Steelers – Butchers 19.08.2022
Kuopio Steelers otti kauden 11. voittonsa perjantaina Väinölänniemellä. Porvoo Butchers oli merkityksettömässä sarjaottelussa vastaantulija taipuen lopulta lukemin 63-7 (42-7).
Kuopio Steelers lähti peliin tilanteessa, jossa runkosarjan voitto oli jo varmistettu ja jäljellä olevilla kahdella runkosarjapelillä ei ole vaikutusta sarjatilanteeseen. Päävalmentaja Pekka Utriainen myönsikin, että tilanne on vaikuttanut viikon harjoitusten tunnelmaan, kun tarkoituksena on ainoastaan hoitaa peli kunnialla pois alta.
Butchers lähti perjantain peliin kauden kapeimmalla rosterilla eikä helteisen vitostien pitkät ruuhkat helpottaneet porvoolaisten ryhmittymistä kauden viimeiseen vierasotteluun.
Steelers aloitti pelin vahvasti ja punnersi pallon maaliin heti ensimmäisellä hyökkäysvuorollaan. Tuukka Lehtosen kauden kahdeksas touchdown syntyi kuuden jaardin juoksupelillä. Kuopiolaiset pysäyttivät Butchersin ensimmäisen hyökkäys-draivin alkujaardeille Peter Lundströmin napattua Brandon Gwinnerin heitosta syötönkatkon. Myös toinen kotijoukkueen hyökkäysvuoro päätyi maalialueelle Pelinrakentaja Joey Bradelyn löydettyä Santeri Juvosen vapaana maalialueelta. TD oli Juvosen kauden toinen. Ottelun ensimmäinen neljännes päättyi lukemiin 14-0.
Ottelun toisella neljänneksellä Steelers nakutti taululle neljä touchdownia lisää. Maaleja tehtailivat Jaakko Paananen ja Tuukka Lehtonen kertaalleen sekä Le’Anthony Reasnover kahdesti. Reasnover nosti kauden touchdowniensa määärn jo lukemaan 29, jolla mies on Vaahteraliigatilaston kärjessä selkeällä erolla Crocojen Cristian Powelliin, jolla on ennen lauantain peliä 19 tehtyä maalia. Steelersin Markus Ojainväli potkaisi joukkueensa kaikki yhdeksän lisäpistettä onnistuneesti haarukkaan.
Butchersin ainoan touchdownin viimeisteli tuttuun tapaan pelinrakentaja Gwinner 11 jaardin juoksullaan.
Pelinrakentaja Taivassalolle ensimmäinen TD
Yksi kotiyleisön kohokohdista oli Steelersin kakkos-QB Mikael Taivassalon uran ensimmäinen heitetty touchdown. Päävalmentaja Utriainen laittoi vuonna 2002 syntyneen Taivassalon kehiin ottelun viimeisellä neljänneksellä ja nuori pelinrakentaja löysi 24 jaardin pelillä ottelun toisen TD:nsä tehneen Santeri Juvosen vapaana. Kaikkiaan Steelersin pelinrakentajat onnistuivat pelissä hienosti. Joey Bradley heitti pelissä lopulta neljä touchdownia ja nousi samalla liigan pelinrakentajien TD-tilaston jaetulle kärkipaikalle 24 heitetyllä maalilla yhdessä Crocojen Zachary Whiteheadin ja Wolverinesin Jabari Harrisin kanssa.
Timi Nuikka matkalla taklauskuninkaaksi
Perjantain peli oli porvoolaisille vaikea. Joukkue menetti pelin ensimmäisellä puoliskolla jo alun perin kapeasta miehistöstään keskushyökkääjä Seth Rowlandin ja puolustuslinjan Jesse Vuoksenturjan, joten pelisuunnitelman rakentaminen vaikeutui molemmin puolin palloa. Keskushyökkääjänä ottelun lopun pelasi Anthony Figueroa joka onnistui 11 juoksuyrityksellään keräämään pelissä 33 jaardia. Pelinrakentaja Brandon Gwinnerilläkään ei ollut parhaita päiviään perjantaina. Kaksi yhdysvaltalaisen heitoista päätyi Steelersin Peter Lundströmin hyppysiin ja kokonaisjaardit jäivät alle sataan. Positiivisena tilastomerkintänä Gwinnerin kauden 12. juoksu-TD.
Butchersin Mikko Seppänen vahvisti otettaan kauden kotimaisen etenijäkuninkaan Ari Tuuli Trophyyn keräämällä pelissä komeat 211 all purpose-jaardia. Myös toinen porvoolaispelaaja on matkalla kohden Vaahteraliigan parhaan pelaajan palkintoa. Butchers puolustuksen Timi Nuikka oli jälleen kerran ottelun tehokkain taklaaja 9,5 pysäytyksellään. Taklaukset nostivat miehen kausisaldon jo lukemaan 81, jolla Nuikka on koko sarjan tilastossa kärkipaikalla ohittaen Crusadersin Nolan Corpeningin, johon nyt etumatkaa 5,5 taklausta ennen kauden päätöspelejä. Kotimaisista taklaajista toisena olevalla Roostersin Taavi Aronpäällä on kasassa 66,6 taklausta ennen kahta viimeistä peliä. Taistelu parhaan taklaajan Matti Lindholm-trophystä huipentuu kauden viimeisiin peleihin.
Butchers saa Vaahteraliigan viimeisellä pelikierroksella vieraakseen Crocodilesin Seinäjoelta lauantai-pelissä 27.8. Steelers päättää runkosarjansa kohtaamalla arkkivihollisensa Helsinki Roostersin Vänärillä perjantaina 26.8.
Tutustu: Ottelun tilastot
Porvoo Butchers vs Kuopio Steelers (Aug 19, 2022)
Scoring Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Porvoo Butchers vs Kuopio Steelers (Aug 19, 2022 at Kuopio)
Porvoo Butchers (11-0) vs. Kuopio Steelers (4-7)
Date: Aug 19, 2022 Site: Kuopio Stadium: Vainolanniemi Attendance: 423
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
Porvoo Butchers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Kuopio Steelers | 14 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
SCORING SUMMARY | BUT -STE | |||
1st | 06:03 | STE | Lehtonen T 6 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | |
10 plays, 46 yards, TOP 5:57 | 0 - 7 | |||
02:10 | STE | Juvonen S 4 yd pass from Bradley J (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
6 plays, 10 yards, TOP 1:37 | 0 - 14 | |||
2nd | 11:51 | STE | Paananen J 50 yd pass from Bradley J (Ojainvali M kick) | |
3 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:47 | 0 - 21 | |||
09:53 | STE | Reasnover L 1 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
2 plays, 40 yards, TOP 0:54 | 0 - 28 | |||
07:12 | STE | Lehtonen T 34 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
2 plays, 40 yards, TOP 0:44 | 0 - 35 | |||
02:11 | STE | Reasnover L 12 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
2 plays, 58 yards, TOP 0:45 | 0 - 42 | |||
00:00 | BUT | Gwinner B 11 yd run (Seppanen M kick) | ||
9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:11 | 7 - 42 | |||
3rd | 03:35 | STE | Marshall I 4 yd pass from Bradley J (Ojainvali M kick) | |
9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:26 | 7 - 49 | |||
4th | 05:32 | STE | Peurakumpu K 34 yd pass from Bradley J (Ojainvali M kick) | |
5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:22 | 7 - 56 | |||
02:39 | STE | Juvonen S 24 yd pass from Taivassalo M (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
4 plays, 35 yards, TOP 2:33 | 7 - 63 |
Kickoff time: 18.30 End of Game: 20.51 Total elapsed time: 2h 21min Referee: Lamminsalo V Umpire: Aaltonen E Linesman: Kalliokoski J Line judge: Vierikko P Field judge: Lindroos T Side judge: Viitanen M Temperature: + 27 C Wind: 4 m/s Weather: Aurinkoinen |
Team Statistics |
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Porvoo Butchers vs Kuopio Steelers (Aug 19, 2022 at Kuopio)
Team Totals | BUT | STE |
FIRST DOWNS | 12 | 23 |
Rushing | 5 | 10 |
Passing | 5 | 13 |
Penalty | 2 | 0 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 60 | 203 |
Rushing Attempts | 23 | 26 |
Average Per Rush | 2.6 | 7.8 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 84 | 223 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 24 | 20 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 98 | 266 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 11-27-2 | 19-24-0 |
Average Per Attempt | 3.6 | 11.1 |
Average Per Completion | 8.9 | 14.0 |
Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 5 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 158 | 469 |
Total offense plays | 50 | 50 |
Average Gain Per Play | 3.2 | 9.4 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 0-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-10 | 11-95 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 3-83 | 0-0 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 27.7 | 0.0 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 25.3 | 0.0 |
Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Fair catch | 0 | 0 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 0-0 | 10-583 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 0.0 | 58.3 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 0.0 | 36.2 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 2 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-7-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 7.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 8-181-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 22.6 | 0.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-63-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | 24:32 | 23:28 |
1st Quarter | 3:48 | 8:12 |
2nd Quarter | 9:28 | 2:32 |
3rd Quarter | 5:49 | 6:11 |
4th Quarter | 5:27 | 6:33 |
Third-Down Conversions | 6 of 12 | 7 of 8 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-1 | 6-7 |
Touchdowns | 1-1 | 6-7 |
Field goals | 0-1 | 0-7 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-14 | 1-8 |
PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 9-9 |
Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Points off turnovers | 0 | 21 |
Individual Statistics |
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Porvoo Butchers vs Kuopio Steelers (Aug 19, 2022 at Kuopio)
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FUMBLES: Porvoo Butchers-Gwinner B 2-0; Figueroa A 1-1. Kuopio Steelers-None. |
Drive Chart |
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Porvoo Butchers vs Kuopio Steelers (Aug 19, 2022 at Kuopio)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
BUT | 1st | B15 | 05:57 | Kickoff | B32 | 03:47 | Interception | 3-17 | 2:10 | ||
BUT | 1st | B28 | 02:07 | Kickoff | B31 | 00:38 | Punt | 3-3 | 1:29 | ||
BUT | 2nd | B20 | 11:51 | Kickoff | B35 | 10:47 | Interception | 2-15 | 1:04 | ||
BUT | 2nd | B26 | 09:50 | Kickoff | B30 | 07:56 | Punt | 3-4 | 1:54 | ||
BUT | 2nd | B37 | 07:04 | Kickoff | S42 | 02:56 | Downs | 7-21 | 4:08 | ||
BUT | 2nd | B20 | 02:11 | Kickoff | S00 | 12:00 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-80 | 2:11 | # |
BUT | 3rd | B37 | 11:54 | Kickoff | S33 | 08:01 | Downs | 10-30 | 3:53 | ||
BUT | 3rd | B32 | 03:27 | Kickoff | B26 | 01:45 | Downs | 4--6 | 1:42 | ||
BUT | 4th | B22 | 10:22 | Downs | B27 | 07:54 | Punt | 3-5 | 2:28 | ||
BUT | 4th | B36 | 05:25 | Kickoff | B35 | 05:12 | Fumble | 1--1 | 0:13 | ||
BUT | 4th | B37 | 02:33 | Kickoff | S33 | 00:00 | End of half | 5-30 | 2:33 | ||
STE | 1st | B46 | 12:00 | Kickoff | B00 | 06:03 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-46 | 5:57 | # |
STE | 1st | B10 | 03:47 | Interception | B00 | 02:10 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-10 | 1:37 | # |
STE | 1st | S39 | 00:38 | Punt | B00 | 11:51 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-61 | 0:47 | |
STE | 2nd | B40 | 10:47 | Interception | B00 | 09:53 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-40 | 0:54 | # |
STE | 2nd | B40 | 07:56 | Punt | B00 | 07:12 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-40 | 0:44 | |
STE | 2nd | S42 | 02:56 | Downs | B00 | 02:11 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-58 | 0:45 | # |
STE | 3rd | S33 | 08:01 | Downs | B00 | 03:35 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-67 | 4:26 | # |
STE | 3rd | B26 | 01:45 | Downs | B22 | 10:22 | Downs | 7-4 | 3:23 | # | |
STE | 4th | S27 | 07:54 | Punt | B00 | 05:32 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-73 | 2:22 | |
STE | 4th | B35 | 05:12 | Fumble | B00 | 02:39 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-35 | 2:33 | # |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Porvoo Butchers | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 03:48 | 09:28 | 05:49 | 05:27 | 13:16 | 11:16 | 24:32 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/1 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 6/12 | ||
Average field position | B21 | B25 | B34 | B31 | B24 | B32 | B28 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/3 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Kuopio Steelers | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 08:12 | 02:32 | 06:11 | 06:33 | 10:44 | 12:44 | 23:28 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 4/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 3/4 | 7/8 | ||
Average field position | B39 | B46 | B47 | S46 | B43 | S49 | B46 | ||
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 | |
STE | 1st | B46 | 12:00 | Kickoff | B00 | 06:03 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-46 | 5:57 | # |
BUT | 1st | B15 | 05:57 | Kickoff | B32 | 03:47 | Interception | 3-17 | 2:10 | ||
STE | 1st | B10 | 03:47 | Interception | B00 | 02:10 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-10 | 1:37 | # |
BUT | 1st | B28 | 02:07 | Kickoff | B31 | 00:38 | Punt | 3-3 | 1:29 | ||
STE | 1st | S39 | 00:38 | Punt | B00 | 11:51 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-61 | 0:47 | |
BUT | 2nd | B20 | 11:51 | Kickoff | B35 | 10:47 | Interception | 2-15 | 1:04 | ||
STE | 2nd | B40 | 10:47 | Interception | B00 | 09:53 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-40 | 0:54 | # |
BUT | 2nd | B26 | 09:50 | Kickoff | B30 | 07:56 | Punt | 3-4 | 1:54 | ||
STE | 2nd | B40 | 07:56 | Punt | B00 | 07:12 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-40 | 0:44 | |
BUT | 2nd | B37 | 07:04 | Kickoff | S42 | 02:56 | Downs | 7-21 | 4:08 | ||
STE | 2nd | S42 | 02:56 | Downs | B00 | 02:11 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-58 | 0:45 | # |
BUT | 2nd | B20 | 02:11 | Kickoff | S00 | 12:00 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-80 | 2:11 | # |
BUT | 3rd | B37 | 11:54 | Kickoff | S33 | 08:01 | Downs | 10-30 | 3:53 | ||
STE | 3rd | S33 | 08:01 | Downs | B00 | 03:35 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-67 | 4:26 | # |
BUT | 3rd | B32 | 03:27 | Kickoff | B26 | 01:45 | Downs | 4--6 | 1:42 | ||
STE | 3rd | B26 | 01:45 | Downs | B22 | 10:22 | Downs | 7-4 | 3:23 | # | |
BUT | 4th | B22 | 10:22 | Downs | B27 | 07:54 | Punt | 3-5 | 2:28 | ||
STE | 4th | S27 | 07:54 | Punt | B00 | 05:32 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-73 | 2:22 | |
BUT | 4th | B36 | 05:25 | Kickoff | B35 | 05:12 | Fumble | 1--1 | 0:13 | ||
STE | 4th | B35 | 05:12 | Fumble | B00 | 02:39 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-35 | 2:33 | # |
BUT | 4th | B37 | 02:33 | Kickoff | S33 | 00:00 | End of half | 5-30 | 2:33 |
Defensive Statistics |
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Porvoo Butchers vs Kuopio Steelers (Aug 19, 2022 at Kuopio)
## | Porvoo Butchers | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
4 | Nuikka T | 5 | 9 | 9.5 | 3.0/16 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/14 | . |
7 | Figueroa A | 5 | 3 | 6.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
13 | Pakkanen U | . | 7 | 3.5 | 1.5/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
1 | Karlsson R | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
65 | Asovaara Jo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
52 | Makela J | . | 4 | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
11 | Seppanen M | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
42 | Ikaheimo I | . | 3 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
99 | Heinonen A | 1 | . | 1.0 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
90 | Pajunen A | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
## | Kuopio Steelers | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
23 | Laine R | 7 | . | 7.0 | 1.0/1 | 1 | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . |
30 | Lehtonen Tur | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 1.0/5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
33 | Lehtonen V | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
97 | Jaaskelainen JA | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.0/6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
55 | Allen I | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.0/8 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/8 | . |
35 | Lehtonen T | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
44 | Haukka R | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
78 | Keituri J | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
38 | Hotti K | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
45 | Campbell C | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
21 | Choate N | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
31 | Pekkarinen I | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
40 | Roulette A | . | 2 | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
76 | Hietajarvi H | . | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5/0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
92 | Kauppinen M | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
48 | Kouoh J | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
18 | Karki O | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
24 | Lundstrom P | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2-63 | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
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Porvoo Butchers vs Kuopio Steelers (Aug 19, 2022 at Kuopio)
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Porvoo Butchers: 14-Havulehto M, 26-Vahakuopus H, 59-Jalkanen J, 60-Myllyla J, 73-Pirkola T, 74-Rantanen E, 78-Korpinoro K. |
Kuopio Steelers: 2-Vaija E, 9-Taivassalo M, 14-Paananen J, 18-Karki O, 21-Choate N, 23-Laine R, 24-Lundstrom P, 28-Bakker C, 30-Lehtonen Tur, 32-Ojainvali M, 35-Lehtonen T, 38-Hotti K, 44-Haukka R, 53-Vaattovaara P, 71-Ralli J, 76-Hietajarvi H, 78-Keituri J, 79-Ovaskainen S, 82-Lindqvist J, 83-Kuikka N, 86-Juvonen S, 88-Ndongo T, 92-Kauppinen M, 93-Korhonen J. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Porvoo Butchers vs Kuopio Steelers (Aug 19, 2022 at Kuopio)
Porvoo voitti arvonnan ja siirsi. Steelers aloittaa palautuksella. | |||
Seppanen M kickoff 11 yards to the BUT46, on-side kick, recovered by STE Marshall I on BUT46. | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at But46 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the BUT47 (Heinonen A). |
Ste | 2-11 | at But47 | Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the BUT44 (Makela J;Nuikka T). |
Ste | 3-8 | at But44 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Harju H for 13 yards to the BUT31, 1ST DOWN STE (Figueroa A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at But31 | Reasnover L rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the BUT32 (Nuikka T). |
Ste | 2-11 | at But32 | Bradley J deep left pass complete to Harju H for 13 yards to the BUT19, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But19 | Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the BUT17 (Asovaara Jo). |
Ste | 2-8 | at But17 | Choate N rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the BUT18 (Nuikka T;Pakkanen U). |
Ste | 3-9 | at But18 | Bradley J screen left pass complete to Choate N for 13 yards to the BUT5, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Figueroa A). |
Ste | 1-G | at But05 | Reasnover L rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the BUT6 (Pakkanen U;Nuikka T). |
Ste | 2-G | at But06 | Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Juvonen S, PENALTY STE illegal touching (Juvonen S) 0 yards to the BUT6, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 3-G | at But06 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 06:08. |
Ste | 3-G | at But06 | Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the BUT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:03. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 7, Porvoo Butchers 0 | |||
Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, TOP 06:03 | |||
Pekkarinen I kickoff 58 yards to the BUT7, Rowland S return 8 yards to the BUT15. | |||
But | 1-10 | at But15 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 05:57. |
But | 1-10 | at But15 | Rowland S rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the BUT17 (Allen I;Campbell C). |
But | 2-8 | at But17 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Seppanen M for 7 yards to the BUT24, PENALTY STE offside defense 5 yards to the BUT22, NO PLAY. |
But | 2-3 | at But22 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Seppanen M for 10 yards to the BUT32, 1ST DOWN BUT (Pekkarinen I). |
But | 1-10 | at But32 | Gwinner B deep right pass intercepted by Lundstrom P at the BUT38, Lundstrom P return 28 yards to the BUT10, PENALTY STE unsportsmanlike conduct (Lundstrom P) 15 yards to the BUT25, PENALTY STE unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the BUT40. |
Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, TOP 02:10 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at But40 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 03:47. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But40 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Marshall I for 12 yards to the BUT28, 1ST DOWN STE (Figueroa A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at But28 | Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Marshall I. |
Ste | 2-10 | at But28 | Reasnover L rush over right end for 15 yards to the BUT13, 1ST DOWN STE (Figueroa A;Makela J). |
Ste | 1-10 | at But13 | Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Juvonen S, dropped pass. |
Ste | 2-10 | at But13 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 9 yards to the BUT4 (Figueroa A). |
Ste | 3-1 | at But04 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Juvonen S for 4 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:10, PENALTY BUT offside defense declined. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 14, Porvoo Butchers 0 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, TOP 01:40 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 52 yards to the BUT13, Seppanen M return 15 yards to the BUT28 (Lehtonen T). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But28 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 02:07. |
But | 1-10 | at But28 | Rowland S rush over left guard for 3 yards to the BUT31 (Campbell C). |
But | 2-7 | at But31 | Fumble by Gwinner B, Gwinner B rush for no gain to the BUT31 (Allen I). |
But | 3-7 | at But31 | Gwinner B short middle pass incomplete to Nuikka T. |
But | 4-7 | at But31 | Timeout Porvoo Butchers, clock 00:43. |
But | 4-7 | at But31 | Seppanen M punt 30 yards to the STE39, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:29 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste39 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 00:38. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste39 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Paananen J for 4 yards to the STE43 (Nuikka T). |
Ste | 2-6 | at Ste43 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Peurakumpu K for 7 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN STE (Karlsson R). |
Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, TOP 00:47 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 14, Porvoo Butchers 0 |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste50 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste50 | Bradley J deep right pass complete to Paananen J for 50 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:51. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 21, Porvoo Butchers 0 | |||
Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, TOP 00:47 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 65 yards to the BUT0, touchback. | |||
But | 1-10 | at But20 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 11:51. |
But | 1-10 | at But20 | Gwinner B screen left pass complete to Rowland S for no gain to the BUT20 (Lehtonen Tur;Roulette A). |
But | 2-10 | at But20 | Gwinner B sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BUT16 (Roulette A), PENALTY STE personal foul (Roulette A) 15 yards to the BUT35, 1ST DOWN BUT, NO PLAY. |
But | 1-10 | at But35 | Gwinner B deep middle pass intercepted by Lundstrom P at the STE25, Lundstrom P return 35 yards to the BUT40, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, TOP 01:04 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at But40 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 10:47. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But40 | Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 39 yards to the BUT1, 1ST DOWN STE (Pajunen A;Pakkanen U). |
Ste | 1-G | at But01 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 1 yard to the BUT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:53. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 28, Porvoo Butchers 0 | |||
Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:57 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 56 yards to the BUT9, Seppanen M return 17 yards to the BUT26, out-of-bounds (Choate N). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But26 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 09:50. |
But | 1-10 | at But26 | Timeout Porvoo Butchers, clock 09:50. |
But | 1-10 | at But26 | Figueroa A rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the BUT27 (Lehtonen V;Roulette A). |
But | 2-9 | at But27 | Deadball foul, PENALTY BUT false start (Bowen M) 5 yards to the BUT22, NO PLAY. |
But | 2-14 | at But22 | Gwinner B deep left pass incomplete to Seppanen M. |
But | 3-14 | at But22 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Ikaheimo I for 8 yards to the BUT30, out-of-bounds (Laine R). |
But | 4-6 | at But30 | Seppanen M punt 10 yards to the BUT40, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:54 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at But40 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 07:56. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But40 | Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the BUT34. |
Ste | 2-4 | at But34 | Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 34 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:12. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 35, Porvoo Butchers 0 | |||
Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:52 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 57 yards to the BUT8, Figueroa A return 29 yards to the BUT37, out-of-bounds. | |||
But | 1-10 | at But37 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 07:04. |
But | 1-10 | at But37 | Gwinner B screen left pass complete to Seppanen M for 6 yards to the BUT43 (Lehtonen Tur;Hotti K). |
But | 2-4 | at But43 | Figueroa A rush over left guard for 2 yards to the BUT45 (Kauppinen M;Lehtonen V). |
But | 3-2 | at But45 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Seppanen M for 8 yards to the STE47, 1ST DOWN BUT (Hotti K). |
But | 1-10 | at Ste47 | Figueroa A rush over right tackle for no gain to the STE47 (Jaaskelainen JA;Kouoh J). |
But | 2-10 | at Ste47 | Nuikka T rush over left guard for loss of 4 yards to the BUT49 (Jaaskelainen JA). |
But | 3-14 | at But49 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Karlsson R for 9 yards to the STE42, out-of-bounds (Lehtonen Tur). |
But | 4-5 | at Ste42 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete to Karlsson R. |
Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, TOP 04:08 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste42 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 02:56. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste42 | Bradley J screen right pass complete to Reasnover L for 46 yards to the BUT12, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Nuikka T). |
Ste | 1-10 | at But12 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 12 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:11. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 42, Porvoo Butchers 0 | |||
Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, TOP 00:45 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 65 yards to the BUT0, touchback. | |||
But | 1-10 | at But20 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 02:11. |
But | 1-10 | at But20 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete. |
But | 2-10 | at But20 | Figueroa A rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the BUT27 (Haukka R;Lehtonen V). |
But | 3-3 | at But27 | Deadball foul, PENALTY BUT false start (Ikaheimo I) 5 yards to the BUT22, NO PLAY. |
But | 3-8 | at But22 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Seppanen M for 15 yards to the BUT37, 1ST DOWN BUT, out-of-bounds (Laine R). |
But | 1-10 | at But37 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 5 yards to the BUT42, out-of-bounds (Laine R). |
But | 2-5 | at But42 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Seppanen M for 17 yards to the STE41, 1ST DOWN BUT, out-of-bounds, PENALTY STE personal foul (Ndongo T) 15 yards to the STE26, 1ST DOWN BUT. |
But | 1-10 | at Ste26 | 1st and 10. |
But | 1-10 | at Ste26 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 15 yards to the STE11, 1ST DOWN BUT, out-of-bounds. |
But | 1-10 | at Ste11 | Gwinner B short left pass incomplete to Seppanen M. |
But | 2-10 | at Ste11 | Gwinner B deep right pass incomplete to Figueroa A (Karki O). |
But | 3-10 | at Ste11 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 11 yards to the STE0, 1ST DOWN BUT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00. |
Seppanen M kick attempt good, PENALTY STE offside defense declined. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 42, Porvoo Butchers 7 | |||
But | 1-G | at But35 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:17 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 42, Porvoo Butchers 7 |
But | 1-G | at But35 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, STE ball on STE35. |
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:17 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 60 yards to the BUT5, Seppanen M return 32 yards to the BUT37 (Keituri J). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But37 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 11:54. |
But | 1-10 | at But37 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete to Figueroa A. |
But | 2-10 | at But37 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete. |
But | 3-10 | at But37 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Seppanen M for 11 yards to the BUT48, 1ST DOWN BUT (Lehtonen V). |
But | 1-10 | at But48 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Seppanen M for 5 yards to the STE47, out-of-bounds (Laine R). |
But | 2-5 | at Ste47 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 4 yards to the STE43, out-of-bounds (Laine R). |
But | 3-1 | at Ste43 | Figueroa A rush over right guard for 1 yard to the STE42, 1ST DOWN BUT (Hietajarvi H;Lehtonen V). |
But | 1-10 | at Ste42 | Gwinner B screen right pass incomplete to Figueroa A. |
But | 2-10 | at Ste42 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete. |
But | 3-10 | at Ste42 | Gwinner B screen left pass complete to Figueroa A for 9 yards to the STE33 (Laine R). |
But | 4-1 | at Ste33 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete. |
Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, TOP 03:53 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste33 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 08:01. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste33 | Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 12 yards to the STE45, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste45 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 10 yards to the BUT45, 1ST DOWN STE (Asovaara Jo;Nuikka T). |
Ste | 1-10 | at But45 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Marshall I for 4 yards to the BUT41 (Nuikka T;Makela J). |
Ste | 2-6 | at But41 | Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 12 yards to the BUT29, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But29 | Bradley J short left pass complete to Harju H for 13 yards to the BUT16, 1ST DOWN STE. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But16 | Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for no gain to the BUT16 (Makela J;Ikaheimo I). |
Ste | 2-10 | at But16 | Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 3-10 | at But16 | Bradley J screen left pass complete to Paananen J for 12 yards to the BUT4, 1ST DOWN STE. |
Ste | 1-G | at But04 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Marshall I for 4 yards to the BUT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:35. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 49, Porvoo Butchers 7 | |||
Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:34 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 65 yards to the BUT0, Seppanen M return 32 yards to the BUT32, out-of-bounds. | |||
But | 1-10 | at But32 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 03:27. |
But | 1-10 | at But32 | Figueroa A rush over right guard for 7 yards to the BUT39 (Lehtonen Tur). |
But | 2-3 | at But39 | Gwinner B sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BUT31 (Allen I). |
But | 3-11 | at But31 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete. |
But | 4-11 | at But31 | Seppanen M rush over right guard for loss of 5 yards to the BUT26 (Lehtonen Tur). |
Drive: 4 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 01:42 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at But26 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 01:45. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But26 | Bradley J screen left pass complete to Harju H for 4 yards to the BUT22 (Ikaheimo I;Pakkanen U). |
Ste | 2-6 | at But22 | Bakker C rush over left tackle for loss of 2 yards to the BUT24 (Pakkanen U;Asovaara Jo). |
Ste | 3-8 | at But24 | Bradley J short left pass complete to Paakki I-P for 8 yards to the BUT16, 1ST DOWN STE (Ikaheimo I;Figueroa A). |
Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, TOP 03:23 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 49, Porvoo Butchers 7 |
Ste | 1-10 | at But16 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But16 | Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Marshall I (Seppanen M). |
Ste | 2-10 | at But16 | Bakker C rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the BUT9 (Karlsson R). |
Ste | 3-3 | at But09 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Paakki I-P for 1 yard to the BUT8 (Seppanen M). |
Ste | 4-2 | at But08 | Bradley J sacked for loss of 14 yards to the BUT22 (Nuikka T). |
Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, TOP 03:23 | |||
But | 1-10 | at But22 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 10:22. |
But | 1-10 | at But22 | Gwinner B rush for loss of 6 yards to the BUT16, fumble by Gwinner B recovered by BUT Figueroa A at BUT19. |
But | 2-13 | at But19 | Gwinner B pass intercepted by Roulette A at the BUT10, Roulette A return to the BUT0, clock 09:39, PENALTY STE offside defense (Jaaskelainen JA) 5 yards to the BUT24, NO PLAY. |
But | 2-8 | at But24 | Figueroa A rush over right guard for 3 yards to the BUT27 (Lehtonen Tur;Lehtonen V), PENALTY STE offside defense (Kouoh J) 5 yards to the BUT29, NO PLAY. |
But | 2-3 | at But29 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete. |
But | 3-3 | at But29 | Figueroa A rush over right guard for loss of 2 yards to the BUT27 (Jaaskelainen JA). |
But | 4-5 | at But27 | Seppanen M punt 43 yards to the STE30, Ndongo T return 7 yards to the STE37, PENALTY STE illegal block declined, PENALTY STE illegal block (Hotti K) 10 yards to the STE27, 1st and 10, STE ball on STE27. |
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:28 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste27 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 07:54. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste27 | Lehtonen T rush over left guard for 20 yards to the STE47, 1ST DOWN STE (Seppanen M;Nuikka T). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste47 | Lehtonen T rush over right end for 10 yards to the BUT43, 1ST DOWN STE (Nuikka T;Pakkanen U). |
Ste | 1-10 | at But43 | Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for 9 yards to the BUT34 (Nuikka T). |
Ste | 2-1 | at But34 | Bradley J short left pass incomplete to Harju H (Ikaheimo I). |
Ste | 3-1 | at But34 | Bradley J deep right pass complete to Peurakumpu K for 34 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:32. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 56, Porvoo Butchers 7 | |||
Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:29 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 55 yards to the BUT10, Seppanen M return 26 yards to the BUT36, out-of-bounds. | |||
But | 1-10 | at But36 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 05:25. |
But | 1-10 | at But36 | Figueroa A rush over right guard for loss of 1 yard to the BUT35, fumble forced by Laine R, fumble by Figueroa A recovered by STE Laine R at BUT35. |
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:13 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at But35 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 05:12. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But35 | Taivassalo M at QB for Kuopio Steelers. |
Ste | 1-10 | at But35 | Taivassalo M short left pass complete to Choate N for no gain to the BUT35 (Nuikka T;Figueroa A). |
Ste | 2-10 | at But35 | Bakker C rush over left end for 16 yards to the BUT19, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Figueroa A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at But19 | Bakker C rush over right guard for no gain to the BUT19 (Nuikka T;Pakkanen U). |
Ste | 2-10 | at But19 | Deadball foul, PENALTY STE false start (Ovaskainen S) 5 yards to the BUT24, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 2-15 | at But24 | Taivassalo M deep left pass complete to Juvonen S for 24 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:39. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 63, Porvoo Butchers 7 | |||
Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, TOP 02:39 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 50 yards to the BUT15, Seppanen M return 22 yards to the BUT37 (Lehtonen T). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But37 | PORVOO BUTCHERS drive start at 02:33. |
But | 1-10 | at But37 | Figueroa A rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the BUT42 (Lehtonen V), PENALTY STE offside defense (Hietajarvi H) 5 yards to the BUT42, NO PLAY. |
But | 1-5 | at But42 | Figueroa A rush over left guard for 7 yards to the BUT49, 1ST DOWN BUT (Lehtonen V;Lehtonen Tur). |
But | 1-10 | at But49 | Timeout Porvoo Butchers, clock 01:41. |
But | 1-10 | at But49 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 7 yards to the STE44. |
But | 2-3 | at Ste44 | Figueroa A deep right pass incomplete to Seppanen M. |
But | 3-3 | at Ste44 | Figueroa A rush over left tackle for 12 yards to the STE32, 1ST DOWN BUT, out-of-bounds (Haukka R). |
But | 1-10 | at Ste32 | Figueroa A rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the STE33 (Keituri J;Hietajarvi H). |
But | 2-11 | at Ste33 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 02:33 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
Kuopio Steelers 63, Porvoo Butchers 7 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Porvoo Butchers vs Kuopio Steelers (Aug 19, 2022 at Kuopio)
Porvoo Butchers Kuopio Steelers Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 22 28 50 OVERALL.......... 25 25 50 1ST DOWN......... 12 9 21 1ST DOWN......... 15 12 27 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 4 4 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 1 1 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 1 3 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 3 1 4 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 3 4 7 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 6 3 9 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 1 1 2 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 0 2 2 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 0 2 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 1 1 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 1 7 8 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 1 4 5 4TH DOWN......... 1 2 3 4TH DOWN......... 0 1 1 Porvoo Butchers Kuopio Steelers Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 22 28 50 ............... 25 25 50 |
Kuopio Steelers saa vastaansa Porvoon Butchersin perjantai-illan vaahteraliigakamppailussa. Molempien joukkueiden sarjasijoitukset ovat jo lukittuina, mutta Steelers tavoittelee historiansa ensimmäistä puhdasta kauttaan eikä sijaa jarruttelulle ole.
Steelers on matkalla seuran ensimmäistä puhdasta vaahteraliigakauttaan. Esteinä tappiottomalle kaudelle ovat enää Porvoon Butchers ja Helsinki Roosters, jotka asettuvat kuopiolaisia vastaan sarjan kahdella viimeisellä kierroksella. Molemmat pelit pelataan Steelersin kotiareenalla Väinölänniemellä, joka tilastollisesti on paha paikka vastustajille.
Butchers on varmistanut sarjan viidennen sijan, mutta haluaa pelata täysillä loppuun saakka. Joukkueen nuori runko on osoittanut kauden aikana omaavansa potentiaalia tulevien vuosien menestykseen ja perjantaina painetaan päätyyn saakka pelin merkityksettömyydestä huolimatta.
Perjantain ottelu lukitsee samalla Steelersin mestaruudesta taistelevan rosterin lopulliseen muotoonsa. Välieräpeleihin osallistumisen ehtona on pelaaminen kahdessa runkosarjan ottelussa, ja viimeinen hetki uusien pelaajien esittelylle on nyt. Steelers ehti jo täydentää Lehtosten veljes-trion valmiiksi edelliseen otteluun, eikä Butchers otteluun ole odotettavissa enää uusia täydennyksiä.
Porvoolaiset lähtevät peliin pitkän poissaolijoiden listan varjostamana. Kuopion bussiin eivät ole nousemassa mm. Ville Kurvinen ja Luukas Eerola. Porvoon kunniaa puolustamassa on perjantaina kuitenkin 30 pelaajan kokoonpano, joista 13 syntymävuosi on 2000-luvun puolella.
Mikko Seppänen matkalla seitsemänteen Ari Tuuli-trophyynsä
Uskomatonta, mutta totta. Porvoon Butchersin Mikko Seppänen on jälleen kerran matkalla parhaan suomalaisetenijän Ari Tuuli-Trophyn voittajaksi. Kun kaksi sarjakierrosta on pelaamatta, Seppänen on kirkkaassa johdossa suomalaispelaajien ”all purpose-jaardien” taulukossa. Porvoolaisikoni on kerännyt kymmenessä pelaamassaan pelissä 967 jaardia, joista 708 kiinniotoilla. Tuhannen jaardin raja ylittynee perjantaina Vänärillä.
Alkukaudesta Seppäsen ykkösasemaa pääsi uhkaamaan tiukimmin niin ikään porvoolainen Luukas Eerola, mutta pelaajien ero on venähtänyt 175 jaardiin, eikä Eerola ole mukana Kuopiossa. Kolmantena suomalaispelaajista on Eaglesin Sampo Viinamäki, mutta kotkalaisen ero Seppäseen on jo 225 jaardia, eikä Viinamäki pelaa Eaglesin kauden päättävässä Wolverines-pelissä torstaina.
Kaikista pelaajista eniten jaardeja kauden 2022 liigassa on kerännyt Steelersin Le’Anthony Reasnover, jolla on ennen perjantain peliä kasassa 1720 edettyä jaardia.
Trophy Wanted!
Mikko Seppänen on voittanut Ari Tuuli-Trophyn aiemmin vuosina 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 ja 2021. Edellinen ei-Seppänen palkinnon saajana on Kimi Linnainmaa, jolle huomiointi myönnettiin kaudella 2015. Alkuperäinen legendaarisen Ari Tuulen ikuiseen kiertoon luovuttama komea kannu on ollut jo vuosia teillä tietämättömillä. Jos lajin parista löytyy tietoa mihin varastoon palkinto on unohtunut pölyttymään, olisi hienoa päästä luovuttamaan originaali miehelle, joka todennäköisesti sen jo seitsemänteen kertaan tulee ansaitsemaan.
Vaahteraliigan 14. viikon ottelu Steelers – Butchers pelataan perjantaina 19.8. Kuopion Väinöläniemellä.. Joukkueiden edellinen kohtaaminen Porvoossa päättyi Steelersin selkeään voittoon lukemin 20–47.