Wolverines – Crusaders 20.05.2022

Ennakkosuosikkina perjantain vaahteraliigapeliin lähtenyt Helsinki Wolverines ei antanut United Newland Crusadersin yllättää. Kotijoukkue voitti avausottelunsa lukemin 45-6 (31-0).
Wolverines lähti kauden avauspeliinsä selkeänä suosikkina. Vahvasti kauteen panostanut helsinkiläisjoukkue ei antanut vastustajalleen mahdollisuuksia pelin voittoon, vaikka rosterista puuttui useampia todennäköisesti avauskokoonpanoon yltäviä pelaajia. Kotijoukkue nakutti touchdowneja tasaiseen tahtiin ja loppunumerot olisivat voineet olla rumemmatkin huolellisemmalla viimeistelyllä. Wolverines-maalien erikoisuutena perjantaina oli se, että kaikki joukkueen pisteet kirjattiin kotimaisille pelaajille.
Ottelun Vakuuttavimpana Pelaajana palkittu pelinrakentaja Jabari Harris heitti pelissä viis touchdownia ja eteni juosten erityisesti tilanteissa, joissa muutama ylimääräinen jaardi piti kaivaa väkisin hyökkäysdraivin jatkumiseksi. Helsinkiläishyökkäys ei tarjoillut paljoa scoutattavaa niille tulevien vastustajien valmentajille, jotka halusivat päästä kartalle helsinkiläisten pelikirjasta. William Young oli 80 juoksujaardistaan huolimatta selvästi ruosteessa ja piristävimmät pallonkannot pelissä esitteli kertaalleen maalialueellekin edennyt Sebastian Lugora.
Wolverinesin ykköstaklaajana ahersi yhdysvaltalaisvahvistus Joseph Kordus 4,5 taklauksellaan. Joukkueen puolustuslinja oli vahva ja Crusadersin juoksujaardit jäivät perjantaina pahasti pakkaselle (-24y). Wolverinesin maalintekijöistä laitahyökkääjä Matias Tuominen avasi pistetilinsä Vaahteraliigassa ja tekaisi saman kaksi maalisuoritusta. Tilanteita nuorella miehellä olisi ollut useampaankin.
Crusaders eteni heittäen 179 jaardia
United Newland Crusaders lähti peliin kapealla rosterilla ja pelin loppua kohden kahteen suuntaan pelanneiden taistelijoiden vauhti alkoi hiipua. Tuore pelinrakentaja Shay Netter keräsi heittojaardeja enemmän kuin virkaveljensä vastustajan puolella, mutta kahteen kertaan pallo päätyi myös vastustajan puolustajien haltuun. Crusadersin ainoan touchdownin viimeisteli Nolan Corpening ottelun viimeisellä minuutilla.
Crusaders-puolustuksen ja samalla koko ottelun ahkerin taklaaja oli tukimiehen paikalla pelaava Henri Nordström 7 taklauksellaan. Lohjalaisten ulkomaalaispelaajista Corpeningin veljekset osoittivat olevansa tasokkaita pelimiehiä ja joukkueensa ehkäpä pirtein yllättäjä oli espanjalainen Matias Castagno 11 kiinniotollaan. Eniten jaardeja joukkueessa kirjattiin lopulta Cedric Johnsonille joka kolmella kopillaan eteni 79 jaardia.
Newland Crusaders vs Helsinki Wolverines (May 20, 2022)
Scoring Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Newland Crusaders vs Helsinki Wolverines (May 20, 2022 at Velodrome)
Newland Crusaders (0-1) vs. Helsinki Wolverines (1-0)
Date: May 20, 2022 • Site: Velodrome • Stadium: Helsinki • Attendance: 228
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
Newland Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Helsinki Wolverines | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
SCORING SUMMARY | CRU -WOL | |||
1st | 06:10 | WOL | Jokinen T 24 yd field goal | |
13 plays, 70 yards, TOP 5:50 | 0 - 3 | |||
03:06 | WOL | Kantonen N 10 yd pass from Harris J (Jokinen T kick) | ||
3 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:37 | 0 - 10 | |||
01:42 | WOL | Tuominen M 18 yd pass from Harris J (Jokinen T kick) | ||
1 play, 18 yards, TOP 0:03 | 0 - 17 | |||
2nd | 03:43 | WOL | Tuominen M 30 yd pass from Harris J (Jokinen T kick) | |
6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:19 | 0 - 24 | |||
01:05 | WOL | Lugora S 3 yd run (Jokinen T kick) | ||
6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 2:26 | 0 - 31 | |||
3rd | 04:07 | WOL | Kantonen N 5 yd pass from Harris J (Jokinen T kick) | |
12 plays, 74 yards, TOP 6:55 | 0 - 38 | |||
00:04 | WOL | Alakoski J 40 yd pass from Harris J (Jokinen T kick) | ||
2 plays, 40 yards, TOP 0:52 | 0 - 45 | |||
4th | 00:20 | CRU | Corpening N 15 yd pass from Netter S (Lintunen T kick failed) | |
5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:20 | 6 - 45 |
Kickoff time: 18.30 • End of Game: 20.53 • Total elapsed time: 2h 23min Referee: Lamminsalo V • Umpire: Immonen M • Linesman: Lehtinen J • Line judge: Vierikko P • Back judge: Janhuba R • Field judge: Reiners J • Side judge: Lindroos T • Temperature: + 11C • Wind: 7 m/s • Weather: Puolipilvinen |
Team Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Newland Crusaders vs Helsinki Wolverines (May 20, 2022 at Velodrome)
Team Totals | CRU | WOL |
FIRST DOWNS | 6 | 22 |
Rushing | 0 | 12 |
Passing | 4 | 8 |
Penalty | 2 | 2 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | -24 | 206 |
Rushing Attempts | 13 | 35 |
Average Per Rush | -1.8 | 5.9 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 15 | 213 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 39 | 7 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 179 | 164 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 17-29-2 | 12-24-0 |
Average Per Attempt | 6.2 | 6.8 |
Average Per Completion | 10.5 | 13.7 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 5 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 155 | 370 |
Total offense plays | 42 | 59 |
Average Gain Per Play | 3.7 | 6.3 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 10-68 | 3-35 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 4-123 | 1-36 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 30.8 | 36.0 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 22.2 | 6.0 |
Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Fair catch | 2 | 0 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 2-109 | 8-433 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 54.5 | 54.1 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 34.0 | 32.5 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-30-0 | 2-34-0 |
Average Per Return | 30.0 | 17.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 8-173-0 | 2-41-0 |
Average Per Return | 21.6 | 20.5 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-38-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | 18:22 | 29:38 |
1st Quarter | 4:30 | 7:30 |
2nd Quarter | 4:31 | 7:29 |
3rd Quarter | 4:13 | 7:47 |
4th Quarter | 5:08 | 6:52 |
Third-Down Conversions | 3 of 11 | 6 of 10 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-1 | 5-7 |
Touchdowns | 1-1 | 4-7 |
Field goals | 0-1 | 1-7 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-4 | 3-21 |
PAT Kicks | 0-1 | 6-6 |
Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Points off turnovers | 0 | 14 |
Individual Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Newland Crusaders vs Helsinki Wolverines (May 20, 2022 at Velodrome)
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FUMBLES: Newland Crusaders-None. Helsinki Wolverines-Kantonen N 1-0; Team Wolverines 1-0. |
Drive Chart |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Newland Crusaders vs Helsinki Wolverines (May 20, 2022 at Velodrome)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
CRU | 1st | C35 | 06:05 | Kickoff | C40 | 04:43 | Interception | 3-5 | 1:22 | ||
CRU | 1st | C17 | 03:00 | Kickoff | C10 | 01:45 | Punt | 3--7 | 1:15 | ||
CRU | 1st | C24 | 01:33 | Kickoff | C40 | 11:02 | Punt | 5-16 | 2:31 | ||
CRU | 2nd | W36 | 09:18 | Punt | W40 | 07:02 | Downs | 4--4 | 2:16 | ||
CRU | 2nd | C44 | 03:38 | Kickoff | C44 | 03:31 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:07 | ||
CRU | 2nd | C34 | 01:01 | Kickoff | C47 | 00:00 | End of half | 3-13 | 1:01 | ||
CRU | 3rd | C42 | 11:53 | Kickoff | W26 | 11:02 | Downs | 5-32 | 0:51 | ||
CRU | 3rd | C32 | 03:58 | Kickoff | C40 | 00:56 | Downs | 7-8 | 3:02 | ||
CRU | 3rd | C22 | 00:00 | Kickoff | C25 | 11:11 | Punt | 3-3 | 0:49 | ||
CRU | 4th | C10 | 07:10 | Downs | C19 | 05:11 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:59 | ||
CRU | 4th | C20 | 02:40 | Missed FG | W00 | 00:20 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-80 | 2:20 | # |
WOL | 1st | W23 | 12:00 | Kickoff | C07 | 06:10 | * | FIELD GOAL | 13-70 | 5:50 | # |
WOL | 1st | C20 | 04:43 | Interception | C00 | 03:06 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-20 | 1:37 | # |
WOL | 1st | C18 | 01:45 | Punt | C00 | 01:42 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-18 | 0:03 | # |
WOL | 2nd | W24 | 11:02 | Punt | W30 | 09:18 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:44 | ||
WOL | 2nd | W40 | 07:02 | Downs | C00 | 03:43 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-60 | 3:19 | |
WOL | 2nd | C37 | 03:31 | Interception | C00 | 01:05 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-37 | 2:26 | # |
WOL | 3rd | W26 | 11:02 | Downs | C00 | 04:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 12-74 | 6:55 | # |
WOL | 3rd | C40 | 00:56 | Downs | C00 | 00:04 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-40 | 0:52 | |
WOL | 4th | C42 | 11:11 | Punt | C10 | 07:10 | Downs | 8-32 | 4:01 | # | |
WOL | 4th | C32 | 05:11 | Punt | C10 | 02:40 | Missed FG | 6-22 | 2:31 | # | |
WOL | 4th | W39 | 00:15 | Kickoff | W38 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:15 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Newland Crusaders | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 04:30 | 04:31 | 04:13 | 05:08 | 09:01 | 09:21 | 18:22 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 1/5 | 2/6 | 3/11 | ||
Average field position | C25 | C47 | C32 | C15 | C36 | C25 | C31 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/3 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Helsinki Wolverines | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 07:30 | 07:29 | 07:47 | 06:52 | 14:59 | 14:39 | 29:38 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 2/3 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 6/10 | ||
Average field position | C39 | W42 | W43 | C45 | C48 | W50 | C49 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
WOL | 1st | W23 | 12:00 | Kickoff | C07 | 06:10 | * | FIELD GOAL | 13-70 | 5:50 | # |
CRU | 1st | C35 | 06:05 | Kickoff | C40 | 04:43 | Interception | 3-5 | 1:22 | ||
WOL | 1st | C20 | 04:43 | Interception | C00 | 03:06 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-20 | 1:37 | # |
CRU | 1st | C17 | 03:00 | Kickoff | C10 | 01:45 | Punt | 3--7 | 1:15 | ||
WOL | 1st | C18 | 01:45 | Punt | C00 | 01:42 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-18 | 0:03 | # |
CRU | 1st | C24 | 01:33 | Kickoff | C40 | 11:02 | Punt | 5-16 | 2:31 | ||
WOL | 2nd | W24 | 11:02 | Punt | W30 | 09:18 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:44 | ||
CRU | 2nd | W36 | 09:18 | Punt | W40 | 07:02 | Downs | 4--4 | 2:16 | ||
WOL | 2nd | W40 | 07:02 | Downs | C00 | 03:43 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-60 | 3:19 | |
CRU | 2nd | C44 | 03:38 | Kickoff | C44 | 03:31 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:07 | ||
WOL | 2nd | C37 | 03:31 | Interception | C00 | 01:05 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-37 | 2:26 | # |
CRU | 2nd | C34 | 01:01 | Kickoff | C47 | 00:00 | End of half | 3-13 | 1:01 | ||
CRU | 3rd | C42 | 11:53 | Kickoff | W26 | 11:02 | Downs | 5-32 | 0:51 | ||
WOL | 3rd | W26 | 11:02 | Downs | C00 | 04:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 12-74 | 6:55 | # |
CRU | 3rd | C32 | 03:58 | Kickoff | C40 | 00:56 | Downs | 7-8 | 3:02 | ||
WOL | 3rd | C40 | 00:56 | Downs | C00 | 00:04 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-40 | 0:52 | |
CRU | 3rd | C22 | 00:00 | Kickoff | C25 | 11:11 | Punt | 3-3 | 0:49 | ||
WOL | 4th | C42 | 11:11 | Punt | C10 | 07:10 | Downs | 8-32 | 4:01 | # | |
CRU | 4th | C10 | 07:10 | Downs | C19 | 05:11 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:59 | ||
WOL | 4th | C32 | 05:11 | Punt | C10 | 02:40 | Missed FG | 6-22 | 2:31 | # | |
CRU | 4th | C20 | 02:40 | Missed FG | W00 | 00:20 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-80 | 2:20 | # |
WOL | 4th | W39 | 00:15 | Kickoff | W38 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:15 |
Defensive Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Newland Crusaders vs Helsinki Wolverines (May 20, 2022 at Velodrome)
## | Newland Crusaders | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
33 | Nordstrom H | 5 | 4 | 7.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
1 | Corpening M | 4 | 5 | 6.5 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
5 | Corpening N | 4 | 2 | 5.0 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
17 | Seppala A | 1 | 6 | 4.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
61 | Rajala M | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
24 | Olsson M | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
51 | Palander H | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
59 | Savolainen R | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0/4 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/4 | . |
88 | Ristimaki T | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
20 | Tchiyoko B-W | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . |
12 | Castagno M | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
8 | Netter S | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
37 | Kantonen N | . | 2 | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
## | Helsinki Wolverines | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
5 | Kordus J | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 0.5/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
80 | Ketonen A | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.5/2 | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . |
99 | Jousmaki J | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
49 | Rautavirta V | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | 1-23 | . | . | . | . |
98 | Valasti V | 2 | . | 2.0 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
10 | Aaltonen T | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
8 | Perrineau J | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/2 | . |
97 | Egbudiwe B | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5/10 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.5/10 | . |
21 | Poikonen M | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
82 | Alakoski J | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
91 | Heikkinen J | 1 | . | 1.0 | 1.0/9 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/9 | . |
90 | Olavuo A | 1 | . | 1.0 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
35 | Kylli A | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
2 | Irvin E | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | 1-15 | 1 | . | . | . |
28 | Ikonen T | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
58 | Puustinen V | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Newland Crusaders vs Helsinki Wolverines (May 20, 2022 at Velodrome)
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Newland Crusaders: 10-Salib M, 11-Maenpaa H, 27-Halonen J, 39-Lehtola S, 57-Savinen O, 87-Lintunen T. |
Helsinki Wolverines: 3-Laalo R, 7-El Ouacef J, 19-Liukisala M, 21-Poikonen M, 26-Hyyrylainen J, 28-Ikonen T, 30-Jokinen T, 33-Lugora S, 41-Jarvinen J, 50-Stenman V, 56-Laalo I, 58-Puustinen V, 71-Lappalainen J, 74-Luomanpaa R, 78-Lipponen T, 83-Mantymaki A, 84-Pulkkinen A, 90-Olavuo A, 99-Jousmaki J. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Newland Crusaders vs Helsinki Wolverines (May 20, 2022 at Velodrome)
Wolverines voitti arvonnan ja palauttaa etelapaadysta | |||
Lintunen T kickoff 59 yards to the WOL6, Irvin E return 17 yards to the WOL23 (Castagno M). | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol23 | Young W rush over right guard for 3 yards to the WOL26 (Olsson M). |
Wol | 2-7 | at Wol26 | Harris J deep left pass incomplete to Alakoski J. |
Wol | 3-7 | at Wol26 | Harris J rush scrambling for 20 yards to the WOL46, 1ST DOWN WOL, out-of-bounds. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol46 | Harris J rush over right guard for 3 yards to the WOL49 (Olsson M;Rajala M). |
Wol | 2-7 | at Wol49 | Harris J short right pass incomplete to Tuominen M. |
Wol | 3-7 | at Wol49 | Harris J short middle pass complete to Long RJ for 8 yards to the CRU43, 1ST DOWN WOL (Corpening M;Seppala A). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru43 | Young W rush over left end for 19 yards to the CRU24, 1ST DOWN WOL. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru24 | Young W rush over left guard for 4 yards to the CRU20. |
Wol | 2-6 | at Cru20 | Harris J rush scrambling for 7 yards to the CRU13, 1ST DOWN WOL, out-of-bounds. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru13 | El Ouacef J rush over left guard for 6 yards to the CRU7 (Nordstrom H;Seppala A). |
Wol | 2-4 | at Cru07 | Harris J short middle pass incomplete to Long RJ (Corpening M). |
Wol | 3-4 | at Cru07 | Harris J short right pass incomplete to Tuominen M (Tchiyoko B-W). |
Wol | 4-4 | at Cru07 | Jokinen T field goal attempt from 24 GOOD, clock 06:10. |
Helsinki Wolverines 3, Newland Crusaders 0 | |||
Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, TOP 05:55 | |||
Alakoski J kickoff 51 yards to the CRU14, Corpening M return 21 yards to the CRU35 (Kordus J). | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru35 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 06:05. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru35 | Netter S short left pass complete to Castagno M for 7 yards to the CRU42 (Rautavirta V). |
Cru | 2-3 | at Cru42 | Olsson M rush over left tackle for loss of 2 yards to the CRU40 (Perrineau J). |
Cru | 3-5 | at Cru40 | Netter S short left pass intercepted by Rautavirta V at the CRU43, Rautavirta V return 23 yards to the CRU20 (Netter S). |
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:22 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru20 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 04:43. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru20 | Harris J short left pass complete to Long RJ for 6 yards to the CRU14 (Corpening N;Seppala A). |
Wol | 2-4 | at Cru14 | Harris J rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the CRU10, 1ST DOWN WOL (Nordstrom H;Seppala A). |
Wol | 1-G | at Cru10 | Harris J short left pass complete to Kantonen N for 10 yards to the CRU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:06. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 10, Newland Crusaders 0 | |||
Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:43 | |||
Alakoski J kickoff 60 yards to the CRU5, Corpening N return 12 yards to the CRU17 (Poikonen M;Ketonen A). | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru17 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 03:00. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru17 | Deadball foul, PENALTY CRU illegal participation 5 yards to the CRU12, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 1-15 | at Cru12 | Olsson M rush over right guard for loss of 2 yards to the CRU10 (Valasti V). |
Cru | 2-17 | at Cru10 | Netter S short left pass incomplete to Castagno M. |
Cru | 3-17 | at Cru10 | Netter S deep left pass incomplete to Castagno M (Ketonen A). |
Cru | 4-17 | at Cru10 | Lintunen T punt 23 yards to the CRU33, fair catch by Slater C, PENALTY CRU personal foul (Seppala A) 15 yards to the CRU18, 1ST DOWN WOL, 1st and 10, WOL ball on CRU18. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 01:15 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru18 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 01:45. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru18 | Harris J deep left pass complete to Tuominen M for 18 yards to the CRU0, 1ST DOWN WOL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:42. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 17, Newland Crusaders 0 | |||
Drive: 1 plays, 18 yards, TOP 00:12 | |||
Alakoski J kickoff 59 yards to the CRU6, Corpening M return 18 yards to the CRU24 (Kordus J). | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru24 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 01:33. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru24 | Deadball foul, PENALTY CRU delay of game (Netter S) 5 yards to the CRU19, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 1-15 | at Cru19 | Netter S rush scrambling for no gain to the CRU19 (Valasti V). |
Cru | 2-15 | at Cru19 | Netter S screen right pass complete to Castagno M for 8 yards to the CRU27 (Aaltonen T). |
Cru | 3-7 | at Cru27 | Netter S deep left pass incomplete to Corpening M (Ketonen A), PENALTY WOL pass interference (Ketonen A) 15 yards to the CRU42, 1ST DOWN CRU, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru42 | Netter S short left pass complete to Johnson C for 4 yards to the CRU46 (Ketonen A), PENALTY CRU holding (Ilander M) 10 yards to the CRU32, NO PLAY. |
Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:31 | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 17, Newland Crusaders 0 |
Cru | 1-20 | at Cru32 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Cru | 1-20 | at Cru32 | Netter S deep left pass incomplete to Johnson C. |
Cru | 2-20 | at Cru32 | Netter S short right pass incomplete to Rehnonen T (Ketonen A). |
Cru | 3-20 | at Cru32 | Deadball foul, PENALTY CRU false start (Rehnonen T) 5 yards to the CRU27, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 3-25 | at Cru27 | Netter S short left pass complete to Corpening N for 13 yards to the CRU40 (Rautavirta V). |
Cru | 4-12 | at Cru40 | Lintunen T punt 36 yards to the WOL24, fair catch by Slater C. |
Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 02:31 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol24 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 11:02. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol24 | Harris J rush scrambling for 3 yards to the WOL27, out-of-bounds. |
Wol | 2-7 | at Wol27 | Team Wolverines rush for loss of 3 yards to the WOL24, fumble by Team Wolverines recovered by WOL Young W at WOL25. |
Wol | 3-9 | at Wol25 | Harris J deep middle pass incomplete to Tuominen M. |
Wol | 4-9 | at Wol25 | Pulkkinen A punt 15 yards to the WOL40, out-of-bounds, PENALTY CRU offside defense (Kantonen N) 5 yards to the WOL30, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 4-4 | at Wol30 | Pulkkinen A punt 36 yards to the CRU34, Corpening N return 30 yards to the WOL36, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:44 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Wol36 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 09:18. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Wol36 | Olsson M rush over left guard for 1 yard to the WOL35 (Perrineau J;Puustinen V). |
Cru | 2-9 | at Wol35 | Netter S rush scrambling for 1 yard to the WOL34 (Jousmaki J). |
Cru | 3-8 | at Wol34 | Olsson M rush draw play for 3 yards to the WOL31 (Kordus J). |
Cru | 4-5 | at Wol31 | Netter S sacked for loss of 9 yards to the WOL40 (Heikkinen J). |
Drive: 4 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 02:16 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol40 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 07:02. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol40 | Harris J rush over right tackle for 12 yards to the CRU48, 1ST DOWN WOL (Corpening N;Corpening M). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru48 | Young W rush over left tackle for 5 yards to the CRU43 (Olsson M;Kantonen N). |
Wol | 2-5 | at Cru43 | Young W rush over left guard for 10 yards to the CRU33, 1ST DOWN WOL (Corpening M). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru33 | Harris J rush over right end for no gain to the CRU33, out-of-bounds (Corpening N). |
Wol | 2-10 | at Cru33 | Harris J short right pass complete to Mantymaki A for 3 yards to the CRU30, out-of-bounds (Nordstrom H). |
Wol | 3-7 | at Cru30 | Timeout Helsinki Wolverines, clock 03:49. |
Wol | 3-7 | at Cru30 | Harris J deep middle pass complete to Tuominen M for 30 yards to the CRU0, 1ST DOWN WOL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:43. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 24, Newland Crusaders 0 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:24 | |||
Alakoski J kickoff 49 yards to the CRU16, Corpening M return 28 yards to the CRU44 (Alakoski J). | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru44 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 03:38. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru44 | Netter S short left pass intercepted by Irvin E at the WOL48, Irvin E return 15 yards to the CRU37 (Corpening N). |
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:07 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru37 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 03:31. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru37 | Lugora S rush over left guard for 9 yards to the CRU28 (Corpening N). |
Wol | 2-1 | at Cru28 | Lugora S rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the CRU20, 1ST DOWN WOL (Palander H). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru20 | Harris J rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the CRU17 (Nordstrom H). |
Wol | 2-7 | at Cru17 | Harris J short left pass complete to Kantonen N for 11 yards to the CRU6, fumble forced by Corpening N, fumble by Kantonen N recovered by WOL Team Wolverines at CRU6, 1ST DOWN WOL. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cru06 | Harris J short left pass incomplete to Tuominen M, dropped pass, PENALTY CRU roughing passer (Corpening M) 3 yards to the CRU3, 1ST DOWN WOL, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cru03 | Harris J short middle pass incomplete to Alakoski J (Ristimaki T). |
Wol | 2-G | at Cru03 | Lugora S rush over left end for 3 yards to the CRU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:05. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 31, Newland Crusaders 0 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:30 | |||
Alakoski J kickoff 55 yards to the CRU10, Corpening M return 24 yards to the CRU34. | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru34 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 01:01. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru34 | Netter S screen left pass complete to Castagno M for 5 yards to the CRU39 (Ketonen A). |
Cru | 2-5 | at Cru39 | Netter S screen left pass complete to Castagno M for 3 yards to the CRU42, out-of-bounds (Ketonen A). |
Cru | 3-2 | at Cru42 | Netter S short left pass complete to Corpening N for 5 yards to the CRU47, 1ST DOWN CRU. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru47 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 01:01 | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 31, Newland Crusaders 0 |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru47 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, WOL ball on WOL35. |
Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 01:01 | |||
Alakoski J kickoff 53 yards to the CRU12, Corpening N return 30 yards to the CRU42 (Kordus J;Alakoski J). | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru42 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 11:53. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru42 | Netter S screen left pass complete to Castagno M for 32 yards to the WOL26, 1ST DOWN CRU, out-of-bounds (Irvin E). |
Cru | 1-10 | at Wol26 | Netter S screen left pass incomplete to Castagno M. |
Cru | 2-10 | at Wol26 | Netter S short left pass incomplete to Corpening N, dropped pass. |
Cru | 3-10 | at Wol26 | Netter S short middle pass incomplete to Castagno M. |
Cru | 4-10 | at Wol26 | Netter S short right pass incomplete to Johnson C, dropped pass. |
Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, TOP 00:51 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol26 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 11:02. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol26 | Young W rush over right guard for 2 yards to the WOL28 (Rajala M). |
Wol | 2-8 | at Wol28 | Harris J deep middle pass incomplete to Tuominen M. |
Wol | 3-8 | at Wol28 | Harris J deep left pass incomplete to Tuominen M (Ristimaki T), PENALTY CRU offside defense 5 yards to the WOL33, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 3-3 | at Wol33 | Young W rush over left end for 9 yards to the WOL42, 1ST DOWN WOL, out-of-bounds (Ristimaki T). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol42 | Harris J sacked for loss of 4 yards to the WOL38 (Savolainen R). |
Wol | 2-14 | at Wol38 | Young W rush over right end for 15 yards to the CRU47, 1ST DOWN WOL (Olsson M). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru47 | El Ouacef J rush over right guard for 1 yard to the CRU46 (Savolainen R;Nordstrom H). |
Wol | 2-9 | at Cru46 | Harris J rush over right tackle for 16 yards to the CRU30, 1ST DOWN WOL (Corpening M). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru30 | Young W rush over left end for 7 yards to the CRU23 (Seppala A;Rajala M). |
Wol | 2-3 | at Cru23 | Harris J short right pass complete to Liukisala M for 12 yards to the CRU11, 1ST DOWN WOL (Corpening M). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru11 | Young W rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the CRU8 (Corpening M). |
Wol | 2-7 | at Cru08 | Young W rush over left guard for 3 yards to the CRU5 (Nordstrom H). |
Wol | 3-4 | at Cru05 | Harris J short middle pass complete to Kantonen N for 5 yards to the CRU0, 1ST DOWN WOL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:07. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 38, Newland Crusaders 0 | |||
Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, TOP 07:04 | |||
Alakoski J kickoff 51 yards to the CRU14, Corpening N return -2 yards to the CRU12, Corpening M for 20 yards to the CRU32, out-of-bounds (Kordus J;Ketonen A). | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru32 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 03:58, CRU ball on CRU32. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru32 | Lehtola S rush over left guard for loss of 2 yards to the CRU30 (Olavuo A). |
Cru | 2-12 | at Cru30 | Netter S screen left pass complete to Castagno M for 5 yards to the CRU35, out-of-bounds. |
Cru | 3-7 | at Cru35 | Netter S deep right pass complete to Johnson C for 22 yards to the WOL43, 1ST DOWN CRU (Aaltonen T). |
Cru | 1-10 | at Wol43 | Netter S screen left pass complete to Castagno M for 5 yards to the WOL38 (Poikonen M). |
Cru | 2-5 | at Wol38 | Netter S deep left pass incomplete to Corpening N (Irvin E). |
Cru | 3-5 | at Wol38 | Netter S sacked for loss of 5 yards to the WOL43 (Egbudiwe B;Perrineau J). |
Cru | 4-10 | at Wol43 | Timeout Newland Crusaders, clock 00:59. |
Cru | 4-10 | at Wol43 | Deadball foul, PENALTY CRU false start (Paavola N) 5 yards to the WOL48, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 4-15 | at Wol48 | Team Crusaders rush for loss of 12 yards to the CRU40, PENALTY CRU illegal formation declined. |
Drive: 7 plays, 8 yards, TOP 03:02 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru40 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 00:56. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru40 | El Ouacef J rush over right guard for no gain to the CRU40 (Palander H;Nordstrom H). |
Wol | 2-10 | at Cru40 | Timeout Helsinki Wolverines, clock 00:11. |
Wol | 2-10 | at Cru40 | Harris J deep right pass complete to Alakoski J for 40 yards to the CRU0, 1ST DOWN WOL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:04. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 45, Newland Crusaders 0 | |||
Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:56 | |||
Alakoski J kickoff 55 yards to the CRU10, Corpening N return 22 yards to the CRU32, PENALTY CRU holding (Seppala A) 10 yards to the CRU22, 1st and 10, CRU ball on CRU22. | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru22 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 00:00. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru22 | Netter S screen left pass complete to Castagno M for loss of 5 yards to the CRU17 (Kordus J;Ketonen A). |
Untimed down played due to penalty | |||
Drive: 1 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 00:49 | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 45, Newland Crusaders 0 |
Cru | 2-15 | at Cru17 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
Cru | 2-15 | at Cru17 | Netter S short right pass complete to Johnson C for 8 yards to the CRU25. |
Cru | 3-7 | at Cru25 | Netter S short right pass incomplete to Johnson C. |
Cru | 4-7 | at Cru25 | Lintunen T punt 34 yards to the WOL41, Slater C return 17 yards to the CRU42 (Seppala A). |
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:49 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru42 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 11:11. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru42 | Laalo R at QB for Helsinki Wolverines. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru42 | Lugora S rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the CRU36 (Rajala M). |
Wol | 2-4 | at Cru36 | Lugora S rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the CRU33 (Rajala M;Corpening M). |
Wol | 3-1 | at Cru33 | Lugora S rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the CRU31, 1ST DOWN WOL (Palander H). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru31 | Laalo R short left pass complete to Tuominen M for 13 yards to the CRU18, 1ST DOWN WOL, out-of-bounds. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru18 | Laalo R short left pass complete to Tuominen M for 8 yards to the CRU10 (Tchiyoko B-W). |
Wol | 2-2 | at Cru10 | Laalo R short middle pass incomplete to Mantymaki A. |
Wol | 3-2 | at Cru10 | Laalo R screen left pass incomplete to Liukisala M. |
Wol | 4-2 | at Cru10 | Laalo R short left pass incomplete to Tuominen M (Tchiyoko B-W). |
Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, TOP 04:01 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru10 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 07:10. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru10 | Lehtola S rush draw play for 4 yards to the CRU14. |
Cru | 2-6 | at Cru14 | Netter S screen left pass complete to Castagno M for 2 yards to the CRU16, out-of-bounds. |
Cru | 3-4 | at Cru16 | Netter S short right pass complete to Castagno M for 3 yards to the CRU19. |
Cru | 4-1 | at Cru19 | Lintunen T punt 30 yards to the CRU49, Slater C return 17 yards to the CRU32, out-of-bounds (Seppala A;Savolainen R). |
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:59 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru32 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 05:11. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cru32 | El Ouacef J rush over left guard for 4 yards to the CRU28 (Nordstrom H). |
Wol | 2-6 | at Cru28 | El Ouacef J rush over right tackle for 21 yards to the CRU7, 1ST DOWN WOL (Corpening M;Ristimaki T). |
Wol | 1-G | at Cru07 | Laalo R short middle pass incomplete to Tuominen M (Johnson C), PENALTY WOL ineligible downfield on pass (Liukisala M) 5 yards to the CRU12, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cru12 | El Ouacef J rush over left end for 2 yards to the CRU10 (Kantonen N;Corpening M). |
Wol | 2-G | at Cru10 | Laalo R short left pass incomplete to Alakoski J (Tchiyoko B-W). |
Wol | 3-G | at Cru10 | Laalo R short left pass incomplete to Tuominen M. |
Wol | 4-G | at Cru10 | Jokinen T field goal attempt from 27 MISSED - wide right, spot at CRU20, clock 02:40. |
Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:31 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru20 | NEWLAND CRUSADERS drive start at 02:40. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru20 | Netter S short right pass incomplete to Maenpaa H, dropped pass, PENALTY WOL personal foul (Puustinen V) 15 yards to the CRU35, 1ST DOWN CRU, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru35 | Netter S screen right pass complete to Castagno M for 2 yards to the CRU37 (Jousmaki J). |
Cru | 2-8 | at Cru37 | Netter S rush scrambling for 6 yards to the CRU43 (Kylli A). |
Cru | 3-2 | at Cru43 | Netter S short right pass complete to Johnson C for 49 yards to the WOL8, 1ST DOWN CRU, out-of-bounds (Ikonen T). |
Cru | 1-G | at Wol08 | Netter S sacked for loss of 7 yards to the WOL15 (Egbudiwe B). |
Cru | 2-G | at Wol15 | Netter S deep right pass complete to Corpening N for 15 yards to the WOL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:20. |
Lintunen T kick attempt failed. | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 45, Newland Crusaders 6 | |||
Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:25 | |||
Lintunen T kickoff 50 yards to the WOL15, Slater C return 24 yards to the WOL39 (Nordstrom H). | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol39 | HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 00:15. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol39 | Team Wolverines rush kneel down for loss of 1 yard to the WOL38. |
Wol | 2-11 | at Wol38 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:15 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
Helsinki Wolverines 45, Newland Crusaders 6 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Newland Crusaders vs Helsinki Wolverines (May 20, 2022 at Velodrome)
Newland Crusaders Helsinki Wolverines Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 10 32 42 OVERALL.......... 34 25 59 1ST DOWN......... 5 10 15 1ST DOWN......... 20 7 27 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 2 2 4 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 3 3 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 5 1 6 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 2 7 9 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 4 7 11 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 0 2 2 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 1 1 2 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 1 1 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 2 3 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 1 7 8 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 1 4 5 4TH DOWN......... 1 2 3 4TH DOWN......... 0 1 1 Newland Crusaders Helsinki Wolverines Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 10 32 42 ............... 34 25 59 |
Vaahteraliigan toisen kierroksen Friday night-pelissä kauteen vahvasti panostanut Helsinki Wolverines saa vastaansa United Newland Crusadersin Lohjalta. Kummankin joukkueen rosteri hakee vielä muotoaan.
Perjantain vaahteraliigakamppailun selkeänä ennakkosuosikkina on laajan pelaajamateriaalin off-seasonin aikana koonnut Wolverines. Crusadersin rosteriuutisoinnit ovat painottuneet kauden kynnykselle ja voimavarojen osalta lohjalaiset lähtevätkin kamppailuun takamatkalta. Kummankin joukkueen avauspelin kokoonpanot ovat vielä kaukana lopullisista.
Helsinki Wolverines marssittaa Velodromille kovan nipun pelaajia, mutta ennakkoon julkaistusta kokoonpanosta puuttuu useita talven aikana rosteriin värvättyjä vahvistuksia. Mm. import-pelaajat Martin Emos (WR) ja Noam Calvache (LB) sekä juuri Urheilukouluvalinnan vastaanottanut Aleksi Olavuo puuttuvat pelipäivän rosterista. Ahmahyökkäys lähtee peliin Jabari Harrisin komennossa ja heittopeleissä huomio kannattaa kiinnittää veteraani RJ Longin ohella nuoreen Matias Tuomiseen. Kovan puolustuksen yksi mielenkiintoisista tuttavuuksista on debyyttinsä tekevä yhdysvaltalaistukimies Joseph Kordus.
United Newland Crusaders lähtee kauden avauspeliin tiiviillä rosterilla, jossa hyökkäyksen moottorina toimii kokenut yhdysvaltalainen Shay Netter – tuore tuttavuus Suomessa. Ennakkoon julkaistun kokoonpanon perusteella yhdysvaltalaiset Corpeningin veljekset Nolan ja Miles tulevat urakoimaan ottelussa rajusti laitahyökkääjinä, puolustuksen takakentällä sekä potkujenpalauttajina.
Joukkueet kohtasivat kaudella 2021 kaksi kertaa. Wolverines oli molemmissa peleissä niukasti parempi (27-22, 14-6). Peleistä ensimmäinen oli trilleri, jossa Wolvot tekivät voittomaalinsa vasta 25 sekuntia ennen loppuvihellystä. Ratkaisijana Cedric Johnson, joka nyt perjantaina mukana UNC:n hyökkäyksessä laiturina
Perjantain peli tulee kertomaan paljon vaahteraliigakauden asetelmista. Valmentajaveikkausten perusteella jumbosijalle povattu UNC antaa ensimmäisen näytteensä venymiskyvystään ja Wolverines taitavien yksilöpelaajiensa yhteispelikyvystä. Wolverinesille veikattiin valmentajien toimesta runkosarjasijaa 4.