Butchers–Royals 23.08.2018
Vaahteraliiga, 13. peliviikko:
TO 23.08.2018 | 18:30 | Keskuskenttä, Porvoo:
Porvoo Butchers – Wasa Royals
Kuukauden ottelutauolta palannut Royals kaatoi Porvoon Butchersin 21-7 (7-0) ottelussa, jossa panoksena oli liigan kolmossija. Heikosti kautensa aloittanut viime kauden hopeajoukkue kohtaa välierissä runkosarjan kakkosen Kuopion Steelersin. Porvoolaisten runkosarja päättyi torstain otteluun, ja Butchers joutuu vielä jännittämään nouseeko Steelers ohi ja nelossijalle.
Ottelusta muodostui kotijoukkueelle haastava heti alkumetreillä. Toisella hyökkäysvuorolla pelinrakentaja Janne Lehtinen sai taklaustilanteessa iskun päähänsä ja joutui jättämään ottelun kesken. Myös liigan juoksutilaston ykkönen ja puolustuksessakin suureen rooliin kaavailtu Darion Hall loukkaantui ottelun alkuvaiheessa eikä palannut kentälle.
Lehtisen loukkaantumisen jälkeen Butchers siirsi maajoukkuelaitahyökkääjä Mikko Seppäsen pelinrakentajaksi. Seppänen teki useita pelejä nopeudellaan ja urheilullisuudellaan, mutta harjoittelun puute näkyi.
— En ole treenannut pelinrakentajana oikeastaan lainkaan, joitakin downeja scoutissa, Seppänen kertoi Ruudun haastattelussa ottelun jälkeen. Seppäsellä on toki kokemusta pelinrakentajana pelaamisesta juniorivuosiltaan ja aiemmilta tuurauskeikoiltaan miesten peleissä.
Porvoolaisten puolustus sai pidettyä kotijoukkueen pelissä mukana kahden neljänneksen verran. Ensimmäisen puoliajan ainoaksi pistesuoritukseksi jäi Nicholas Petersonin 65 jaardin kiinniotto-TD Royalsin koko ottelun ensimmäisellä hyökkäysdownilla.
Justin Williams matkasi kotimaahansa
Toisella puoliajalla Royalsin hyökkäys paransi otteitaan, ja nousi Tom Suosteen kahdella juoksutouchdownilla 21-0-johtoon. Etenkin Suosteen ensimmäisessä, lähietäisyydeltä juostussa maalissa vaasalaisten hyökkäyksen linja dominoi aloituslinjaa ja Suoste pääsi painamaan maalialueelle helposti. Suoste sai juoksupelissä normaalia enemmän vastuuta, koska yhdysvaltalaiskeskushyökkääjä Justin Williams on jo palannut kotimaahansa. Ottelun lopulla nuori keskushyökkääjä Nico Barrow pääsi esittelemään fyysistä juoksutyyliään.
Suosteen ensimmäinen TD:
— Ensimmäisellä puoliajalla emme saaneet peliämme käyntiin. Puoliajalla puhuimme, että pitää vain rauhoittua ja pelata niin hyvin kuin pystymme, Royalsin pelinrakentaja Isaac Fisher sanoi ottelun jälkeen.
Butchersin hyökkäys joutui siis loukkaantumisten takia improvisoimaan ja peluuttamaan miehiä vieraammilla pelipaikoilla. Kotijoukkue pääsi muutamaan otteeseen pisteidentekoetäisyyksille, mutta Royalsin Lauri Saari nappasi kahdesti syötönkatkon lähellä omaa maalia. Lisäksi Butchersin maajoukkuepotkaisija Joni-Petteri Malka epäonnistui potkumaaliyrityksessä kahdesti. Hienosti kauden aloittanut Malka on nyt missannut neljä perättäistä potkumaaliyritystään Vaahteraliigassa.
Butchers kavensi päätösneljänneksellä lukemiksi 7-21 Mitch Dalleyn pitkällä keskushyökkääjän heitolla Daniel Luomalle. Royalsin pallonmenetyksen myötä Butchers pääsi vielä hakemaan lisäkavennusta neljännen neljänneksen lopulla, mutta kikkapelikavalkadi ei tuottanut tulosta.
Luoman touchdown:
Royals kohtaa vielä runkosarjan päätösottelussa 2.9. Roostersin.
Noustakseen Butchersin ohi Saintsin pitää voittaa ensi viikon torstaina Steelers. Pelkkä voitto lauantain ottelusta Crocodilesia vastaan ei riitä tamperelaisille, sillä tasapisteissä Saintsin pitää yltää Butchersia parempaan vastustajien voittoprosenttiin. Muut tie-breakerina käytettävät kohdat menevät tasan.
Ottelun tilastot julkaistaan myöhemmin.
ROYALS vs BUTCHERS (Aug 23, 2018)
Scoring Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROYALS vs BUTCHERS (Aug 23, 2018 at Porvoo)
ROYALS (4-5) vs. BUTCHERS (3-7)
Date: Aug 23, 2018 Site: Porvoo Stadium: Keskuskentta Attendance: 165
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
ROYALS | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
BUTCHERS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
SCORING SUMMARY | ROY -BUT | |||
1st | 09:29 | ROY | Peterson N 65 yd pass from Fisher I (Byman J kick) | |
1 play, 65 yards, TOP 0:06 | 7 - 0 | |||
3rd | 08:48 | ROY | Suoste T 3 yd run (Byman J kick) | |
6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:12 | 14 - 0 | |||
00:21 | ROY | Suoste T 47 yd run (Byman J kick) | ||
6 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:52 | 21 - 0 | |||
4th | 06:03 | BUT | Luoma D 80 yd pass from Dalley M (Malka J-P kick) | |
1 play, 80 yards, TOP 0:13 | 21 - 7 |
Kickoff time: 18.30 End of Game: Total elapsed time: - Referee: Lamminsalo V Umpire: Hautala P Linesman: Lehtinen J Line judge: Kalliokoski J Back judge: Karppinen J Field judge: Naumanen A Side judge: Bruun J Temperature: +20 Wind: 5 m/s Weather: Pilvinen |
Team Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROYALS vs BUTCHERS (Aug 23, 2018 at Porvoo)
Team Totals | ROY | BUT |
FIRST DOWNS | 14 | 12 |
Rushing | 5 | 7 |
Passing | 8 | 4 |
Penalty | 1 | 1 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 120 | 115 |
Rushing Attempts | 28 | 31 |
Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 3.7 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 141 | 158 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 21 | 43 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 143 | 145 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 12-21-1 | 6-17-3 |
Average Per Attempt | 6.8 | 8.5 |
Average Per Completion | 11.9 | 24.2 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 263 | 260 |
Total offense plays | 49 | 48 |
Average Gain Per Play | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-22 | 12-142 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 4-143 | 5-177 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 35.8 | 35.4 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 34.2 | 35.4 |
Inside 20 | 0 | 4 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Fair catch | 0 | 3 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 4-195 | 2-64 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 48.8 | 32.0 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 33.5 | 19.5 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-6-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 6.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 2-25-0 | 4-61-0 |
Average Per Return | 12.5 | 15.2 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 3-1-0 | 1-0-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | 24:20 | 23:40 |
1st Quarter | 3:30 | 8:30 |
2nd Quarter | 5:45 | 6:15 |
3rd Quarter | 6:47 | 5:13 |
4th Quarter | 8:18 | 3:42 |
Third-Down Conversions | 1 of 8 | 3 of 11 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 2 of 2 | 0 of 1 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-3 | 0-2 |
Touchdowns | 1-3 | 0-2 |
Field goals | 0-3 | 0-2 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 3-30 | 2-12 |
PAT Kicks | 3-3 | 1-1 |
Field Goals | 0-1 | 0-2 |
Points off turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Individual Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROYALS vs BUTCHERS (Aug 23, 2018 at Porvoo)
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FUMBLES: ROYALS-Snafs B 1-1; Fisher I 1-1. BUTCHERS-Seppanen M 1-0. |
Drive Chart |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROYALS vs BUTCHERS (Aug 23, 2018 at Porvoo)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
ROY | 1st | R35 | 09:35 | Punt | B00 | 09:29 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-65 | 0:06 | |
ROY | 1st | R12 | 06:52 | Interception | R05 | 05:57 | Interception | 2--7 | 0:55 | ||
ROY | 1st | R12 | 03:44 | Punt | R15 | 01:15 | Punt | 3-3 | 2:29 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R13 | 11:53 | Punt | R25 | 08:22 | Punt | 6-12 | 3:31 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R02 | 03:29 | Interception | R11 | 01:45 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:44 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R16 | 00:40 | Punt | R16 | 00:10 | Punt | 3-0 | 0:30 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R27 | 00:00 | Missed FG | R27 | 00:00 | End of half | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R35 | 12:00 | Kickoff | B00 | 08:48 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-65 | 3:12 | |
ROY | 3rd | R14 | 06:08 | Punt | R16 | 05:25 | Fumble | 2-2 | 0:43 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R23 | 03:13 | Missed FG | B00 | 00:21 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-77 | 2:52 | |
ROY | 4th | B49 | 10:23 | Downs | B14 | 06:16 | Missed FG | 10-35 | 4:07 | ||
ROY | 4th | B39 | 06:05 | Kickoff | B14 | 02:10 | Fumble | 7-25 | 3:55 | ||
ROY | 4th | R10 | 00:18 | Interception | R09 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:18 | ||
BUT | 1st | B35 | 12:00 | Kickoff | B22 | 09:35 | Punt | 3--13 | 2:25 | ||
BUT | 1st | B36 | 09:22 | Kickoff | R26 | 06:52 | Interception | 6-38 | 2:30 | ||
BUT | 1st | B45 | 05:57 | Interception | R42 | 03:44 | Punt | 4-13 | 2:13 | ||
BUT | 1st | B46 | 01:15 | Punt | R48 | 11:53 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:22 | ||
BUT | 2nd | B33 | 08:22 | Punt | R20 | 03:29 | Interception | 7-47 | 4:53 | ||
BUT | 2nd | B44 | 01:45 | Punt | B49 | 00:40 | Punt | 3-5 | 1:05 | ||
BUT | 2nd | R27 | 00:10 | Punt | R27 | 00:00 | Missed FG | 2-0 | 0:10 | ||
BUT | 3rd | B25 | 08:44 | Kickoff | R48 | 06:08 | Punt | 4-27 | 2:36 | ||
BUT | 3rd | R16 | 05:25 | Fumble | R23 | 03:13 | Missed FG | 4--7 | 2:12 | ||
BUT | 3rd | B30 | 00:14 | Kickoff | B49 | 10:23 | Downs | 5-19 | 1:51 | ||
BUT | 4th | B20 | 06:16 | Missed FG | R00 | 06:03 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-80 | 0:13 | |
BUT | 4th | B14 | 02:10 | Fumble | R45 | 00:18 | Interception | 8-41 | 1:52 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
ROYALS | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 03:30 | 05:45 | 06:47 | 08:18 | 09:15 | 15:05 | 24:20 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 1/5 | 0/3 | 1/8 | ||
Average field position | R19 | R10 | R24 | R40 | R15 | R32 | R23 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
BUTCHERS | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 08:30 | 06:15 | 05:13 | 03:42 | 14:45 | 08:55 | 23:40 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 2/6 | 1/5 | 3/11 | ||
Average field position | B40 | B50 | B46 | B17 | B44 | B34 | B40 | ||
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 | |
BUT | 1st | B35 | 12:00 | Kickoff | B22 | 09:35 | Punt | 3--13 | 2:25 | ||
ROY | 1st | R35 | 09:35 | Punt | B00 | 09:29 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-65 | 0:06 | |
BUT | 1st | B36 | 09:22 | Kickoff | R26 | 06:52 | Interception | 6-38 | 2:30 | ||
ROY | 1st | R12 | 06:52 | Interception | R05 | 05:57 | Interception | 2--7 | 0:55 | ||
BUT | 1st | B45 | 05:57 | Interception | R42 | 03:44 | Punt | 4-13 | 2:13 | ||
ROY | 1st | R12 | 03:44 | Punt | R15 | 01:15 | Punt | 3-3 | 2:29 | ||
BUT | 1st | B46 | 01:15 | Punt | R48 | 11:53 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:22 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R13 | 11:53 | Punt | R25 | 08:22 | Punt | 6-12 | 3:31 | ||
BUT | 2nd | B33 | 08:22 | Punt | R20 | 03:29 | Interception | 7-47 | 4:53 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R02 | 03:29 | Interception | R11 | 01:45 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:44 | ||
BUT | 2nd | B44 | 01:45 | Punt | B49 | 00:40 | Punt | 3-5 | 1:05 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R16 | 00:40 | Punt | R16 | 00:10 | Punt | 3-0 | 0:30 | ||
BUT | 2nd | R27 | 00:10 | Punt | R27 | 00:00 | Missed FG | 2-0 | 0:10 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R27 | 00:00 | Missed FG | R27 | 00:00 | End of half | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R35 | 12:00 | Kickoff | B00 | 08:48 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-65 | 3:12 | |
BUT | 3rd | B25 | 08:44 | Kickoff | R48 | 06:08 | Punt | 4-27 | 2:36 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R14 | 06:08 | Punt | R16 | 05:25 | Fumble | 2-2 | 0:43 | ||
BUT | 3rd | R16 | 05:25 | Fumble | R23 | 03:13 | Missed FG | 4--7 | 2:12 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R23 | 03:13 | Missed FG | B00 | 00:21 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-77 | 2:52 | |
BUT | 3rd | B30 | 00:14 | Kickoff | B49 | 10:23 | Downs | 5-19 | 1:51 | ||
ROY | 4th | B49 | 10:23 | Downs | B14 | 06:16 | Missed FG | 10-35 | 4:07 | ||
BUT | 4th | B20 | 06:16 | Missed FG | R00 | 06:03 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 1-80 | 0:13 | |
ROY | 4th | B39 | 06:05 | Kickoff | B14 | 02:10 | Fumble | 7-25 | 3:55 | ||
BUT | 4th | B14 | 02:10 | Fumble | R45 | 00:18 | Interception | 8-41 | 1:52 | ||
ROY | 4th | R10 | 00:18 | Interception | R09 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:18 |
Defensive Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROYALS vs BUTCHERS (Aug 23, 2018 at Porvoo)
## | ROYALS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
4 | Tresfield S | 4 | 5 | 6.5 | 1.0/2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
22 | Taylor M | 4 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.5/10 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/5 | . |
26 | Saari L | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | . | . | . | 2-1 | . | . | . | . |
5 | Vasanoja W | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . |
33 | Thomas S | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.5/13 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/13 | . |
21 | Khalifa Ru | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
14 | Denny J | 3 | . | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
99 | Ceken T | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
65 | Kajava M | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0/8 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1.0/8 | . |
2 | Manty V | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
93 | Hannula L | . | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
90 | Khalifa Ro | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
97 | Kass M | . | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/4 | . |
56 | Sundqvist M | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
## | BUTCHERS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
8 | Pennanen N | 5 | 3 | 6.5 | 0.5/5 | 1 | 1-0 | . | . | . | 0.5/5 | . |
68 | Karbin S | 4 | 5 | 6.5 | 2.0/8 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1.0/1 | . |
31 | Dalley M | 4 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
14 | Suomalainen J-P | 3 | 2 | 4.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
15 | Pham A | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
42 | Lahikainen J | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . |
7 | Luoma D | 2 | . | 2.0 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
90 | Pallari P | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
44 | Kurvinen V | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5/6 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/6 | . |
55 | Vuoksenturja J | . | 2 | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
20 | Stigzelius W | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROYALS vs BUTCHERS (Aug 23, 2018 at Porvoo)
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ROYALS: 5-Vasanoja W, 10-Byman J, 11-Saikko J, 19-Kaas J, 24-Barrow N, 51-Maenpaa N, 53-Nybacka V, 56-Sundqvist M, 70-Niemela A, 81-Viinamaki R, 90-Khalifa Ro, 97-Kass M. |
BUTCHERS: 10-Kasanen A, 20-Stigzelius W, 21-Aaltonen V, 42-Lahikainen J, 84-Malka J-P, 99-Makinen O. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROYALS vs BUTCHERS (Aug 23, 2018 at Porvoo)
Byman J kickoff 45 yards to the BUT20, Hall D return 15 yards to the BUT35 (Khalifa Ru;Taylor M). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But35 | Lehtinen J pass complete to Aaltonen V for no gain to the BUT35 (Vasanoja W). |
But | 2-10 | at But35 | Lehtinen J sacked for loss of 13 yards to the BUT22 (Thomas S). |
But | 3-23 | at But22 | Lehtinen J pass complete to Luoma D for no gain to the BUT22 (Denny J). |
But | 4-23 | at But22 | Luoma D punt 43 yards to the ROY35. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 13 yards, TOP 02:25 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | ROYALS drive start at 09:35. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | Fisher I pass complete to Peterson N for 65 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:29. |
Byman J kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 7, BUTCHERS 0 | |||
Drive: 1 plays, 65 yards, TOP 00:13 | |||
Byman J kickoff 50 yards to the BUT15, Hall D return 21 yards to the BUT36 (Khalifa Ru). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But36 | BUTCHERS drive start at 09:22. |
But | 1-10 | at But36 | PENALTY BUT false start (Hall D) 5 yards to the BUT31. |
But | 1-15 | at But31 | Lehtinen J pass complete to Luoma D for 20 yards to the ROY49, 1ST DOWN BUT, out-of-bounds. |
But | 1-10 | at Roy49 | Lehtinen J rush for 2 yards to the ROY47 (Tresfield S). |
But | 2-8 | at Roy47 | Hall D rush for 3 yards to the ROY44 (Tresfield S). |
But | 3-5 | at Roy44 | Hall D rush for 18 yards to the ROY26, 1ST DOWN BUT (Saari L;Khalifa Ru). |
But | 1-10 | at Roy26 | Lindell S rush for no gain to the ROY26 (Kajava M;Hannula L). |
But | 2-10 | at Roy26 | Seppanen M pass intercepted by Saari L at the ROY11, Saari L return 1 yards to the ROY12. |
Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, TOP 02:30 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy12 | ROYALS drive start at 06:52. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy12 | Suoste T rush for loss of 7 yards to the ROY5 (Karbin S). |
Roy | 2-17 | at Roy05 | Fisher I pass intercepted by Stigzelius W at the BUT45, Stigzelius W return 0 yards to the BUT45. |
Drive: 2 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 00:55 | |||
But | 1-10 | at But45 | BUTCHERS drive start at 05:57. |
But | 1-10 | at But45 | Hall D rush for 11 yards to the ROY44, 1ST DOWN BUT (Denny J). |
But | 1-10 | at Roy44 | Lindell S rush for 1 yard to the ROY43 (Kass M;Taylor M). |
But | 2-9 | at Roy43 | Seppanen M rush for 1 yard to the ROY42 (Thomas S;Tresfield S). |
But | 3-8 | at Roy42 | Marshall I rush for no gain to the ROY42 (Khalifa Ro). |
But | 4-8 | at Roy42 | Luoma D punt 30 yards to the ROY12, fair catch by Peterson N. |
Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, TOP 02:13 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy12 | ROYALS drive start at 03:44. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy12 | Suoste T rush for 2 yards to the ROY14 (Pennanen N). |
Roy | 2-8 | at Roy14 | Fisher I sacked for loss of 11 yards to the ROY3 (Kurvinen V;Pennanen N). |
Roy | 3-19 | at Roy03 | PENALTY ROY delay of game (Fisher I) 1 yards to the ROY2. |
Roy | 3-20 | at Roy02 | Suoste T rush for 13 yards to the ROY15 (Dalley M). |
Roy | 4-7 | at Roy15 | Peterson N punt 45 yards to the BUT40, Seppanen M return 6 yards to the BUT46 (Vasanoja W). |
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 02:29 | |||
But | 1-10 | at But46 | BUTCHERS drive start at 01:15. |
But | 1-10 | at But46 | Marshall I rush for 8 yards to the ROY46 (Taylor M). |
But | 2-2 | at Roy46 | Seppanen M pass incomplete. |
But | 3-2 | at Roy46 | Marshall I rush for loss of 2 yards to the ROY48 (Manty V;Tresfield S). |
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:22 | |||
ROYALS 7, BUTCHERS 0 |
But | 4-4 | at Roy48 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
But | 4-4 | at Roy48 | Luoma D punt 35 yards to the ROY13, fair catch by Peterson N. |
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:22 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy13 | ROYALS drive start at 11:53. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy13 | Fisher I pass complete to Ovesen K for 4 yards to the ROY17 (Pham A). |
Roy | 2-6 | at Roy17 | Suoste T rush for no gain to the ROY17, PENALTY BUT offside defense 5 yards to the ROY22, NO PLAY. |
Roy | 2-1 | at Roy22 | Fisher I pass incomplete to Suoste T. |
Roy | 3-1 | at Roy22 | Suoste T rush for 3 yards to the ROY25, 1ST DOWN ROY (Vuoksenturja J;Pham A). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy25 | Fisher I pass complete to Peterson N for loss of 1 yard to the ROY24 (Luoma D). |
Roy | 2-11 | at Roy24 | Suoste T rush for 1 yard to the ROY25 (Dalley M). |
Roy | 3-10 | at Roy25 | Fisher I pass incomplete to Kaas J (Pham A). |
Roy | 4-10 | at Roy25 | Tresfield S punt 42 yards to the BUT33. |
Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 03:31 | |||
But | 1-10 | at But33 | BUTCHERS drive start at 08:22. |
But | 1-10 | at But33 | Seppanen M pass incomplete to Luoma D, PENALTY ROY pass interference (Khalifa Ru) 16 yards to the BUT49, 1ST DOWN BUT, NO PLAY. |
But | 1-10 | at But49 | Seppanen M rush for loss of 2 yards to the BUT47 (Hannula L;Ceken T). |
But | 2-12 | at But47 | Seppanen M rush for 9 yards to the ROY44 (Saari L). |
But | 3-3 | at Roy44 | Dalley M rush for 10 yards to the ROY34, 1ST DOWN BUT (Saari L). |
But | 1-10 | at Roy34 | Marshall I rush for no gain to the ROY34 (Thomas S;Ceken T). |
But | 2-10 | at Roy34 | Seppanen M rush for 33 yards to the ROY1, 1ST DOWN BUT (Denny J). |
But | 1-G | at Roy01 | PENALTY BUT false start (Kurvinen V) 5 yards to the ROY6. |
But | 1-G | at Roy06 | Seppanen M sacked for loss of 9 yards to the ROY15 (Taylor M;Kass M). |
But | 2-G | at Roy15 | PENALTY BUT delay of game (Seppanen M) 5 yards to the ROY20. |
But | 2-G | at Roy20 | Seppanen M pass intercepted by Saari L at the ROY2, Saari L return 0 yards to the ROY2. |
Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 04:53 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy02 | ROYALS drive start at 03:29. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy02 | Timeout BUTCHERS, clock 03:29. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy02 | Suoste T rush for no gain to the ROY2, PENALTY BUT offside defense 5 yards to the ROY7, NO PLAY. |
Roy | 1-5 | at Roy07 | Fisher I pass incomplete to Peterson N. |
Roy | 2-5 | at Roy07 | Fisher I rush for 4 yards to the ROY11 (Pennanen N). |
Roy | 3-1 | at Roy11 | Timeout ROYALS, clock 01:56. |
Roy | 3-1 | at Roy11 | Suoste T rush for no gain to the ROY11 (Pennanen N). |
Roy | 4-1 | at Roy11 | Tresfield S punt 45 yards to the BUT44. |
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:44 | |||
But | 1-10 | at But44 | BUTCHERS drive start at 01:45. |
But | 1-10 | at But44 | Marshall I rush for loss of 5 yards to the BUT39 (Taylor M). |
But | 2-15 | at But39 | Seppanen M pass incomplete to Marshall I. |
But | 3-15 | at But39 | Marshall I rush for 10 yards to the BUT49 (Manty V). |
But | 4-5 | at But49 | Timeout ROYALS, clock 00:44. |
But | 4-5 | at But49 | Luoma D punt 35 yards to the ROY16, fair catch by Peterson N. |
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:05 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy16 | ROYALS drive start at 00:40. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy16 | Fisher I pass incomplete to Ovesen K, dropped pass. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Roy16 | Fisher I pass incomplete to Denny J, dropped pass. |
Roy | 3-10 | at Roy16 | Fisher I pass incomplete to Valbon J, dropped pass. |
Roy | 4-10 | at Roy16 | Tresfield S punt 11 yards to the ROY27, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:30 | |||
But | 1-10 | at Roy27 | BUTCHERS drive start at 00:10. |
But | 1-10 | at Roy27 | Seppanen M pass incomplete to Kurvinen V. |
But | 2-10 | at Roy27 | Malka J-P field goal attempt from 43 MISSED - short, spot at ROY27, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:10 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy27 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
ROYALS 7, BUTCHERS 0 |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy27 | End of half, start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, BUT ball on BUT35. |
Malka J-P kickoff 55 yards to the ROY10, Denny J return 25 yards to the ROY35 (Suomalainen J-P). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | ROYALS drive start at 12:00. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | Fisher I pass complete to Peterson N for 13 yards to the ROY48, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds (Suomalainen J-P). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy48 | Fisher I pass incomplete to Ovesen K (Kurvinen V), PENALTY BUT offside defense (Karbin S) 5 yards to the BUT47, NO PLAY. |
Roy | 1-5 | at But47 | PENALTY BUT offside defense (Kolkka J) 5 yards to the BUT42, 1ST DOWN ROY. |
Roy | 1-10 | at But42 | Fisher I rush for 14 yards to the BUT28, 1ST DOWN ROY (Lahikainen J). |
Roy | 1-10 | at But28 | Fisher I pass complete to Peterson N for 4 yards to the BUT24. |
Roy | 2-6 | at But24 | Fisher I pass complete to Thomas S for 8 yards to the BUT16, 1ST DOWN ROY (Dalley M;Karbin S). |
Roy | 1-10 | at But16 | Fisher I pass incomplete, PENALTY BUT offside defense 5 yards to the BUT11, NO PLAY. |
Roy | 1-5 | at But11 | Fisher I rush for 10 yards to the BUT1, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds. |
Roy | 1-G | at But01 | PENALTY ROY false start (Hannula L) 5 yards to the BUT6. |
Roy | 1-G | at But06 | PENALTY BUT offside defense 3 yards to the BUT3. |
Roy | 1-G | at But03 | Suoste T rush for 3 yards to the BUT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:48. |
Byman J kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 14, BUTCHERS 0 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:16 | |||
Byman J kickoff 50 yards to the BUT15, Marshall I return 10 yards to the BUT25 (Taylor M). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But25 | BUTCHERS drive start at 08:44. |
But | 1-10 | at But25 | Seppanen M pass complete to Luoma D for 29 yards to the ROY46, 1ST DOWN BUT, out-of-bounds (Khalifa Ru), PENALTY ROY offside defense declined. |
But | 1-10 | at Roy46 | Seppanen M rush for loss of 3 yards to the ROY49 (Ceken T). |
But | 2-13 | at Roy49 | Marshall I rush for no gain to the ROY49 (Hannula L;Tresfield S). |
But | 3-13 | at Roy49 | Seppanen M rush for 1 yard to the ROY48 (Vasanoja W;Tresfield S). |
But | 4-12 | at Roy48 | Luoma D punt 34 yards to the ROY14. |
Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:36 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy14 | ROYALS drive start at 06:08. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy14 | Suoste T rush for 2 yards to the ROY16 (Kurvinen V). |
Roy | 2-8 | at Roy16 | Timeout BUTCHERS, clock 05:45. |
Roy | 2-8 | at Roy16 | Fisher I sacked for loss of 1 yard to the ROY15 (Karbin S), fumble by Fisher I recovered by BUT Lahikainen J at ROY16. |
Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:43 | |||
But | 1-10 | at Roy16 | BUTCHERS drive start at 05:25. |
But | 1-10 | at Roy16 | Marshall I rush for 2 yards to the ROY14 (Kajava M;Taylor M). |
But | 2-8 | at Roy14 | Seppanen M rush for loss of 1 yard to the ROY15 (Tresfield S;Thomas S). |
But | 3-9 | at Roy15 | Seppanen M sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ROY23 (Kajava M). |
But | 4-17 | at Roy23 | Malka J-P field goal attempt from 40 MISSED - wide right, spot at ROY23, clock 03:13. |
Drive: 4 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 02:12 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy23 | ROYALS drive start at 03:13. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy23 | Suoste T rush for 2 yards to the ROY25 (Vuoksenturja J;Dalley M). |
Roy | 2-8 | at Roy25 | Fisher I pass complete to Kaas J for 8 yards to the ROY33, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy33 | Suoste T rush for 5 yards to the ROY38 (Karbin S). |
Roy | 2-5 | at Roy38 | Fisher I pass complete to Peterson N for 8 yards to the ROY46, 1ST DOWN ROY (Lahikainen J). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy46 | Fisher I rush for 7 yards to the BUT47 (Pennanen N;Pallari P). |
Roy | 2-3 | at But47 | Suoste T rush for 47 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:21. |
Byman J kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 21, BUTCHERS 0 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, TOP 02:59 | |||
Byman J kickoff 50 yards to the BUT15, Marshall I return 15 yards to the BUT30 (Sundqvist M;Khalifa Ru). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But30 | BUTCHERS drive start at 00:14. |
But | 1-10 | at But30 | Marshall I rush for 11 yards to the BUT41, 1ST DOWN BUT (Saari L). |
Drive: 1 plays, 11 yards, TOP 01:51 | |||
ROYALS 21, BUTCHERS 0 |
But | 1-10 | at But41 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
But | 1-10 | at But41 | Seppanen M pass incomplete to Kurvinen V. |
But | 2-10 | at But41 | Marshall I rush for 8 yards to the BUT49 (Taylor M). |
But | 3-2 | at But49 | Seppanen M rush for no gain to the BUT49 (Thomas S). |
But | 4-2 | at But49 | Seppanen M pass incomplete to Kurvinen V. |
Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 01:51 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at But49 | ROYALS drive start at 10:23. |
Roy | 1-10 | at But49 | Barrow N rush for 2 yards to the BUT47 (Pennanen N;Karbin S). |
Roy | 2-8 | at But47 | Fisher I pass complete to Ovesen K for 13 yards to the BUT34, 1ST DOWN ROY (Pham A). |
Roy | 1-10 | at But34 | Barrow N rush for 7 yards to the BUT27 (Pallari P). |
Roy | 2-3 | at But27 | Barrow N rush for no gain to the BUT27 (Karbin S;Dalley M). |
Roy | 3-3 | at But27 | Fisher I pass incomplete to Snafs B. |
Roy | 4-3 | at But27 | Fisher I pass complete to Valbon J for 4 yards to the BUT23, 1ST DOWN ROY (Karbin S;Suomalainen J-P). |
Roy | 1-10 | at But23 | Fisher I pass complete to Thomas S for 8 yards to the BUT15 (Pham A;Dalley M). |
Roy | 2-2 | at But15 | Barrow N rush for 1 yard to the BUT14 (Karbin S). |
Roy | 3-1 | at But14 | Fisher I pass incomplete to Peterson N (Luoma D). |
Roy | 4-1 | at But14 | Byman J field goal attempt from 35 MISSED - short, spot at BUT20, clock 06:16. |
Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, TOP 04:07 | |||
But | 1-10 | at But20 | BUTCHERS drive start at 06:16. |
But | 1-10 | at But20 | Dalley M pass complete to Luoma D for 80 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN BUT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:03. |
But | 1-G | at Roy03 | PENALTY BUT false start 89 yards to the BUT8. |
Malka J-P kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 21, BUTCHERS 7 | |||
Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:11 | |||
Malka J-P kickoff 9 yards to the BUT44, Saari L return 0 yards to the BUT44, PENALTY BUT offside defense (Aaltonen V) 5 yards to the BUT39, 1st and 10, ROY ball on BUT39. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at But39 | ROYALS drive start at 06:05. |
Roy | 1-10 | at But39 | Barrow N rush for 11 yards to the BUT28, 1ST DOWN ROY (Karbin S;Suomalainen J-P). |
Roy | 1-10 | at But28 | Snafs B rush for 5 yards to the BUT23 (Suomalainen J-P). |
Roy | 2-5 | at But23 | Barrow N rush for loss of 1 yard to the BUT24 (Dalley M). |
Roy | 3-6 | at But24 | Barrow N rush for 2 yards to the BUT22 (Pennanen N). |
Roy | 4-4 | at But22 | Fisher I pass complete to Peterson N for 9 yards to the BUT13, 1ST DOWN ROY (Luoma D). |
Roy | 1-10 | at But13 | Barrow N rush for no gain to the BUT13 (Dalley M). |
Roy | 2-10 | at But13 | Snafs B rush for no gain to the BUT13, fumble forced by Pennanen N, fumble by Snafs B recovered by BUT Pennanen N at BUT14. |
Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 03:55 | |||
But | 1-10 | at But14 | BUTCHERS drive start at 02:10. |
But | 1-10 | at But14 | Dalley M pass incomplete to Aaltonen V. |
But | 2-10 | at But14 | Seppanen M pass incomplete to Dalley M (Kajava M). |
But | 3-10 | at But14 | Seppanen M pass complete to Luoma D for 16 yards to the BUT30, 1ST DOWN BUT, out-of-bounds. |
But | 1-10 | at But30 | Seppanen M rush for 14 yards to the BUT44, fumble forced by Tresfield S, fumble by Seppanen M recovered by BUT Team Butchers at BUT44, 1ST DOWN BUT, out-of-bounds. |
But | 1-10 | at But44 | Lindell S rush for 16 yards to the ROY40, 1ST DOWN BUT (Vasanoja W). |
But | 1-10 | at Roy40 | Seppanen M pass incomplete. |
But | 2-10 | at Roy40 | PENALTY BUT delay of game (Seppanen M) 5 yards to the ROY45. |
But | 2-15 | at Roy45 | Dalley M rush for no gain to the ROY45 (Tresfield S). |
But | 3-15 | at Roy45 | Seppanen M pass intercepted by Vasanoja W at the ROY10, Vasanoja W return 0 yards to the ROY10. |
Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 01:52 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy10 | ROYALS drive start at 00:18. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy10 | Team Royals rush for loss of 1 yard to the ROY9. |
Roy | 2-11 | at Roy09 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:18 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
ROYALS 21, BUTCHERS 7 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROYALS vs BUTCHERS (Aug 23, 2018 at Porvoo)
ROYALS BUTCHERS Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 26 23 49 OVERALL.......... 28 20 48 1ST DOWN......... 15 8 23 1ST DOWN......... 13 9 22 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 3 1 4 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 1 1 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 2 4 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 0 0 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 2 6 8 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 8 5 13 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 1 3 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 0 2 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 1 1 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 2 2 4 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 4 4 8 4TH DOWN......... 0 2 2 4TH DOWN......... 0 1 1 ROYALS BUTCHERS Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 26 23 49 ............... 28 20 48 |
Janne Lehtinen naurahtaa epäuskoisesti kysyttäessä kommenttia Butchersin kaudesta 2018.
— Vaikea ja tahmea kausi. Monella osa-alueella on ollut vastoinkäymisiä, ja loukkaantumiset ovat tehneet sen että treenaaminen kärsii, maajoukkuepelinrakentaja kertaa.
Loukkaantumissuman lisäksi porvoolaisten kauteen on mahtunut hyökkäyksen koordinaattorin potkut sekä liigan viime kausien jenkkivahvistusten eliittiin kuuluneen monitoimimies Roman Runnerin kypäränheittoepisodi ja siitä napsahtanut ennätyspitkä pelikielto. Kaikesta tästä huolimatta Butchers on vielä kiinni pudotuspelipaikassa. Kolme ottelua yhdeksästä voittaneen Butchersin runkosarja päättyy torstaina kotiotteluun Royalsia vastaan. Vaasalaiset ovat sarjataulukossa kolmantena eli pykälää Butchersia korkeammalla. Takana vaanii vielä kaksi voittoa kahdeksasta ottanut Saints, jolla on myöskin vielä mahdollisuutensa nousta pudotuspeleihin.
Liigan heittotilastoista Lehtisen nimi löytyy häntäpäästä. Tilillä on viisi heitettyä touchdownia, 11 syötönkatkoa ja 123 heittojaardia per peli.
— Aika samat sanat kuin koko joukkueen osalta, Lehtinen arvioi omaa kauttaan.
— Viime matsissa alkoi jo löytyä se identiteetti. Maajoukkueen hyökkäyksessä oli kyllä kotoisampi olo kuin Butchersissa alkukaudella, Lehtinen myöntää.
— Onhan tässä systeemit muuttuneet Robert Johnsonin hyökkäyksestä, Lehtinen viittaa kahteen edelliseen kauteensa Helsingin Wolverinesissa.
Henki parantui muutosten myötä
Butchersin hyökkäyksen johdossa tapahtui muutos maajoukkuetauolla, kun hyökkäyksen koordinaattori Pekka Piminäinen sai potkut ja päävalmentaja Jimi Roiko otti hyökkäyksen pelien kutsumisen omalle vastuulleen. Ensimmäisessä pelissä maajoukkuetauon jälkeen Butchers-hyökkäys jäi nollille ja tuloksena oli 0-51-kuritus Steelersiltä. Viime torstaina Butchers puristi arvokkaan 22-20-voiton Saintsista.
Lehtisen mukaan pelikirjaa ei pistetty kokonaan uusiksi. Hän kuvaa muutoksia enemmänkin aiemman viilaamiseksi.
— Pelikutsumme ovat nyt monipuolisempia. Aiemmin vastustajat tiesivät että jos olimme gunissa niin heitimme ja jos olimme I:ssä niin juoksimme. Positiiviseen suuntaan on menty, ja henki on parantunut muutoseten myötä, kun olemme joutuneet heräämään tähän tilanteeseen.
Lehtinen lähti koti-EM-kisoihin Suomen aloittavana pelinrakentajana, mutta kisojen toisessa ottelussa Ranskaa vastaan pelinrakentajan paikalle vaihdettiin Miro Kadmiry. Hän johti Suomen EM-pronssille kisojen päätöspäivänä, ja Lehtinen seurasi ottelua sivurajalta.
— En ole kisoihini täysin tyytyväinen, mutta valmennan itsekin joten ymmärrän valmennuksen tekemän ratkaisun. Pronssi maistui helvetin hyvälle, se on minullekin ensimmäinen arvokisamitali aikuisten tasolla, Lehtinen sanoo.
Ensimmäisen kerran Roosters-kasvatti pelasi Vaahteraliigassa aloittavana pelinrakentajana jo 19-vuotiaana, kaudella 2009. Päällä oli silloin Wolverinesin peliasu.
— Nyt osaa asioita enemmän. Silloin oli kyllä välillä aika hukassa, Lehtinen myöntää. Tuon kauden ja kauden 2018 väliin Lehtisellä mahtuu mm. kausia Pohjois-Amerikassa sekä edelliset kaksi kautta ykkösdivisioonassa.
”Royalsin puolustus ottanut kehitysaskeleita”
Torstain ottelussa panoksena on runkosarjan kolmas sija, ja Steelersin kohtaaminen välierissä Roostersin sijaan. Voitto Butchersista varmistaisi Royalsille kolmossijan ilman jossitteluja. Butchers varmistaisi voitolla vähintäänkin paikan pudotuspeleihin ja myös kolmossijan lukuun ottamatta tilannetta jossa Royals kaataisi päätösottelussaan Roostersin tai Saints voittaa molemmat jäljellä olevat ottelunsa (Crocodiles ja Steelers) ja Royals häviää Roostersille. Royalsille tappiokaan ei tietäisi pudotuspelihaaveiden menetystä. Siinä tapauksessa playoffeihin nousu tosin vaatisi Roostersin kaatamista päätöskierroksella.
Butchers voitti joukkueiden ensimmäisen kohtaamisen toukokuussa Vaasassa 36-13.
— Samalla suunnitelmalla lähdetään kuin Tamperetta vastaan. Royalsin puolustus on ottanut paljon kehitysaskeleita alkukauden jälkeen. Meillä taas suunta on ehkä ollut toiseen suuntaan, mutta positiivisilla fiiliksillä lähdetään, Lehtinen toteaa. Teurastajat voittivat kaksi ensimmäisestä kolmesta ottelustaan, mutta valahtivat sitten viiden ottelun mittaiseen tappioputkeen.
Porvoolaiset ovat joutuneet enenevässä määrin peluuttamaan pelaajiaan kahteen suuntaan kauden edetessä. Torstaina tarkkailussa on jälleen liigan juoksutilaston ykkösen Darion Hallin peluutus. Saintsia vastaan hän pelasi ottelun alussa ainoastaan kulmapuolustajana.
— Pyrimme pitämään avainpelaajiemme jalat tuoreina. Saints-pelissä riippui puolustuksen draivien pituudesta miten käytimme Hallia hyökkäyksessä, Lehtinen avaa joukkueen peluutusta. Ratkaisu toimi, sillä Hall jaksoi painaa tärkeitä jaardeja hyökkäyksessä myöhemmin ottelun kuluessa.
TO 23.08.2018 | 18:30 | Keskuskenttä, Porvoo:
Porvoo Butchers – Wasa Royals
Katso ottelu suorana Ruudusta: https://www.ruutu.fi/stream/3284841
Ennakkostudio starttaa klo 18.
TeeDee-podcastin ennakko: https://www.supla.fi/supla/3285466
Royalsin nettisivujen ennakko: https://royals.fi/kaikki-pelissa-porvoossa/
Ottelun livetilastot: https://vaahteraliiga.fi/butchers-royals-23-08-2018/
TeeDee-podcastin katsaus viime Vaahteraliigan kierroksen tapahtumiin: https://www.supla.fi/supla/3285234
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