best remembered for their three successive promotions from Divisions Five…

06/02/2013

Men’s first team to play in 3rd Division!

Finnish FA Northern Finland district’s board announced new plans today for Northern Finland’s 3rd Division. In the season 2013 Northern Finland’s Third Division will be played as a 13 team league with each team playing other once home and away. Situation has not been very good for years already, since the 3rd division has been…

12/08/2012

Not entirely as planned

The important two weeks didn’t surely go as well as the JS Hercules 1st team players and the staff wanted. Out of five games during those 2 weeks, Herkku lost ’em all and put itself into a really ackward position regarding staying in the league. After 1-0 away lost to FC Muurola on last Saturday…

25/07/2012

Movement in the transfer market

JS Hercules has signed two new players at the end of July. JS Hercules has conceded 30 goals so far in 10 matches, so it’s not a big surprise that both new signings are defenders. The traffic goes both ways as JS Hercules Nigerian versatile midfielder Kelechi Okoyomo Uchechukwu was training last week with the…

25/07/2012

Important next two weeks

JS Hercules men’s first team has important two weeks ahead as five games will be played within those 2 weeks. 15 points are on the table and JS Hercules should get a fair deal out of ’em to be able to feel more secure about stayig in the league. First one on the line is…

25/05/2012

Hercules surprises FC OPA

Thursday evening saw a calm spring day at Heinäpää where JS Hercules met FC Oulun Pallo for the first time this season. The omens were not good for the hosts who were missing several of their first team players with injuries and illness and had just played in a disappointing defeat to FC Muurola at the weekend. However, two new Herkku players had their debuts in the game with Kelechi Uchechukwu and Arttu Pehkonen both playing.