Roosters viimeisteli puhtaan pelin runkosarjansa Vaasassa — Brandon Connetten kauden TD-saldo liigan paras seitsemään vuoteen

Seitsemättä perättäistä mestaruuttaan jahtaava Roosters paketoi puhtaan pelin runkosarjansa kaatamalla Royalsin Vaasassa 27-17 (14-0). Kyseessä on toinen kerta tällä vuosikymmenellä kun runkosarja vedetään läpi ilman tappioita. Roosters pystyi samaan myös 2013.

Roostersin kausi on ollut yksi sarjahistorian ylivoimaisimpia. Joukkue lähenteli hyökkäystehoillaan useita Vaahteraliigan ennätyksiä huolimatta siitä että esimerkiksi ykköspelinrakentaja Brandon Connette jätettiin useassa ottelussa jo hyvissä ajoin sivurajalle. Muun muassa Roostersin tehtyjen pisteiden määrä per peli (52,6) lukeutuu sarjan historian kärkipään lukemiin, samoin piste-ero +360.

— Meillä on laadukkaita pelaajia, ja joka joukkuetta vastaan löydämme hyviä matchupeja. Meitä on hankala puolustaa, päävalmentaja Juha Hakala sanoo.

— Hyökkäys on ollut napakkaa myös kakkosmiehistöllä. Ei voi olla kuin tyytyväinen.

— Laitahyökkääjissä meillä on enemmän nopeutta kuin viime kaudella. Se luo vertikaaliuhkaa ja avaa paikkoja.

Onko joukkuetta ollut vaikea motivoida, kun pelit ovat ratkenneet niin aikaisessa vaiheessa?

— Joo ja ei. Toisaalta olemme saaneet annettua arvokkaita downeja kaikille. Ottelutuntuman haku on ollut vähän hankalaa, on ollut taukoja peleistä ja kauden yhtenäisyys on ollyt hakusessa. Tämä on ollut pitkä kausi. Ja myös kolmijakoinen: Ensin pelasimme kansainvälisiä pelejä, sitten Vaahteraliigaa ja nyt on menossa tämä kolmas osio kaudesta runkosarjan loppuineen ja pudotuspeleineen.

Suurin heitto-TD-saalis seitsemään vuoteen

Brandon Connette heitti sunnuntaina neljä touchdownia, ja kasvatti kauden kokonaissaldokseen 43. Lukema on suurin seitsemään vuoteen. Kaudella 2011 Rajaritareiden Dan Selway heitti 54 TD:tä.

— Hemmetin kova suoritus kokonaisuudessaan, Hakala toteaa toista kauttaan Roostersissa pelaavan Connetten kaudesta. Hakala muistuttaa, että Connette on pelannut vähän otteluiden toisella puoliajalla.

— Hän on kokonaisuudessaan pelannut ehkä yhteensä viisi matsia, Hakala arvioi.

— Brandon on äärimmäisen hyvä ja monipuolinen pelinrakentaja. Parhaita mitä olen Euroopassa nähnyt.

Kaksi touchdownia sunnuntaina tehneen Adam Connetten 17 kiinniotto-touchdownia on sarjan paras lukema neljään vuoteen.

Sunnuntain molemmille joukkueille merkityksettömässä ottelussa Roosters nousi 21-0 johtoon kolmannen neljänneksen puoliväliin mennessä. Tom Suosteen ja Nicholas Petersonin touchdowneilla Royals pääsi kymmenen pisteen päähän neljännellä neljänneksellä, mutta ei pystynyt nousemaan kamppailemaan toden teolla ottelun voitosta.

— Vaikea matsi meille. Vaasa pakkasi porukkaa boksiin, ja meillä oli aika paljon pudotettuja palloja. Emme päässeet sellaiseen rytmiin mitä olisimme halunneet, Hakala sanoo.

Roosters kohtaa ensi lauantain välierässä Butchersin, joka voitti runkosarjassa kolme ottelua. Runkosarjan päätöspelissään porvoolaiset menettivät pelinrakentaja Janne Lehtisen ja keskushyökkääjä Darion Hallin.

— Se peli on homma mikä pitää hoitaa. Butchersin puolustus on pelannut mukiinmenevästi. Heidän hyökkäyksensä voi olla mitä tahansa. Pitää vain muistaa omat tehtävät ja vastuut.

Ottelun tilastot

Välierät :

LA 8.9. kello 15.30 Velodromi, Helsinki
Roosters – Butchers
SU 9.9. kello 15.30 Väinölänniemi, Kuopio
Steelers – Royals

Ruudun lähetys molemmista otteluista alkaa kello 15.

Uransa viimeisen kotipelin pelanneen konkarilinjamies Thomas Cekenin haastattelu ottelun jälkeen:

ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (09.02.2018)

Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
Individual Statistics
Drive Chart
Defensive Statistics
Game Participation
Play-by-Play
Play breakdown

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (Sep 2, 2018 at Vaasa)

ROOSTERS (10-0) vs. ROYALS (4-6)

Date: Sep 2, 2018 • Site: Vaasa • Stadium: Kaarlenkentta • Attendance: 583

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
ROOSTERS	6	8	13	0	27
ROYALS	0	0	3	14	17

SCORING SUMMARY				ROO -ROY
1st	05:18	ROO	Linnainmaa K 17 yd pass from Connette B (Saarijarvi K kick failed)
			1 play, 17 yards, TOP 0:08	6 - 0
2nd	11:53	ROO	Connette A 6 yd pass from Connette B (Wasiljeff A pass from Connette B)
			9 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:53	14 - 0
3rd	06:24	ROO	Connette A 35 yd pass from Connette B (Saarijarvi K kick)
			7 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:33	21 - 0
	03:53	ROY	Byman J 26 yd field goal
			6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:26	21 - 3
	03:11	ROO	Wasiljeff A 31 yd pass from Connette B (Saarijarvi K kick blockd)
			3 plays, 45 yards, TOP 0:29	27 - 3
4th	10:58	ROY	Suoste T 1 yd run (Byman J kick)
			11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:08	27 - 10
	06:46	ROY	Peterson N 26 yd pass from Fisher I (Byman J kick)
			5 plays, 87 yards, TOP 2:30	27 - 17

Kickoff time: 15:30 • End of Game: 18:00 • Total elapsed time: 2h30min
Referee: Sipi J • Umpire: Hautala P • Linesman: Lehtinen J • Line judge: Seppelin J • Back judge: Lahti T • Field judge: Karppinen J • Side judge: Holmberg J •
Temperature: +18 c • Wind: 2 m/s W • Weather: Aurinkoinen
ROO #1 Connette A
ROY #14 John D
MVP #61 Vesterinen E

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (Sep 2, 2018 at Vaasa)

Team Totals	ROO	ROY
FIRST DOWNS	19	17
Rushing	6	2
Passing	12	9
Penalty	1	6
NET YARDS RUSHING	72	96
Rushing Attempts	18	40
Average Per Rush	4.0	2.4
Rushing Touchdowns	0	1
Yards Gained Rushing	89	123
Yards Lost Rushing	17	27
NET YARDS PASSING	320	212
Completions-Attempts-Int	23-38-2	14-20-1
Average Per Attempt	8.4	10.6
Average Per Completion	13.9	15.1
Passing Touchdowns	4	1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	392	308
Total offense plays	56	60
Average Gain Per Play	7.0	5.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost	2-1	2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards	12-105	6-54
PUNTS-YARDS	2-80	2-50
Average Yards Per Punt	40.0	25.0
Net Yards Per Punt	40.0	19.5
Inside 20	1	0
50+ Yards	0	0
Touchbacks	0	0
Fair catch	1	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	5-258	4-185
Average Yards Per Kickoff	51.6	46.2
Net Yards Per Kickoff	35.8	32.0
Touchbacks	0	0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	2-11-0	0-0-0
Average Per Return	5.5	0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	4-57-0	5-79-0
Average Per Return	14.2	15.8
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	1-0-0	2-16-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	20:57	27:03
1st Quarter	6:38	5:22
2nd Quarter	5:00	7:00
3rd Quarter	3:15	8:45
4th Quarter	6:04	5:56
Third-Down Conversions	8 of 13	2 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions	0 of 1	1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	2-4	2-3
Touchdowns	2-4	1-3
Field goals	0-4	1-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards	3-20	1-9
PAT Kicks	1-3	2-2
Field Goals	0-0	1-1
Points off turnovers	6	7

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (Sep 2, 2018 at Vaasa)

ROOSTERS

ROYALS

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Kuronen A	4	37	3	34	0	20	8.5
Connette B	3	18	0	18	0	10	6.0
Jussila H	3	16	5	11	0	14	3.7
Pajarinen K	5	10	0	10	0	4	2.0
Kadmiry M	3	8	9	-1	0	8	-0.3
Totals...	18	89	17	72	0	20	4.0

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Suoste T	20	62	2	60	1	7	3.0
Barrow M	9	22	1	21	0	5	2.3
Fisher I	9	39	21	18	0	18	2.0
Team Royals	1	0	1	-1	0	0	-1.0
Tresfield S	1	0	2	-2	0	0	-2.0
Totals...	40	123	27	96	1	18	2.4

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Connette B	23-35-1	320	4	35	0
Kadmiry M	0-2-0	0	0	0	1
Connette A	0-1-1	0	0	0	0
Totals...	23-38-2	320	4	35	1

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Fisher I	14-20-1	212	1	52	3
Totals...	14-20-1	212	1	52	3

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Connette A	8	149	2	35
Linnainmaa K	6	100	1	34
Wasiljeff A	4	54	1	31
Pinta T	3	24	0	9
Pajarinen K	2	-7	0	0
Totals...	23	320	4	35

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Oveseen K	5	97	0	52
Peterson N	5	94	1	29
Kaas J	3	11	0	7
Valbon J	1	10	0	10
Totals...	14	212	1	52

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Olin A	2	80	40.0	42	1	0
Totals...	2	80	40.0	42	1	0

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Tresfield S	2	50	25.0	35	0	0
Totals...	2	50	25.0	35	0	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Linnainmaa K	0	0	0	1	10	10	0	0	0
Persson M	0	0	0	1	10	10	0	0	0
Lempinen V	1	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Slater C	1	13	13	2	37	35	0	0	0
Totals...	2	11	13	4	57	35	1	0	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Peterson N	0	0	0	3	50	24	0	0	0
Denny J	0	0	0	2	29	17	1	16	16
Thomas S	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals...	0	0	0	5	79	24	2	16	16

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Connette A	0	149	0	0	0	149
Linnainmaa K	0	100	10	0	0	110
Wasiljeff A	0	54	0	0	0	54
Slater C	0	0	37	13	0	50
Kuronen A	34	0	0	0	0	34
Pinta T	0	24	0	0	0	24
Connette B	18	0	0	0	0	18
Jussila H	11	0	0	0	0	11
Persson M	0	0	10	0	0	10
Pajarinen K	10	-7	0	0	0	3
Kadmiry M	-1	0	0	0	0	-1
Lempinen V	0	0	0	-2	0	-2
Totals...	72	320	57	11	0	460

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Peterson N	0	94	50	0	0	144
Oveseen K	0	97	0	0	0	97
Suoste T	60	0	0	0	0	60
Denny J	0	0	29	0	16	45
Barrow M	21	0	0	0	0	21
Fisher I	18	0	0	0	0	18
Kaas J	0	11	0	0	0	11
Valbon J	0	10	0	0	0	10
Team Royals	-1	0	0	0	0	-1
Tresfield S	-2	0	0	0	0	-2
Totals...	96	212	79	0	16	403

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
Byman J	3rd	03:53	26 yards	Good

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Olin A	5	258	0	0	51.6

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Byman J	4	185	0	0	46.2

FUMBLES: ROOSTERS-Connette A 1-1; Kadmiry M 1-0. ROYALS-Barrow M 1-0; Fisher I 1-1.

Drive Chart

Drive Chart (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (Sep 2, 2018 at Vaasa)

	Drive Started				Drive Ended				Consumed
Team	Qtr	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time		How Lost	Pl-Yds	TOP	RZ
ROO	1st	V26	12:00	Kickoff	V25	10:26		Punt	3--1	1:34
ROO	1st	V44	08:41	Punt	R13	06:31		Interception	7-43	2:10	#
ROO	1st	R17	05:26	Interception	R00	05:18	*	TOUCHDOWN	1-17	0:08	#
ROO	1st	V44	02:46	Punt	R00	11:53	*	TOUCHDOWN	9-56	2:53	#
ROO	2nd	V01	05:40	Fumble	R18	00:47		Interception	12-81	4:53	#
ROO	3rd	V45	08:57	Downs	R00	06:24	*	TOUCHDOWN	7-55	2:33
ROO	3rd	R45	03:40	Kickoff	R00	03:11	*	TOUCHDOWN	3-45	0:29
ROO	4th	V29	10:47	Kickoff	R13	09:16		Fumble	5-58	1:31
ROO	4th	V22	06:43	Kickoff	V50	02:24		Punt	9-28	4:19

ROY	1st	R37	10:26	Punt	R34	08:41		Punt	3--3	1:45
ROY	1st	R14	06:31	Interception	R09	05:26		Interception	3--5	1:05
ROY	1st	R32	05:13	Kickoff	R39	02:46		Punt	3-7	2:27
ROY	2nd	R34	11:47	Kickoff	V01	05:40		Fumble	13-65	6:07	#
ROY	2nd	R19	00:47	Interception	R42	00:00		End of half	5-23	0:47
ROY	3rd	R28	11:56	Kickoff	V45	08:57		Downs	7-27	2:59
ROY	3rd	R31	06:19	Kickoff	V09	03:53	*	FIELD GOAL	6-60	2:26	#
ROY	3rd	R21	03:06	Kickoff	V00	10:58	*	TOUCHDOWN	11-79	4:08	#
ROY	4th	R13	09:16	Fumble	V00	06:46	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-87	2:30
ROY	4th	R04	02:24	Punt	R12	00:00		End of half	5-8	2:24

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
ROOSTERS	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	06:38	05:00	03:15	06:04	11:38	09:19	20:57
3rd Down Conversions	3/4	1/3	2/2	2/4	4/7	4/6	8/13
Average field position	V49	V01	V50	V25	V39	V37	V38
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	0/1	0/1

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
ROYALS	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	05:22	07:00	08:45	05:56	12:22	14:41	27:03
3rd Down Conversions	0/3	1/4	1/4	0/1	1/7	1/5	2/12
Average field position	R27	R26	R26	R08	R27	R19	R23
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1	0/1	0/0	1/1	0/1	1/2

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

	Drive Started				Drive Ended				Consumed
Team	Qtr	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time		How Lost	Pl-Yds	TOP	RZ
ROO	1st	V26	12:00	Kickoff	V25	10:26		Punt	3--1	1:34
ROY	1st	R37	10:26	Punt	R34	08:41		Punt	3--3	1:45
ROO	1st	V44	08:41	Punt	R13	06:31		Interception	7-43	2:10	#
ROY	1st	R14	06:31	Interception	R09	05:26		Interception	3--5	1:05
ROO	1st	R17	05:26	Interception	R00	05:18	*	TOUCHDOWN	1-17	0:08	#
ROY	1st	R32	05:13	Kickoff	R39	02:46		Punt	3-7	2:27
ROO	1st	V44	02:46	Punt	R00	11:53	*	TOUCHDOWN	9-56	2:53	#
ROY	2nd	R34	11:47	Kickoff	V01	05:40		Fumble	13-65	6:07	#

ROO	2nd	V01	05:40	Fumble	R18	00:47		Interception	12-81	4:53	#
ROY	2nd	R19	00:47	Interception	R42	00:00		End of half	5-23	0:47
ROY	3rd	R28	11:56	Kickoff	V45	08:57		Downs	7-27	2:59

ROO	3rd	V45	08:57	Downs	R00	06:24	*	TOUCHDOWN	7-55	2:33
ROY	3rd	R31	06:19	Kickoff	V09	03:53	*	FIELD GOAL	6-60	2:26	#
ROO	3rd	R45	03:40	Kickoff	R00	03:11	*	TOUCHDOWN	3-45	0:29
ROY	3rd	R21	03:06	Kickoff	V00	10:58	*	TOUCHDOWN	11-79	4:08	#
ROO	4th	V29	10:47	Kickoff	R13	09:16		Fumble	5-58	1:31

ROY	4th	R13	09:16	Fumble	V00	06:46	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-87	2:30
ROO	4th	V22	06:43	Kickoff	V50	02:24		Punt	9-28	4:19
ROY	4th	R04	02:24	Punt	R12	00:00		End of half	5-8	2:24

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (Sep 2, 2018 at Vaasa)

##	ROOSTERS	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	Sack/Yds	QBH
61	Vesterinen E	6	3	7.5	3.0/13	.	.	.	.	.	2.0/12	.
2	Slater C	5	2	6.0	1.0/1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
40	Redin I	5	2	6.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
43	Ayravainen S	5	1	5.5	1.0/2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
3	Toivonen S	3	4	5.0	0.5/1	1	1-0	.	.	.	.	.
81	Ahonen T	2	3	3.5	1.0/1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
5	Olin A	3	.	3.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
20	Paavilainen V	3	.	3.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
44	Berg C	2	1	2.5	1.0/1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
90	Outinen O	1	3	2.5	1.5/8	.	.	.	.	.	1.0/8	.
1	Connette A	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
28	Lempinen V	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	1-0	.	.	.	.
29	Rontu V	1	1	1.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
55	Kankaanpaa L	1	1	1.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
18	Karhinen V	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
6	Connette B	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
22	Persson M	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	2	.	.	.
21	Davis W	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
36	Kuronen A	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
48	Vartiainen A	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
39	Lievonen Mi	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.

##	ROYALS	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	Sack/Yds	QBH
22	Taylor M	6	2	7.0	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	1
14	Denny J	5	1	5.5	.	.	.	1-16	1	.	.	.
33	Thomas S	4	1	4.5	.	1	.	1-0	.	.	.	.
59	Ayoola A	4	.	4.0	2.0/8	.	.	.	.	.	.	1
4	Tresfield S	4	.	4.0	1.0/2	.	1-0	.	.	.	.	.
26	Saari L	3	.	3.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
5	Vasanoja W	2	1	2.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
93	Hannula L	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.
68	Kass M	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
11	Saikko J	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
21	Khalifa Ru	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
40	Suoste T	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
90	Khalifa Ro	1	.	1.0	1.0/9	.	.	.	.	.	1.0/9	.
8	Valbon J	1	.	1.0	1.0/5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
51	Maenpaa N	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
2	Manty V	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.

Participation Report

Participation Report (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (Sep 2, 2018 at Vaasa)

ROOSTERS
Pos	##	Offense
QB	6	Connette B
RB	24	Pajarinen K
WR	85	Wasiljeff A
WR	32	Linnainmaa K
WR	1	Connette A
WR	80	Pinta T
LT	58	Ilmela D
LG	76	Laine R
C	72	Koskinen T
RG	65	Lahti J
RT	60	Tyynila V

ROOSTERS
Pos	##	Defense
DL	90	Outinen O
DL	44	Berg C
DL	55	Kankaanpaa L
LB	81	Ahonen T
LB	43	Ayravainen S
LB	40	Redin I
LB	3	Toivonen S
CB	22	Persson M
SS	2	Slater C
FS	29	Rontu V
CB	28	Lempinen V

ROYALS
Pos	##	Offense
QB	13	Fisher I
RB	40	Suoste T
RB	47	Snafs B
WR	12	Peterson N
WR	1	Oveseen K
WR	8	Valbon J
LT	77	Ashak S
LG	53	Nybacka V
C	55	Makela V
RG	66	Paavola T
RT	71	Blomgren E

ROYALS
Pos	##	Defense
DE	59	Ayoola A
DT	96	96
DT	90	Khalifa Ro
DE	65	Kajava M
LB	22	Taylor M
LB	4	Tresfield S
LB	33	Thomas S
CB	14	Denny J
SS	26	Saari L
FS	2	Manty V
CB	21	Khalifa Ru

ROOSTERS: 4-Tuovinen E, 5-Olin A, 7-Kadmiry M, 10-Saarijarvi K, 15-Jussila H, 18-Karhinen V, 20-Paavilainen V, 21-Davis W, 25-Lahtinen A, 27-Daifi M, 36-Kuronen A, 39-Lievonen Mi, 48-Vartiainen A, 52-Huovinen J, 53-Vehkomaki S, 59-Hyttinen M, 61-Vesterinen E, 74-Kantola O, 88-Liljestrand N.

ROYALS: 5-Vasanoja W, 10-Byman J, 11-Saikko J, 19-Kaas J, 24-Barrow M, 31-Manderbacka J, 32-Hermansson D, 42-Siirtola A, 51-Maenpaa N, 56-Sundqvist M, 68-Kass M, 76-Kylmaluoma E, 81-Viinamaki R, 93-Hannula L, 99-Ceken T.

Play-by-Play Summary

Play-by-Play Summary
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (Sep 2, 2018 at Vaasa)

1st Quarter

			Roosters voittaa kolikonheiton ja palauttaa etela paadysta
Roo	1-10	at Roo35	ROY ball on ROY35.
Roy	1-10	at Roy35	Start of 1st quarter, clock 12:00.
			Byman J kickoff 49 yards to the ROO16, Linnainmaa K return 10 yards to the ROO26 (Taylor M).
Roo	1-10	at Roo26	Pajarinen K rush UM for 1 yard to the ROO27 (Tresfield S).
Roo	2-9	at Roo27	Connette B slant pass incomplete to Connette A (Manty V).
Roo	3-9	at Roo27	Connette B SCL pass complete to Pajarinen K for loss of 2 yards to the ROO25 (Tresfield S).
Roo	4-11	at Roo25	Olin A punt 38 yards to the ROY37, downed.
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:34
Roy	1-10	at Roy37	ROYALS drive start at 10:26.
Roy	1-10	at Roy37	Barrow M rush UM for 3 yards to the ROY40, fumble forced by Toivonen S, fumble by Barrow M recovered by ROY Fisher I at ROY41.
Roy	2-6	at Roy41	Barrow M rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the ROY42 (Ayravainen S).
Roy	3-5	at Roy42	Fisher I sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ROY34 (Outinen O).
Roy	4-13	at Roy34	Tresfield S punt 35 yards to the ROO31, Slater C return 13 yards to the ROO44, out-of-bounds.
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:45
Roo	1-10	at Roo44	ROOSTERS drive start at 08:41.
Roo	1-10	at Roo44	Connette B slant pass complete to Wasiljeff A for 7 yards to the ROY49 (Vasanoja W).
Roo	2-3	at Roy49	Pajarinen K rush over left end for 1 yard to the ROY48 (Denny J).
Roo	3-2	at Roy48	Pajarinen K rush UM for 4 yards to the ROY44, 1ST DOWN ROO (Kass M).
Roo	1-10	at Roy44	Connette B DR pass incomplete to Connette A, dropped pass.
Roo	2-10	at Roy44	Connette B slant pass incomplete to Connette A, PENALTY ROO holding (Ilmela D) 10 yards to the ROO46, NO PLAY.
Roo	2-20	at Roo46	Connette B slant pass complete to Pinta T for 6 yards to the ROY48 (Denny J).
Roo	3-14	at Roy48	Connette B DL pass complete to Connette A for 35 yards to the ROY13, 1ST DOWN ROO (Saari L).
Roo	1-10	at Roy13	Connette A slant pass intercepted by Thomas S at the ROY14, Thomas S return 0 yards to the ROY14 (Connette B).
			Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 02:10
Roy	1-10	at Roy14	ROYALS drive start at 06:31.
Roy	1-10	at Roy14	Barrow M rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the ROY17 (Outinen O;Rontu V).
Roy	2-7	at Roy17	Barrow M rush UM for 2 yards to the ROY19 (Ayravainen S;Kankaanpaa L).
Roy	3-5	at Roy19	PENALTY ROY unsportsmanlike conduct (Valbon J) 10 yards to the ROY9.
Roy	3-15	at Roy09	Fisher I SR pass intercepted by Lempinen V at the ROY17, Lempinen V return 0 yards to the ROY17.
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 01:05
Roo	1-10	at Roy17	ROOSTERS drive start at 05:26.
Roo	1-10	at Roy17	Connette B DR pass complete to Linnainmaa K for 17 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN ROO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:18.
			Saarijarvi K kick attempt failed.
			ROOSTERS 6, ROYALS 0
			Drive: 1 plays, 17 yards, TOP 00:13
			Olin A kickoff 50 yards to the ROY15, Denny J return 17 yards to the ROY32 (Redin I).
Roy	1-10	at Roy32	ROYALS drive start at 05:13.
Roy	1-10	at Roy32	Barrow M rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the ROY31 (Ahonen T).
Roy	2-11	at Roy31	Barrow M rush UM for 4 yards to the ROY35 (Redin I).
Roy	3-7	at Roy35	PENALTY ROY false start (Valbon J) 5 yards to the ROY30.
Roy	3-12	at Roy30	Fisher I rush SR for 9 yards to the ROY39 (Redin I).
Roy	4-3	at Roy39	Tresfield S punt 15 yards to the ROO46, Lempinen V return -2 yards to the ROO44 (Saikko J).
			Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:27
Roo	1-10	at Roo44	ROOSTERS drive start at 02:46.
Roo	1-10	at Roo44	Jussila H rush UM for loss of 5 yards to the ROO39 (Ayoola A).
Roo	2-15	at Roo39	Connette B DL pass complete to Connette A for 25 yards to the ROY36, 1ST DOWN ROO (Denny J;Taylor M).
Roo	1-10	at Roy36	Connette B slant pass complete to Pinta T for 9 yards to the ROY27, out-of-bounds (Denny J).
Roo	2-1	at Roy27	Connette B slant pass incomplete.
Roo	3-1	at Roy27	Jussila H rush UM for 2 yards to the ROY25, 1ST DOWN ROO (Thomas S).
Roo	1-10	at Roy25	Connette B slant pass complete to Pinta T for 9 yards to the ROY16 (Denny J).
Roo	2-1	at Roy16	Connette B rush SR for 10 yards to the ROY6, 1ST DOWN ROO (Kass M).
			Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:59
			ROOSTERS 6, ROYALS 0

2nd Quarter

Roo	1-G	at Roy06	Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00.
Roo	1-G	at Roy06	Connette B SR pass incomplete to Linnainmaa K (Denny J).
Roo	2-G	at Roy06	Connette B SM pass complete to Connette A for 6 yards to the ROY0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:53.
			Connette B pass attempt to Wasiljeff A good.
			ROOSTERS 14, ROYALS 0
			Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, TOP 02:59
			Olin A kickoff 55 yards to the ROY10, Peterson N return 24 yards to the ROY34 (Toivonen S;Vesterinen E).
Roy	1-10	at Roy34	ROYALS drive start at 11:47.
Roy	1-10	at Roy34	Suoste T rush UM for 6 yards to the ROY40 (Vesterinen E).
Roy	2-4	at Roy40	Suoste T rush UM for 3 yards to the ROY43 (Toivonen S).
Roy	3-1	at Roy43	Suoste T rush UM for no gain to the ROY43 (Toivonen S;Outinen O).
Roy	4-1	at Roy43	Fisher I rush quarterback sneak for 2 yards to the ROY45, 1ST DOWN ROY (Vesterinen E;Slater C).
Roy	1-10	at Roy45	Fisher I slant pass incomplete to Peterson N (Vartiainen A).
Roy	2-10	at Roy45	Fisher I DL pass incomplete to Oveseen K (Persson M).
Roy	3-10	at Roy45	Fisher I SCL pass complete to Peterson N for 23 yards to the ROO32, 1ST DOWN ROY (Ahonen T).
Roy	1-10	at Roo32	Suoste T rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the ROO25 (Vartiainen A;Slater C).
Roy	2-3	at Roo25	Suoste T rush UM for 1 yard to the ROO24 (Slater C).
Roy	3-2	at Roo24	Suoste T rush UM for 1 yard to the ROO23 (Ayravainen S).
Roy	4-1	at Roo23	PENALTY ROO offside defense (Ayravainen S) 5 yards to the ROO18, 1ST DOWN ROY.
Roy	1-10	at Roo18	Fisher I slant pass complete to Oveseen K for 10 yards to the ROO8, 1ST DOWN ROY (Rontu V).
Roy	1-G	at Roo08	Suoste T rush UM for 1 yard to the ROO7 (Olin A).
Roy	2-G	at Roo07	Fisher I rush SR for 6 yards to the ROO1, fumble forced by Berg C, fumble by Fisher I recovered by ROO Toivonen S at ROO1 (Suoste T).
			Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 06:07
Roo	1-10	at Roo01	ROOSTERS drive start at 05:40.
Roo	1-10	at Roo01	Timeout ROYALS, clock 05:40.
Roo	1-10	at Roo01	PENALTY ROO false start 0 yards to the ROO1.
Roo	1-10	at Roo01	Connette B SR pass complete to Linnainmaa K for 12 yards to the ROO13, 1ST DOWN ROO (Taylor M).
Roo	1-10	at Roo13	Connette B slant pass complete to Connette A for 13 yards to the ROO26, 1ST DOWN ROO (Khalifa Ru).
Roo	1-10	at Roo26	Connette B rush SR for 3 yards to the ROO29 (Ayoola A).
Roo	2-7	at Roo29	Pajarinen K rush UM for 2 yards to the ROO31 (Thomas S;Taylor M).
Roo	3-5	at Roo31	Connette B SR pass complete to Linnainmaa K for 10 yards to the ROO41, 1ST DOWN ROO.
Roo	1-10	at Roo41	Connette B SR pass complete to Linnainmaa K for 16 yards to the ROY43, 1ST DOWN ROO (Denny J).
Roo	1-10	at Roy43	Connette B DM pass incomplete to Wasiljeff A, dropped pass.
Roo	2-10	at Roy43	Connette B rush SR for 8 yards to the ROY35 (Thomas S), PENALTY ROO holding (Lahti J) 10 yards to the ROO47, NO PLAY.
Roo	2-20	at Roo47	Connette B SM pass complete to Wasiljeff A for 12 yards to the ROY41 (Vasanoja W).
Roo	3-8	at Roy41	Connette B SR pass incomplete.
Roo	4-8	at Roy41	Connette B slant pass incomplete to Pinta T, dropped pass (Khalifa Ru), PENALTY ROY roughing passer (Valbon J) 15 yards to the ROY26, 1ST DOWN ROO, NO PLAY.
Roo	1-10	at Roy26	Connette B SR pass complete to Connette A for 8 yards to the ROY18 (Taylor M).
Roo	2-2	at Roy18	Connette B DR pass incomplete to Linnainmaa K.
Roo	3-2	at Roy18	Connette B SR pass intercepted by Denny J at the ROY3, Denny J return 16 yards to the ROY19 (Connette A).
			Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, TOP 04:53
Roy	1-10	at Roy19	ROYALS drive start at 00:47.
Roy	1-10	at Roy19	Fisher I SR pass complete to Kaas J for 7 yards to the ROY26 (Lempinen V).
Roy	2-3	at Roy26	Fisher I slant pass complete to Peterson N for 9 yards to the ROY35, 1ST DOWN ROY (Olin A).
Roy	1-10	at Roy35	Timeout ROYALS, clock 00:35.
Roy	1-10	at Roy35	Fisher I sacked for loss of 10 yards to the ROY25 (Vesterinen E).
Roy	2-20	at Roy25	Timeout ROOSTERS, clock 00:27.
Roy	2-20	at Roy25	Fisher I rush SR for 18 yards to the ROY43 (Slater C).
Roy	3-2	at Roy43	Timeout ROYALS, clock 00:14.
Roy	3-2	at Roy43	Fisher I rush quarterback draw for loss of 1 yard to the ROY42 (Vesterinen E).
Roy	4-3	at Roy42	End of half, clock 00:00.
			Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 00:47
			ROOSTERS 14, ROYALS 0

3rd Quarter

Roy	4-3	at Roy42	Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00.
Roy	4-3	at Roy42	ROO ball on ROO35.
			Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 00:47
			Olin A kickoff 47 yards to the ROY18, Peterson N return 10 yards to the ROY28, out-of-bounds.
Roy	1-10	at Roy28	ROYALS drive start at 11:56.
Roy	1-10	at Roy28	Suoste T rush UM for 2 yards to the ROY30 (Toivonen S;Redin I).
Roy	2-8	at Roy30	Suoste T rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the ROY34 (Slater C).
Roy	3-4	at Roy34	PENALTY ROO offside defense (Ayravainen S) 5 yards to the ROY39, 1ST DOWN ROY.
Roy	1-10	at Roy39	Fisher I slant pass complete to Oveseen K for 20 yards to the ROO41, 1ST DOWN ROY (Vesterinen E).
Roy	1-10	at Roo41	Fisher I rush SR for 4 yards to the ROO37, out-of-bounds (Ayravainen S).
Roy	2-6	at Roo37	Suoste T rush UM for loss of 1 yard to the ROO38 (Toivonen S;Outinen O).
Roy	3-7	at Roo38	Fisher I DL pass incomplete to Oveseen K (Persson M).
Roy	4-7	at Roo38	PENALTY ROY false start (Snafs B) 5 yards to the ROO43.
Roy	4-12	at Roo43	Timeout ROYALS, clock 09:03.
Roy	4-12	at Roo43	Tresfield S rush over left end for loss of 2 yards to the ROO45 (Ayravainen S).
			Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:59
Roo	1-10	at Roo45	ROOSTERS drive start at 08:57.
Roo	1-10	at Roo45	Connette B SR pass complete to Linnainmaa K for 11 yards to the ROY44, 1ST DOWN ROO.
Roo	1-10	at Roy44	Connette B SR pass complete to Wasiljeff A for 4 yards to the ROY40 (Saari L).
Roo	2-6	at Roy40	Pajarinen K rush UM for 2 yards to the ROY38 (Hannula L).
Roo	3-4	at Roy38	Connette B slant pass complete to Connette A for 8 yards to the ROY30, 1ST DOWN ROO (Taylor M).
Roo	1-10	at Roy30	Connette B SR pass incomplete (Kass M).
Roo	2-10	at Roy30	Connette B SCL pass complete to Pajarinen K for loss of 5 yards to the ROY35 (Valbon J).
Roo	3-15	at Roy35	Connette B DM pass complete to Connette A for 35 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN ROO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:24.
			Saarijarvi K kick attempt good.
			ROOSTERS 21, ROYALS 0
			Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:38
			Olin A kickoff 50 yards to the ROY15, Peterson N return 16 yards to the ROY31 (Karhinen V).
Roy	1-10	at Roy31	ROYALS drive start at 06:19.
Roy	1-10	at Roy31	Suoste T rush UM for 6 yards to the ROY37 (Redin I).
Roy	2-4	at Roy37	Fisher I DL pass complete to Oveseen K for 52 yards to the ROO11, 1ST DOWN ROY (Persson M).
Roy	1-10	at Roo11	Suoste T rush over right guard for loss of 1 yard to the ROO12 (Slater C).
Roy	2-11	at Roo12	Suoste T rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the ROO9 (Vesterinen E;Ahonen T).
Roy	3-8	at Roo09	Fisher I SM pass incomplete to Valbon J.
Roy	4-8	at Roo09	Byman J field goal attempt from 26 GOOD, clock 03:53.
			ROOSTERS 21, ROYALS 3
Roy	1-G	at Roy35	PENALTY ROO unsportsmanlike conduct (Rontu V) 15 yards to the 50 yardline.
			Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:39
			Byman J kickoff 45 yards to the ROO5, Slater C return 35 yards to the ROO40 (Tresfield S), PENALTY ROY unsportsmanlike conduct (Tresfield S) 15 yards to the ROY45, 1st and 10, ROO ball on ROY45.
Roo	1-10	at Roy45	ROOSTERS drive start at 03:40.
Roo	1-10	at Roy45	Connette B slant pass incomplete to Connette A.
Roo	2-10	at Roy45	Jussila H rush UM for 14 yards to the ROY31, 1ST DOWN ROO (Thomas S).
Roo	1-10	at Roy31	Connette B SM pass complete to Wasiljeff A for 31 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN ROO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:11.
Roo	1-G	at Roy03	PENALTY ROO false start 5 yards to the ROY8.
			Saarijarvi K kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by Hannula L).
			ROOSTERS 27, ROYALS 3
			Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, TOP 00:34
			Olin A kickoff 56 yards to the ROY9, Denny J return 12 yards to the ROY21 (Kuronen A).
Roy	1-10	at Roy21	ROYALS drive start at 03:06.
Roy	1-10	at Roy21	Fisher I SR pass complete to Kaas J for 5 yards to the ROY26 (Davis W).
Roy	2-5	at Roy26	Barrow M rush UM for 1 yard to the ROY27 (Ahonen T;Redin I), PENALTY ROO holding (Ayravainen S) 10 yards to the ROY37, 1ST DOWN ROY.
Roy	1-10	at Roy37	1st and 10.
Roy	1-10	at Roy37	Barrow M rush for 2 yards to the ROY39 (Slater C).
Roy	2-8	at Roy39	Barrow M rush UM for 5 yards to the ROY44 (Redin I).
Roy	3-3	at Roy44	Timeout ROYALS, clock 01:23.
Roy	3-3	at Roy44	Fisher I slant pass complete to Oveseen K for 13 yards to the ROO43, 1ST DOWN ROY (Paavilainen V).
Roy	1-10	at Roo43	Suoste T rush UM for 4 yards to the ROO39 (Ayravainen S).
Roy	2-6	at Roo39	Timeout ROOSTERS, clock 00:12.
Roy	2-6	at Roo39	Fisher I SR pass incomplete to Peterson N (Lievonen Mi).
Roy	3-6	at Roo39	Fisher I SCL pass complete to Oveseen K for 2 yards to the ROO37 (Toivonen S).
			Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 04:19
			ROOSTERS 27, ROYALS 3

4th Quarter

Roy	4-4	at Roo37	Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00.
Roy	4-4	at Roo37	Fisher I SM pass incomplete to Kaas J (Davis W), PENALTY ROO pass interference (Davis W) 5 yards to the ROO32, 1ST DOWN ROY, NO PLAY.
Roy	1-10	at Roo32	Suoste T rush UM for 2 yards to the ROO30 (Kankaanpaa L).
Roy	2-8	at Roo30	Fisher I DL pass complete to Peterson N for 29 yards to the ROO1, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds (Paavilainen V).
Roy	1-G	at Roo01	Suoste T rush over right guard for 1 yard to the ROO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:58.
			Byman J kick attempt good.
			ROOSTERS 27, ROYALS 10
			Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:19
			Byman J kickoff 46 yards to the ROO19, Persson M return 10 yards to the ROO29 (Vasanoja W;Maenpaa N).
Roo	1-10	at Roo29	ROOSTERS drive start at 10:47.
Roo	1-10	at Roo29	Connette B SR pass complete to Linnainmaa K for 34 yards to the ROY37, 1ST DOWN ROO (Saari L).
Roo	1-10	at Roy37	Connette B DR pass incomplete to Linnainmaa K.
Roo	2-10	at Roy37	Connette B SM pass incomplete to Pajarinen K, QB hurry by Ayoola A.
Roo	3-10	at Roy37	Connette B rush SR for 5 yards to the ROY32 (Hannula L).
Roo	4-5	at Roy32	Connette B DL pass complete to Connette A for 20 yards to the ROY12, fumble forced by Thomas S, fumble by Connette A recovered by ROY Tresfield S at ROY13 (Connette A).
			Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 01:31
Roy	1-10	at Roy13	ROYALS drive start at 09:16.
Roy	1-10	at Roy13	Fisher I DL] pass incomplete to Peterson N, PENALTY ROO pass interference (Paavilainen V) 30 yards to the ROY43, 1ST DOWN ROY, NO PLAY.
Roy	1-10	at Roy43	Fisher I SR pass complete to Valbon J for 10 yards to the ROO47, 1ST DOWN ROY.
Roy	1-10	at Roo47	Suoste T rush for 2 yards to the ROO45 (Vesterinen E).
Roy	2-8	at Roo45	Fisher I slant pass complete to Peterson N for 7 yards to the ROO38 (Paavilainen V).
Roy	3-1	at Roo38	PENALTY ROO 12 men on the field 5 yards to the ROO33, 1ST DOWN ROY.
Roy	1-10	at Roo33	Suoste T rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the ROO26 (Lempinen V).
Roy	2-3	at Roo26	Fisher I DL pass complete to Peterson N for 26 yards to the ROO0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:46.
			Byman J kick attempt good.
			ROOSTERS 27, ROYALS 17
			Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, TOP 02:33
			Byman J kickoff 45 yards to the ROO20, Slater C return 2 yards to the ROO22, out-of-bounds.
Roo	1-10	at Roo22	ROOSTERS drive start at 06:43.
Roo	1-10	at Roo22	Kadmiry M rush SR for 8 yards to the ROO30, fumble forced by Taylor M, fumble by Kadmiry M recovered by ROO Kadmiry M at ROO30.
Roo	2-2	at Roo30	Kuronen A rush UM for loss of 3 yards to the ROO27 (Ayoola A).
Roo	3-5	at Roo27	Kuronen A rush UM for 11 yards to the ROO38, 1ST DOWN ROO (Ayoola A).
Roo	1-10	at Roo38	Kadmiry M sacked for loss of 9 yards to the ROO29 (Khalifa Ro).
Roo	2-19	at Roo29	Kuronen A rush UM for 6 yards to the ROO35 (Tresfield S).
Roo	3-13	at Roo35	Kuronen A rush UM for 20 yards to the ROY45, 1ST DOWN ROO (Thomas S).
Roo	1-10	at Roy45	Kadmiry M rush quarterback draw for no gain to the ROY45 (Taylor M).
Roo	2-10	at Roy45	Kadmiry M SR pass incomplete, QB hurry by Taylor M.
Roo	3-10	at Roy45	Kadmiry M SR pass incomplete to Karhinen V, dropped pass.
Roo	4-10	at Roy45	PENALTY ROO delay of game (Olin A) 5 yards to the 50 yardline.
Roo	4-15	at Roo50	Olin A punt 42 yards to the ROY8, fair catch by Peterson N.
			Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, TOP 04:19
Roy	1-10	at Roy08	ROYALS drive start at 02:24.
Roy	1-10	at Roy08	PENALTY ROY unsportsmanlike conduct 4 yards to the ROY4.
Roy	1-14	at Roy04	ROY ball on ROY4.
Roy	1-14	at Roy04	1st and 10.
Roy	1-10	at Roy04	Suoste T rush UM for 5 yards to the ROY9 (Berg C;Ahonen T).
Roy	2-5	at Roy09	Suoste T rush UM for 7 yards to the ROY16, 1ST DOWN ROY (Olin A).
Roy	1-10	at Roy16	PENALTY ROY unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, PENALTY ROO unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, NO PLAY.
Roy	1-10	at Roy16	Fisher I SCR pass complete to Kaas J for loss of 1 yard to the ROY15 (Berg C).
Roy	2-11	at Roy15	Fisher I sacked for loss of 2 yards to the ROY13 (Vesterinen E).
Roy	3-13	at Roy13	Team Royals rush KD for loss of 1 yard to the ROY12.
Roy	4-14	at Roy12	End of game, clock 00:00.
			Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:24
			FINAL SCORE
			ROOSTERS 27, ROYALS 17

Play Breakdown Summary

Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2018
ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (Sep 2, 2018 at Vaasa)




ROOSTERS                               ROYALS

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   17   39     56     OVERALL..........   37   23     60
1ST DOWN.........    5   20     25     1ST DOWN.........   17    8     25
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    3    2      5     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    1    2      3
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    1      2     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    5    2      7
2ND DOWN-LONG....    3    7     10     2ND DOWN-LONG....    7    4     11
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    2    1      3     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    3    0      3
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    1      1     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    1      1
3RD DOWN-LONG....    3    6      9     3RD DOWN-LONG....    2    6      8
4TH DOWN.........    0    1      1     4TH DOWN.........    2    0      2

ROOSTERS                               ROYALS

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   17   39     56       ...............   37   23     60




ROOSTERS (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (5 RUN, 20 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 R45 #7    0 [    ] quarterback draw                         1-10 V38 #7  to #    SACK [     ]
1-10 V26 #6    3 [    ] SR                                       1-10 R43 #6  to #85     - [     ] DM
1-10 V22 #7    8 [    ] SR                                       1-10 R44 #6  to #1      - [     ] draw play
1-10 V44 #15  -5 [    ] UM                                       1-10 R17 #6  to #32    17 [     ] draw play
1-10 V26 #24   1 [    ] UM                                       1-10 R37 #6  to #32     - [     ] draw play
                                                                 1-10 V13 #6  to #1     13 [     ] SL
                                                                 1-10 R45 #6  to #1      - [     ] SL
                                                                 1-10 R13 #1  to #33   INT [     ] SL
                                                                 1-10 R25 #6  to #80     9 [     ] SL
                                                                 1-10 R36 #6  to #80     9 [     ] SL
                                                                 1-10 V44 #6  to #85     7 [     ] SL
                                                                 1-10 R31 #6  to #85    31 [     ] SM
                                                                 1-10 R26 #6  to #1      8 [     ] SR
                                                                 1-10 V01 #6  to #32    12 [     ] SR
                                                                 1-10 V29 #6  to #32    34 [     ] SR
                                                                 1-6  R06 #6  to #32     - [     ] SR
                                                                 1-10 V41 #6  to #32    16 [     ] SR
                                                                 1-10 V45 #6  to #32    11 [     ] SR
                                                                 1-10 R44 #6  to #85     4 [     ] SR
                                                                 1-10 R30 #6  to #       - [     ] SR

2ND-SHORT RUN  (3 RUN, 2 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-3  R49 #24   1 [    ] over left end                            2-2  R18 #6  to #32     - [     ] draw play
2-1  R16 #6   10 [    ] SR                                       2-1  R27 #6  to #       - [     ] SL
2-2  V30 #36  -3 [    ] UM

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6  R40 #24   2 [    ] UM                                       2-6  R06 #6  to #1      6 [     ] SM

2ND-LONG RUN  (3 RUN, 7 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-10 R45 #15  14 [    ] UM                                       2-15 V39 #6  to #1     25 [     ] DL
2-7  V29 #24   2 [    ] UM                                       2-10 R30 #6  to #24    -5 [     ] SCL
2-19 V29 #36   6 [    ] UM                                       2-9  V27 #6  to #1      - [     ] SL
                                                                 2-20 V46 #6  to #80     6 [     ] SL
                                                                 2-10 R37 #6  to #24     - [     ] SM
                                                                 2-20 V47 #6  to #85    12 [     ] SM
                                                                 2-10 R45 #7  to #       - [     ] SR

3RD-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1  R27 #15   2 [    ] UM                                       3-2  R18 #6  to #14   INT [     ] SR
3-2  R48 #24   4 [    ] UM

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 3-4  R38 #6  to #1      8 [     ] SL

3RD-LONG RUN  (3 RUN, 6 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-10 R37 #6    5 [    ] SR                                       3-14 R48 #6  to #1     35 [     ] DL
3-13 V35 #36  20 [    ] UM                                       3-15 R35 #6  to #1     35 [     ] DM
3-5  V27 #36  11 [    ] UM                                       3-9  V27 #6  to #24    -2 [     ] SCL
                                                                 3-10 R45 #7  to #18     - [     ] SR
                                                                 3-5  V31 #6  to #32    10 [     ] SR
                                                                 3-8  R41 #6  to #       - [     ] SR

4TH DOWN RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
                                                                 4-5  R32 #6  to #1     20 [     ] DL


ROYALS (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (17 RUN, 8 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 R37 #24   2 [    ]                                          1-10 R35 #13 to #    SACK [     ]
1-10 V47 #40   2 [    ]                                          1-10 R16 #13 to #19    -1 [     ] SCR
1-10 R14 #24   3 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 V18 #13 to #1     10 [     ] SL
1-10 V11 #40  -1 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 R39 #13 to #1     20 [     ] SL
1-1  V01 #40   1 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 R45 #13 to #12     - [     ] SL
1-10 R32 #24  -1 [    ] over right tackle                        1-10 R21 #13 to #19     5 [     ] SR
1-10 V32 #40   7 [    ] over right tackle                        1-10 R19 #13 to #19     7 [     ] SR
1-10 V33 #40   7 [    ] over right tackle                        1-10 R43 #13 to #8     10 [     ] SR
1-10 V41 #13   4 [    ] SR
1-10 R37 #24   3 [    ] UM
1-10 V43 #40   4 [    ] UM
1-10 R34 #40   6 [    ] UM
1-10 V32 #40   2 [    ] UM
1-10 R31 #40   6 [    ] UM
1-8  V08 #40   1 [    ] UM
1-10 R04 #40   5 [    ] UM
1-10 R28 #40   2 [    ] UM

2ND-SHORT RUN  (1 RUN, 2 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-3  V25 #40   1 [    ] UM                                       2-3  V26 #13 to #12    26 [     ] DL
                                                                 2-3  R26 #13 to #12     9 [     ] SL

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (5 RUN, 2 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6  R41 #24   1 [    ] over left tackle                         2-4  R37 #13 to #1     52 [     ] DL
2-5  R26 #24   1 [    ] UM                                       2-6  V39 #13 to #12     - [     ] SR
2-4  R40 #40   3 [    ] UM
2-5  R09 #40   7 [    ] UM
2-6  V37 #40  -1 [    ] UM

2ND-LONG RUN  (7 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-11 V12 #40   3 [    ] over left tackle                         2-11 R15 #13 to #    SACK [     ]
2-8  R30 #40   4 [    ] over right tackle                        2-10 R45 #13 to #1      - [     ] DL
2-7  V07 #13   6 [    ] SR                                       2-8  V30 #13 to #12    29 [     ] DL
2-20 R25 #13  18 [    ] SR                                       2-8  V45 #13 to #12     7 [     ] SL
2-11 R31 #24   4 [    ] UM
2-8  R39 #24   5 [    ] UM
2-7  R17 #24   2 [    ] UM

3RD-SHORT RUN  (3 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-2  R43 #13  -1 [    ] quarterback draw
3-2  V24 #40   1 [    ] UM
3-1  R43 #40   0 [    ] UM

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 3-3  R44 #13 to #1     13 [     ] SL

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 6 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-13 R13 #TM  -1 [    ] KD                                       3-5  R42 #13 to #    SACK [     ]
3-12 R30 #13   9 [    ] SR                                       3-7  V38 #13 to #1      - [     ] DL
                                                                 3-6  V39 #13 to #1      2 [     ] SCL
                                                                 3-10 R45 #13 to #12    23 [     ] SCL
                                                                 3-8  V09 #13 to #8      - [     ] SM
                                                                 3-15 R09 #13 to #28   INT [     ] SR

4TH DOWN RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-12 V43 #4   -2 [    ] over left end
4-1  R43 #13   2 [    ] quarterback sneak

Royalsin kausi on ollut vaikea, mutta vaasalaiset pelaavat silti finaalipaikasta — “Värikäs ja opettavainen kausi”

Vaahteraliigan viime kauden finalistit kohtaavat sunnuntaina kauden 2018 runkosarjan viimeisessä kamppailussa. Roostersin ja Royalsin kaudet ovat olleet kaukana toisistaan. Hallitseva mestari on jyrännyt ylivoimaisesti läpi kauden, voittanut kaikki ottelunsa eikä ole joutunut edes tiukoille kertaakaan. Royals puolestaan kampesi itsensä vaikean alun jälkeen lopulta runkosarjan kolmoseksi.

— Värikäs kausi, ja on menty laidasta laitaan. Myös tosi opettavainen kausi, Royalsin toiminnanjohtaja Seppo Evwaraye puntaroi. Royals antoi amerikkalaisvalmentaja Dan Grassille potkut kauden ensimmäisen pelin jälkeen, ja Evwaraye astui itse päävalmentajaksi. Hän myöntää että valmentajanvaihdos johti siihen, että Royals on ollut takamatkalla muihin joukkueisiin kauden aikana.

— On se ollut äärimmäisen hankalaa.

— Olemme muuttaneet paljon asioita molemmin puolin palloa. Johdonmukaisuus puuttui, ja nyt olemme palanneet siihen mitä olemme osanneet. Play-action-heitot ja zone-juoksu, Evwaraye nostaa esiin joukkueen hyökkäyspelin kulmakiviksi.

— Jos pystyt juoksemaan niin pystyt heittämään, entinen hyökkäyksen linjamies paaluttaa.

Royalsin kauden vastoinkäymisiin lukeutuu myös lupaavia otteita esittäneen keskushyökkääjä Jacquise Lockettin loukkaantuminen jo ennen kauden alkua. Tilalle hankittu Justin Williams teki eniten juoksutouchdowneja (12) liigassa ja on jaardit per peli -lukemaltaan (109) runkosarjan ykkönen, mutta ei pystynyt ehkä kuitenkaan kantamaan joukkuettaan aivan odotetulla tavalla.

Williams jätti joukkueen ennen viimeistä edellistä runkosarjapeliä ja palasi kotimaahansa henkilökohtaisista syistä. Häntä ei nähdä Royals-paidassa enää Roosters-pelissä eikä pudotuspeleissä. Päävastuun juoksuvastuusta kantanee Tom Suoste.

Vaikeasta alusta ja vastoinkäymisistä huolimatta Royals ottaa kolmannella liigakaudellaan suurella todennäköisyydellä seurahistorian toisen mitalin.

— Onhan se palkitsevaa. Kukapa ei nauttisi tällaisen kauden jälkeen. Ja jos muutamat pelit olisivat kääntyneet toisin päin olisimme pelanneet kakkossijasta, Evwaraye sanoo.

Evwarayen aikakaudella Royals on pystynyt luomaan jenkkifutisbuumia Vaasaan. Vaikeaan kauteen sisältyy se, että myös kentän ulkopuolella on tullut hieman takapakkia.

— Ihmiset eivät poikkea täällä muista, eli jos ei tule menestystä niin kiinnostus lopahtaa. Otteluohjelma on ollut myös meille epäedullinen. Alkukaudesta jouduimme pelaamaan kaksi peliä sisällä, ja lisäksi otteluiden välillä on ollut pitkiä taukoja, Evwaraye harmittelee yleisömäärien putoamista viime kaudesta.

— Mutta otetaan tämä kasvun vuotena. Tämä on vain pakko pureskella läpi että päästään seuraavaan, hän toteaa.

Ilon aiheena seurapomo-päävalmentaja nostaa esille nuorten pelaajien sisäänajon.

— Meillä on ollut 12 omaa uutta junnua mukana edustuksessa kauden aikana, ja he ovat myös saaneet vastuuta. Heistä Evwaraye nostaa esiin etenkin hyökkäyksen linjan Antti Niemelän sekä Shoul Ashakin sekä keskushyökkääjä Nico Barrow’n.

Sunnuntaina Vaasassa nähdään kahden kauttaan pudotuspeleissä jatkavan joukkueen ottelu, jolla ei ole merkitystä sijoitusten kannalta.

— Puolustuksemme on treenannut asioita Roostersia ajatellen, mutta hyökkäyksessä olemme keskittyneet virheiden korjaamiseen etenkin hyökkäyksen linjassa ja laitahyökkääjäosastolla.

Kurtis Ovesen ja Jussi Kaas palaavat loukkaantumisten jälkeen kokoonpanoon, ja heille haetaan pelituntumaa. Sama koskee toki koko joukkuetta, sillä kuukauden mittainen tauko näkyi Royalsin otteissa voitokkaassa Butchers-ottelussa viime viikolla.

— Olemme jo ajaneet sisään pelisuunnitelmaa Steelersiä vastaan, Evwaraye kertoo joukkueensa treenipainotuksista tällä viikolla.

Myös Roostersin suunnalla ajatukset ovat samoilla linjoilla.

— Emme lähde niinkään pelaamaan Royalsin puolustusta vastaan, vaan tarkistamaan oman hyökkäyksemme olevan kunnossa. Olemme saaneet todella vähän ottelutoistoja viimeisten viikkojen aikana ja pudotuspelejä silmällä pitäen tarvitsemme niitä. Royalsin puolustus on kehittynyt kauden mittaan ja antaa meille hyvän haasteen, Roostersin hyökkäyksen koordinaattori Mikko Koikkalainen sanoo seuran otteluennakossa.

Roosters tavoittelee sunnuntaina vuosikymmenen toista tappiotonta runkosarjaa. Roosters voitti kaudella 2013 kaikki pelinsä, mutta kaikilla muilla kausilla runkosarjan ykkönen on taipunut vähintään kerran.

Roosters kohtaa ensi viikon lauantaina välierissä Porvoon Butchersin. Royals puolestaan matkustaa ensi sunnuntaina Steelersin vieraaksi. Molemmat ottelut alkavat kello 15.30. Ruudun suora lähetys starttaa kello 15.

Royals–Roosters 02.09.2018

Vaahteraliiga, 14. peliviikko:SU 02.09.2018 | 15:30 | Kaarlen kenttä, VaasaKatso suora lähetys Ruudusta: https://www.ruutu.fi/stream/3281328.

Lähetys alkaa kello 15.

Lue myös:

Roostersin otteluennakko

Royalsin otteluennakko

Joukkueiden edellisen kohtaamisen (Roosters-Royals 48-7) parhaat palat:

Wasa Royals – Helsinki Roosters

Roosters viimeisteli puhtaan pelin runkosarjansa Vaasassa — Brandon Connetten kauden TD-saldo liigan paras seitsemään vuoteen

ROOSTERS vs ROYALS (09.02.2018)

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Royalsin kausi on ollut vaikea, mutta vaasalaiset pelaavat silti finaalipaikasta — “Värikäs ja opettavainen kausi”