Ghana midfielder Evans Mensah played the entire duration of the match and won on the day but his side failed to progress to the next phase of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
HJK Helsinki had a tall mountain to climb after a 2-0 away defeat in the first leg, but failed to win on aggregate after beating Crvena Zvezda 2-1 in the second leg.
HJK have now dropped to the Europa League to continue their Europe campaign.
The Serbian side now progress to the next round of the qualifiers with hope of making the group stage of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League.
