Steelers - Crocodiles 05.09.2020

Kuopio Steelers osoitti olevansa vahva kotonaan ottamalla ratkaisevan 35-13 voiton Seinäjoki Crocodilesista. Voitto välierässä vie kuopiolaiset kolmanteen perättäiseen Vaahteramaljapeliin.Steelers lähti välieräkamppailuun voittamaan välierää, mutta myös hakemaan revanssia. Runkosarjan tappiollisessa Crocodiels-pelissä kuopiolaisten keskushyökkääjä Lamar Carswell pimitettiin täysin Seinäjoen keskuskentän märällä nurmella. Lauantain välierässä amerikkalaiskeskushyökkääjä oli pitelemätön. Carswell eteni pelissä 178 jaardia ja juoksi kolme touchdownia. Lisäksi miehen nimiin kirjattiin kaksi koppia joilla jaardeja 50 ja yksi touchdown juostujen päälle.

Steelers-päävalmentaja Pekka Utriainen mainitsi voiton avaimiksi kaksi nimeä: Iiro (Pekkarinen) ja Lamar (Carswell). Ratkaisevassa roolissa oli myös kuopiolaisten tehokas juoksupuolustus

-Juoksupuolustus oli todella vahvaa, ei varmaan monesti ole Powell jäänyt tuommosille tilastoille. Toisin päin katsottuna me oltiin aika varmoja että paluu ’juurille’ eli neljällä laiturilla RPO:ta on myrkkyä Crocoille, Peters on siinä niin hyvä ja vastaavasti Carswell jos pääsee juoksemaan kevyttä boksia vastaan niin Crocojen LBt ei tule pysymään mukana. Ekalla jaksolla hermoiltiin vähän, lippuja ja pallonmenetyksiä, mutta koko ajan saatiin väsytettyä kaverin puolustusta ja arveltiin että puoliajan jälkeen alkaa juoksut ja screenit muuttumaan neljästä jaardista kahdeksaan tai enemmän.

Utriaisen kehuma takapuolustaja Iiro Pekkarinen pimitti tehokkaasti Crocodilesin heittopelejä kirjaten tilastoihinsa peräti 5 onnistunutta heiton maahan lyöntiä.

Crocodiles toistamiseen sarjan neljäs

Crocodiles pelasi kuudetta kertaa välieräpelissä Vaahteraliigan runkosarjan voittajaa vastaan ja hävisi kuudennen kerran noista lähtöasetelmista pelatun pelin. Tappio merkitsee seinäjokisten sijoittumista sarjassa neljännelle sijalle.

Joukkueiden edellisen keskinäisen kohtaamisen sankari keskushyökkääjä Christian Powell jätettiin Väinölänniemellä 38 jaardiin. Edellisen kerran Powell pimennettiin yhtä täydellisesti kauden avauspelissä, jossa Wolverines-puolustus antoi väkivahvalle amerikkalaiselle ainoastaan 32 jaardia etenemistä.

Ottelun eräänlaisena käännekohtana voidaan pitää toisen neljänneksen loppua, jossa seinäjokisten puolustus epäonnistui liukkaan Carswellin taklaamisessa. Carswell siirsi Steelersin kahden maalin johtoasemaan juuri, kun Crocodiles on edellisellä hyökkäysvuorollaan kaventanut pelin tilanteeseen 14-7. Pukukoppimaalin sijaan Crocodiles-puolustus siirtyi puoliaikatauolle ihmettelemään, miten amerikkalainen pääsi juoksemaan pallon kanssa 49 jaardia maaliin saakka pelikellon kuluessa nolliin.

Ruutu-haastattelussa Crocodilesn kahteen suuntaan urakoinut Veikka Lehtonen kertoi joukkueen valmistautumisen olleen hyvää, mutta pelissä vaan puuttui se viimeinen niksahdus, jolla lopputulos olisi saatu toiseksi. Lehtonen oli joukkueensa paras taklaaja 8,5 merkinnällään.

CROCODILES vs STEELERS (Sep 05, 2020)

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

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs STEELERS (Sep 05, 2020 at Kuopio)

CROCODILES (3-3) vs. STEELERS (5-1)

Date: Sep 05, 2020 • Site: Kuopio • Stadium: Vainolanniemi • Attendance: 713

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
CROCODILES	0	7	0	6	13
STEELERS	7	14	14	0	35

SCORING SUMMARY				CRO -STE
1st	06:22	STE	Carswell L 9 yd run (Pekkarinen I kick)
			5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:58	0 - 7
2nd	00:57	STE	Carswell L 5 yd run (Pekkarinen I kick)
			10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:13	0 - 14
	00:10	CRO	Thomas T 2 yd pass from Cutlan S (Cutlan S kick)
			6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:47	7 - 14
	00:00	STE	Carswell L 49 yd pass from Peters S (Pekkarinen I kick)
			1 play, 49 yards, TOP 0:02	7 - 21
3rd	07:50	STE	Carswell L 3 yd run (Pekkarinen I kick)
			3 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:18	7 - 28
	03:27	STE	Ndongo T 20 yd pass from Peters S (Pekkarinen I kick)
			5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:08	7 - 35
4th	04:34	CRO	Robitaille N 20 yd pass from Cutlan S (Cutlan S pass failed)
			6 plays, 79 yards, TOP 2:49	13 - 35

Kickoff time: 16.30 • End of Game: 18.55 • Total elapsed time: 2h 25min
Referee: Lamminsalo V • Umpire: Immonen M • Linesman: Lehtinen J • Line judge: Vierikko P • Back judge: Toijala H • Field judge: Seppelin J • Side judge: Julkunen T •
Temperature: +18 • Wind: 5 m/s • Weather: Pilvista

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs STEELERS (Sep 05, 2020 at Kuopio)

Team Totals	CRO	STE
FIRST DOWNS	7	27
Rushing	0	12
Passing	6	11
Penalty	1	4
NET YARDS RUSHING	51	217
Rushing Attempts	21	32
Average Per Rush	2.4	6.8
Rushing Touchdowns	0	3
Yards Gained Rushing	66	235
Yards Lost Rushing	15	18
NET YARDS PASSING	160	242
Completions-Attempts-Int	8-23-0	24-34-1
Average Per Attempt	7.0	7.1
Average Per Completion	20.0	10.1
Passing Touchdowns	2	2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	211	459
Total offense plays	44	66
Average Gain Per Play	4.8	7.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost	0-0	5-3
Penalties: Number-Yards	13-87	9-75
PUNTS-YARDS	8-321	2-78
Average Yards Per Punt	40.1	39.0
Net Yards Per Punt	33.5	36.5
Inside 20	1	1
50+ Yards	1	0
Touchbacks	0	0
Fair catch	0	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	3-49	5-319
Average Yards Per Kickoff	16.3	63.8
Net Yards Per Kickoff	14.7	41.0
Touchbacks	0	3
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	1-5-0	2-53-0
Average Per Return	5.0	26.5
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	2-54-0	1-5-0
Average Per Return	27.0	5.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	1-20-0	0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	20:00	28:00
1st Quarter	5:42	6:18
2nd Quarter	3:49	8:11
3rd Quarter	6:03	5:57
4th Quarter	4:26	7:34
Third-Down Conversions	3 of 11	5 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions	0 of 1	1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	2-2	4-6
Touchdowns	2-2	4-6
Field goals	0-2	0-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards	1-9	0-0
PAT Kicks	1-1	5-5
Field Goals	0-0	0-0
Points off turnovers	6	0

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs STEELERS (Sep 05, 2020 at Kuopio)

CROCODILES

STEELERS

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Powell C	16	50	12	38	0	7	2.4
Lehtonen V	4	16	0	16	0	5	4.0
Cutlan S	1	0	3	-3	0	0	-3.0
Totals...	21	66	15	51	0	7	2.4

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Carswell L	20	178	0	178	3	31	8.9
Lindsten V	3	24	0	24	0	14	8.0
Uotila A	3	15	0	15	0	13	5.0
Peters S	4	18	16	2	0	18	0.5
Team Steelers	2	0	2	-2	0	0	-1.0
Totals...	32	235	18	217	3	31	6.8

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Cutlan S	8-23-0	160	2	57	0
Totals...	8-23-0	160	2	57	0

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Peters S	24-34-1	242	2	49	1
Totals...	24-34-1	242	2	49	1

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Robitaille N	3	84	1	57
Thomas T	2	13	1	11
Germany A	1	41	0	41
Powell C	1	23	0	23
Lehtonen V	1	-1	0	0
Totals...	8	160	2	57

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Zimmermann M	12	92	0	16
Ndongo T	8	85	1	20
Carswell L	2	50	1	49
Marshall I	2	15	0	12
Totals...	24	242	2	49

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Cutlan S	8	321	40.1	52	1	0
Totals...	8	321	40.1	52	1	0

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Peters S	2	78	39.0	44	1	0
Totals...	2	78	39.0	44	1	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Robitaille N	1	5	5	1	21	21	0	0	0
Thomas T	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	20
Powell C	0	0	0	1	33	33	0	0	0
Totals...	1	5	5	2	54	33	1	20	20

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Marshall I	0	0	0	1	5	5	0	0	0
Kaczocha T	2	53	31	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals...	2	53	31	1	5	5	0	0	0

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Robitaille N	0	84	21	5	0	110
Powell C	38	23	33	0	0	94
Germany A	0	41	0	0	0	41
Thomas T	0	13	0	0	20	33
Lehtonen V	16	-1	0	0	0	15
Cutlan S	-3	0	0	0	0	-3
Totals...	51	160	54	5	20	290

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Carswell L	178	50	0	0	0	228
Zimmermann M	0	92	0	0	0	92
Ndongo T	0	85	0	0	0	85
Kaczocha T	0	0	0	53	0	53
Lindsten V	24	0	0	0	0	24
Marshall I	0	15	5	0	0	20
Uotila A	15	0	0	0	0	15
Peters S	2	0	0	0	0	2
Team Steelers	-2	0	0	0	0	-2
Totals...	217	242	5	53	0	517

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Cutlan S	3	49	0	2	16.3

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Pekkarinen I	5	319	3	0	63.8

FUMBLES: CROCODILES-None. STEELERS-Peters S 3-2; Carswell L 1-1; Zimmermann M 1-0.

Drive Chart

Drive Chart (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs STEELERS (Sep 05, 2020 at Kuopio)

	Drive Started				Drive Ended				Consumed
Team	Qtr	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time		How Lost	Pl-Yds	TOP	RZ
CRO	1st	C02	09:28	Fumble	C05	08:20		Punt	3-3	1:08
CRO	1st	C20	06:22	Kickoff	C50	01:48		Punt	7-30	4:34
CRO	2nd	S49	10:50	Fumble	C37	09:20		Punt	3--14	1:30
CRO	2nd	C38	05:42	Punt	C43	04:10		Punt	3-5	1:32
CRO	2nd	C20	00:57	Kickoff	S00	00:10	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-80	0:47
CRO	3rd	C20	12:00	Kickoff	C25	10:32		Punt	3-5	1:28
CRO	3rd	C10	08:50	Punt	C02	08:08		Punt	3--8	0:42
CRO	3rd	C39	07:40	Kickoff	C39	05:35		Punt	3-0	2:05
CRO	3rd	C21	03:23	Kickoff	C24	01:49		Punt	3-3	1:34
CRO	4th	C21	07:23	Interception	S00	04:34	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-79	2:49
CRO	4th	C41	04:25	Fumble	C47	02:48		Downs	4-6	1:37

STE	1st	C38	12:00	Kickoff	C02	09:28		Fumble	5-36	2:32
STE	1st	S47	08:20	Punt	C00	06:22	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-53	1:58
STE	1st	S05	01:48	Punt	S49	10:50		Fumble	9-44	2:58
STE	2nd	S30	09:20	Punt	S18	05:42		Punt	6--12	3:38
STE	2nd	S20	04:10	Punt	C00	00:57	*	TOUCHDOWN	10-80	3:13
STE	2nd	C49	00:02	Kickoff	C00	12:00	*	TOUCHDOWN	1-49	0:02
STE	3rd	C45	10:32	Punt	C39	08:50		Punt	4-6	1:42
STE	3rd	C23	08:08	Punt	C00	07:50	*	TOUCHDOWN	3-23	0:18
STE	3rd	S35	05:35	Punt	C00	03:27	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-65	2:08
STE	3rd	S38	01:49	Punt	C01	07:23		Interception	11-61	6:26
STE	4th	S47	04:34	Kickoff	C41	04:25		Fumble	2-12	0:09
STE	4th	C47	02:48	Downs	C24	00:00		End of half	5-23	2:48

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
CROCODILES	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	05:42	03:49	06:03	04:26	09:31	10:29	20:00
3rd Down Conversions	1/2	1/3	0/4	1/2	2/5	1/6	3/11
Average field position	C11	C36	C22	C31	C26	C25	C25
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	0/1	0/1

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
STEELERS	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	06:18	08:11	05:57	07:34	14:29	13:31	28:00
3rd Down Conversions	1/2	3/4	0/1	1/3	4/6	1/4	5/10
Average field position	S38	S33	C49	S50	S35	S50	S43
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/1	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
STE	1st	C38	12:00	Kickoff	C02	09:28		Fumble	5-36	2:32
CRO	1st	C02	09:28	Fumble	C05	08:20		Punt	3-3	1:08
STE	1st	S47	08:20	Punt	C00	06:22	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-53	1:58
CRO	1st	C20	06:22	Kickoff	C50	01:48		Punt	7-30	4:34
STE	1st	S05	01:48	Punt	S49	10:50		Fumble	9-44	2:58
CRO	2nd	S49	10:50	Fumble	C37	09:20		Punt	3--14	1:30

STE	2nd	S30	09:20	Punt	S18	05:42		Punt	6--12	3:38
CRO	2nd	C38	05:42	Punt	C43	04:10		Punt	3-5	1:32
STE	2nd	S20	04:10	Punt	C00	00:57	*	TOUCHDOWN	10-80	3:13
CRO	2nd	C20	00:57	Kickoff	S00	00:10	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-80	0:47
STE	2nd	C49	00:02	Kickoff	C00	12:00	*	TOUCHDOWN	1-49	0:02
CRO	3rd	C20	12:00	Kickoff	C25	10:32		Punt	3-5	1:28

STE	3rd	C45	10:32	Punt	C39	08:50		Punt	4-6	1:42
CRO	3rd	C10	08:50	Punt	C02	08:08		Punt	3--8	0:42
STE	3rd	C23	08:08	Punt	C00	07:50	*	TOUCHDOWN	3-23	0:18
CRO	3rd	C39	07:40	Kickoff	C39	05:35		Punt	3-0	2:05
STE	3rd	S35	05:35	Punt	C00	03:27	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-65	2:08
CRO	3rd	C21	03:23	Kickoff	C24	01:49		Punt	3-3	1:34
STE	3rd	S38	01:49	Punt	C01	07:23		Interception	11-61	6:26
CRO	4th	C21	07:23	Interception	S00	04:34	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-79	2:49

STE	4th	S47	04:34	Kickoff	C41	04:25		Fumble	2-12	0:09
CRO	4th	C41	04:25	Fumble	C47	02:48		Downs	4-6	1:37
STE	4th	C47	02:48	Downs	C24	00:00		End of half	5-23	2:48

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs STEELERS (Sep 05, 2020 at Kuopio)

##	CROCODILES	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	Sack/Yds	QBH
25	Lehtonen V	6	5	8.5	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
20	Robitaille N	7	2	8.0	.	1	1-0	.	.	.	.	.
3	Germany A	7	2	8.0	.	.	1-0	.	.	.	.	.
10	Thomas T	6	3	7.5	.	.	.	1-20	2	.	.	.
24	Jallow S	2	3	3.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
2	Lynda H	2	1	2.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
99	Saarimaa H	.	3	1.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
22	Mehtonen M	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
77	Lundberg L	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
79	Leiner J	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
85	Rantala P	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
70	Ristolainen J	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
9	Roulette A	.	2	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
52	Kallio V	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
55	Sinisalo T	.	.	.	.	.	1-0	.	.	.	.	.

##	STEELERS	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	Sack/Yds	QBH
35	Wentland A	4	6	7.0	1.0/1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
3	Radji S	3	4	5.0	1.0/8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
93	Trigueiros A	2	3	3.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
4	King K	1	3	2.5	1.0/1	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
15	De Falcis M	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
22	Kaczocha T	1	1	1.5	0.5/1	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
62	Bednarczyk B	1	1	1.5	1.0/3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
45	Eskelinen I	.	3	1.5	0.5/2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
2	Vaija E	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
23	Laine R	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
26	Uotila A	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
31	Pekkarinen I	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	5	.	.	.
29	Ojala L	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
91	Suhonen A	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

Participation Report

Participation Report (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs STEELERS (Sep 05, 2020 at Kuopio)

CROCODILES
Pos	##	Offense
QB	88	Cutlan S
RB	15	Powell C
RB	25	Lehtonen V
WR	20	Robitaille N
WR	10	Thomas T
WR	17	Sarkela Ja
LT	79	Leiner J
LG	72	Hvitfelt T
C	78	Rinta-aho A
RG	53	Harju N
RT	76	Ashton J

CROCODILES
Pos	##	Defense
DE	77	Lundberg L
DT	9	Roulette A
DT	99	Saarimaa H
DE	90	Drew W
LB	34	Varinen J
LB	24	Jallow S
LB	25	Lehtonen V
CB	2	Lynda H
SS	3	Germany A
FS	10	Thomas T
CB	20	Robitaille N

STEELERS
Pos	##	Offense
QB	5	Peters S
RB	24	Carswell L
RB	34	Lindsten V
WR	6	Zimmermann M
WR	84	Vandeweerd J
WR	88	Ndongo T
LT	71	Fileccia T
LG	51	Saastamoinen E
C	73	Korhonen R
RG	63	Acheampong L
RT	68	Laitinen O

STEELERS
Pos	##	Defense
DE	99	Lindqvist J
DT	93	Trigueiros A
DT	92	Kauppinen M
DE	3	Radji S
LB	4	King K
LB	35	Wentland A
CB	23	Laine R
DB	22	Kaczocha T
FS	2	Vaija E
SS	15	De Falcis M
CB	31	Pekkarinen I

CROCODILES: 12-Kaleva J, 21-Hanhisalo A, 22-Mehtonen M, 26-Havulehto M, 29-Huhtala I, 30-Maki V-M, 35-Kiiski H, 47-Hietala Tim, 52-Kallio V, 55-Sinisalo T, 70-Ristolainen J, 82-Ristila K, 85-Rantala P.

STEELERS: 10-Hartikainen T, 26-Uotila A, 27-Marshall I, 29-Ojala L, 33-Pajunen P, 41-Seppanen K, 43-Tuominen T, 45-Eskelinen I, 48-Savolainen J, 55-Hartikainen L, 62-Bednarczyk B, 80-Nurminen V, 83-Risto R, 91-Suhonen A, 95-Sinkkonen J.

Play-by-Play Summary

Play-by-Play Summary
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs STEELERS (Sep 05, 2020 at Kuopio)

1st Quarter

			Cutlan S kickoff 7 yards to the CRO42, out-of-bounds, PENALTY CRO false start (Cutlan S) 4 yards to the CRO38, 1st and 10, STE ball on CRO38.
Ste	1-10	at Cro38	Peters S pass complete to Zimmermann M for 4 yards to the CRO34 (Lehtonen V).
Ste	2-6	at Cro34	PENALTY STE false start 5 yards to the CRO39.
Ste	2-11	at Cro39	Peters S pass complete to Zimmermann M for no gain to the CRO39 (Robitaille N;Lehtonen V).
Ste	3-11	at Cro39	PENALTY STE false start 5 yards to the CRO44.
Ste	3-16	at Cro44	Peters S pass complete to Zimmermann M for 14 yards to the CRO30 (Robitaille N).
Ste	4-2	at Cro30	Peters S rush for 18 yards to the CRO12, 1ST DOWN STE (Robitaille N).
Ste	1-10	at Cro12	Carswell L rush for 10 yards to the CRO2, fumble forced by Robitaille N, fumble by Carswell L recovered by CRO Robitaille N at CRO2.
			Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, TOP 02:32
Cro	1-10	at Cro02	CROCODILES drive start at 09:28.
Cro	1-10	at Cro02	Cutlan S pass incomplete to Robitaille N.
Cro	2-10	at Cro02	Powell C rush for 3 yards to the CRO5 (Trigueiros A).
Cro	3-7	at Cro05	Cutlan S pass incomplete to Thomas T (King K).
Cro	4-7	at Cro05	Cutlan S punt 48 yards to the STE47.
			Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:08
Ste	1-10	at Ste47	STEELERS drive start at 08:20.
Ste	1-10	at Ste47	Carswell L rush for 9 yards to the CRO44 (Jallow S;Lehtonen V).
Ste	2-1	at Cro44	Peters S pass complete to Ndongo T for 4 yards to the CRO40, 1ST DOWN STE (Lehtonen V;Lynda H).
Ste	1-10	at Cro40	Carswell L rush for 20 yards to the CRO20, 1ST DOWN STE (Thomas T;Robitaille N), PENALTY CRO face mask (Thomas T) 10 yards to the CRO10, 1ST DOWN STE.
Ste	1-G	at Cro10	1st and 10.
Ste	1-G	at Cro10	Peters S pass complete to Carswell L for 1 yard to the CRO9 (Lynda H).
Ste	2-G	at Cro09	Carswell L rush for 9 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:22.
			Pekkarinen I kick attempt good.
			STEELERS 7, CROCODILES 0
			Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 01:58
			Pekkarinen I kickoff 65 yards to the CRO0, touchback.
Cro	1-10	at Cro20	CROCODILES drive start at 06:22.
Cro	1-10	at Cro20	Powell C rush over right end for 4 yards to the CRO24 (Bednarczyk B;Trigueiros A).
Cro	2-6	at Cro24	Cutlan S pass complete to Robitaille N for 7 yards to the CRO31, 1ST DOWN CRO (Pekkarinen I).
Cro	1-10	at Cro31	Lehtonen V rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the CRO34 (Wentland A;Radji S).
Cro	2-7	at Cro34	Powell C rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO35 (Trigueiros A).
Cro	3-6	at Cro35	Cutlan S pass complete to Powell C for 23 yards to the STE42, 1ST DOWN CRO (Wentland A).
Cro	1-10	at Ste42	Powell C rush over left end for 4 yards to the STE38 (King K).
Cro	2-6	at Ste38	Cutlan S rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the STE41 (Bednarczyk B).
Cro	3-9	at Ste41	Cutlan S pass incomplete, PENALTY CRO intentional grounding (Cutlan S) 9 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY.
Cro	4-18	at Cro50	Cutlan S punt 45 yards to the STE5, out-of-bounds.
			Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:34
Ste	1-10	at Ste05	STEELERS drive start at 01:48.
Ste	1-10	at Ste05	Peters S pass intercepted by Lehtonen V at the STE17, Lehtonen V return to the STE6, PENALTY CRO face mask 16 yards to the STE21, 1ST DOWN STE, NO PLAY, PENALTY CRO illegal block declined.
Ste	1-10	at Ste21	Peters S pass complete to Zimmermann M for 8 yards to the STE29 (Robitaille N).
Ste	2-2	at Ste29	Carswell L rush for 2 yards to the STE31, 1ST DOWN STE (Germany A).
Ste	1-10	at Ste31	Peters S pass incomplete to Ndongo T.
Ste	2-10	at Ste31	Carswell L rush for 10 yards to the STE41, 1ST DOWN STE (Robitaille N).
Ste	1-10	at Ste41	Peters S pass incomplete.
Ste	2-10	at Ste41	Peters S pass incomplete to Vandeweerd J.
Ste	3-10	at Ste41	Carswell L rush up middle for 12 yards to the CRO47, 1ST DOWN STE (Kallio V;Jallow S).
			Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, TOP 02:58
			STEELERS 7, CROCODILES 0

2nd Quarter

Ste	1-10	at Cro47	Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00.
Ste	1-10	at Cro47	Peters S pass complete to Zimmermann M for 5 yards to the CRO42 (Lehtonen V).
Ste	2-5	at Cro42	Peters S sacked for loss of 9 yards to the STE49, fumble by Peters S recovered by CRO Germany A at STE49.
			Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:58
Cro	1-10	at Ste49	CROCODILES drive start at 10:50.
Cro	1-10	at Ste49	Powell C rush for 4 yards to the STE45 (Trigueiros A;Wentland A).
Cro	2-6	at Ste45	Powell C rush for loss of 8 yards to the CRO47 (Radji S).
Cro	3-14	at Cro47	PENALTY CRO delay of game (Cutlan S) 5 yards to the CRO42.
Cro	3-19	at Cro42	PENALTY CRO false start 5 yards to the CRO37.
Cro	3-24	at Cro37	Cutlan S pass incomplete to Germany A.
Cro	4-24	at Cro37	Cutlan S punt 33 yards to the STE30, out-of-bounds.
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 14 yards, TOP 01:30
Ste	1-10	at Ste30	STEELERS drive start at 09:20.
Ste	1-10	at Ste30	Peters S pass complete to Ndongo T for 4 yards to the STE34 (Lynda H).
Ste	2-6	at Ste34	Carswell L rush over left end for 1 yard to the STE35 (Germany A).
Ste	3-5	at Ste35	Peters S short right pass complete to Zimmermann M for 7 yards to the STE42, 1ST DOWN STE (Robitaille N).
Ste	1-10	at Ste42	PENALTY STE illegal formation 5 yards to the STE37.
Ste	1-15	at Ste37	Carswell L rush over left guard for 1 yard to the STE38 (Lehtonen V).
Ste	2-14	at Ste38	PENALTY STE false start 5 yards to the STE33.
Ste	2-19	at Ste33	Peters S short right pass incomplete to Zimmermann M (Lehtonen V).
Ste	3-19	at Ste33	Zimmermann M rush over right end for no gain to the STE33 (Lynda H;Jallow S), PENALTY STE face mask (Acheampong L) 15 yards to the STE18, NO PLAY.
Ste	3-34	at Ste18	Peters S deep right pass incomplete to Carswell L (Thomas T).
Ste	4-34	at Ste18	Peters S punt 44 yards to the CRO38, out-of-bounds.
			Drive: 6 plays, minus 12 yards, TOP 03:38
Cro	1-10	at Cro38	CROCODILES drive start at 05:42.
Cro	1-10	at Cro38	PENALTY CRO false start (Cutlan S) 5 yards to the CRO33.
Cro	1-15	at Cro33	Powell C rush over right guard for 5 yards to the CRO38 (Wentland A;Suhonen A).
Cro	2-10	at Cro38	Lehtonen V rush over left guard for 5 yards to the CRO43 (Radji S;Trigueiros A).
Cro	3-5	at Cro43	Cutlan S short left pass incomplete to Lehtonen V.
Cro	4-5	at Cro43	Cutlan S punt 37 yards to the STE20, out-of-bounds.
			Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:32
Ste	1-10	at Ste20	STEELERS drive start at 04:10.
Ste	1-10	at Ste20	Peters S short left pass complete to Zimmermann M for 4 yards to the STE24 (Lehtonen V).
Ste	2-6	at Ste24	Carswell L rush over right tackle for 16 yards to the STE40, 1ST DOWN STE (Thomas T).
Ste	1-10	at Ste40	Peters S deep left pass incomplete.
Ste	2-10	at Ste40	Carswell L rush up middle for 7 yards to the STE47 (Germany A;Jallow S).
Ste	3-3	at Ste47	Carswell L rush over right tackle for 11 yards to the CRO42, 1ST DOWN STE (Jallow S).
Ste	1-10	at Cro42	Peters S deep right pass incomplete to Ndongo T.
Ste	2-10	at Cro42	Carswell L rush over right end for 5 yards to the CRO37 (Lundberg L).
Ste	3-5	at Cro37	Timeout STEELERS, clock 01:27.
Ste	3-5	at Cro37	Peters S deep middle pass complete to Ndongo T for 16 yards to the CRO21, 1ST DOWN STE (Germany A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro21	Peters S short left pass complete to Zimmermann M for 16 yards to the CRO5, 1ST DOWN STE (Lehtonen V;Thomas T).
Ste	1-G	at Cro05	Carswell L rush over right guard for 5 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:57.
			Pekkarinen I kick attempt good.
			STEELERS 14, CROCODILES 0
			Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:13
			Pekkarinen I kickoff 65 yards to the CRO0, touchback.
Cro	1-10	at Cro20	CROCODILES drive start at 00:57.
Cro	1-10	at Cro20	Cutlan S deep right pass incomplete to Robitaille N.
Cro	2-10	at Cro20	Lehtonen V rush over right end for 4 yards to the CRO24 (Kaczocha T).
Cro	3-6	at Cro24	PENALTY STE personal foul (Bednarczyk B) 15 yards to the CRO39, 1ST DOWN CRO.
Cro	1-10	at Cro39	Timeout CROCODILES, clock 00:45.
Cro	1-10	at Cro39	Cutlan S deep right pass complete to Robitaille N for 57 yards to the STE4, 1ST DOWN CRO (De Falcis M).
Cro	1-G	at Ste04	Timeout STEELERS, clock 00:31.
Cro	1-G	at Ste04	Powell C rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the STE5 (Kaczocha T;King K).
Cro	2-G	at Ste05	Powell C rush up middle for 3 yards to the STE2 (King K;Eskelinen I).
Cro	3-G	at Ste02	Timeout CROCODILES, clock 00:15.
Cro	3-G	at Ste02	Cutlan S short right pass complete to Thomas T for 2 yards to the STE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:10.
			Cutlan S kick attempt good.
			STEELERS 14, CROCODILES 7
			Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:55
			Cutlan S kickoff 19 yards to the STE46, Marshall I return 5 yards to the CRO49 (Germany A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro49	STEELERS drive start at 00:02.
Ste	1-10	at Cro49	Peters S short middle pass complete to Carswell L for 49 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00.
			Pekkarinen I kick attempt good.
			STEELERS 21, CROCODILES 7
Ste	1-G	at Ste35	End of half, clock 00:00.
			Drive: 1 plays, 49 yards, TOP 00:02
			STEELERS 21, CROCODILES 7

3rd Quarter

Ste	1-G	at Ste35	End of half, start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, STE ball on STE35.
			Drive: 1 plays, 49 yards, TOP 00:02
			Pekkarinen I kickoff 65 yards to the CRO0, touchback.
Cro	1-10	at Cro20	CROCODILES drive start at 12:00.
Cro	1-10	at Cro20	Powell C rush over right guard for 3 yards to the CRO23 (Wentland A;Eskelinen I).
Cro	2-7	at Cro23	Powell C rush over left guard for 2 yards to the CRO25 (Radji S;Wentland A).
Cro	3-5	at Cro25	Cutlan S deep left pass incomplete to Robitaille N (Pekkarinen I).
Cro	4-5	at Cro25	Cutlan S punt 42 yards to the STE33, Kaczocha T return 22 yards to the CRO45 (Mehtonen M).
			Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:28
Ste	1-10	at Cro45	STEELERS drive start at 10:32.
Ste	1-10	at Cro45	Peters S short right pass complete to Ndongo T for 10 yards to the CRO35, 1ST DOWN STE (Thomas T).
Ste	1-10	at Cro35	Peters S pass complete to Zimmermann M for no gain to the CRO35, PENALTY STE holding 10 yards to the CRO45, NO PLAY.
Ste	1-20	at Cro45	Carswell L rush over left end for 3 yards to the CRO42 (Germany A).
Ste	2-17	at Cro42	Carswell L rush up middle for 3 yards to the CRO39 (Roulette A;Saarimaa H).
Ste	3-14	at Cro39	Peters S deep right pass incomplete to Uotila A.
Ste	4-14	at Cro39	Timeout STEELERS, clock 08:55.
Ste	4-14	at Cro39	Peters S punt 34 yards to the CRO5, Robitaille N return 5 yards to the CRO10 (Laine R).
			Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:42
Cro	1-10	at Cro10	CROCODILES drive start at 08:50.
Cro	1-10	at Cro10	Cutlan S deep middle pass incomplete to Germany A (Kaczocha T).
Cro	2-10	at Cro10	PENALTY CRO false start 5 yards to the CRO5.
Cro	2-15	at Cro05	Cutlan S deep left pass incomplete to Robitaille N (Pekkarinen I).
Cro	3-15	at Cro05	PENALTY CRO false start 3 yards to the CRO2.
Cro	3-18	at Cro02	Cutlan S deep left pass incomplete to Germany A (Pekkarinen I).
Cro	4-18	at Cro02	Cutlan S punt 52 yards to the STE46, Kaczocha T return 31 yards to the CRO23 (Leiner J).
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 8 yards, TOP 00:42
Ste	1-10	at Cro23	STEELERS drive start at 08:08.
Ste	1-10	at Cro23	Carswell L rush over left end for 13 yards to the CRO10, 1ST DOWN STE (Lehtonen V).
Ste	1-G	at Cro10	Carswell L rush over right end for 7 yards to the CRO3 (Thomas T).
Ste	2-G	at Cro03	Carswell L rush over right end for 3 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:50.
			Pekkarinen I kick attempt good.
			STEELERS 28, CROCODILES 7
			Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, TOP 00:28
			Pekkarinen I kickoff 59 yards to the CRO6, Powell C return 33 yards to the CRO39 (Vaija E).
Cro	1-10	at Cro39	CROCODILES drive start at 07:40.
Cro	1-10	at Cro39	Powell C rush up middle for 3 yards to the CRO42 (Radji S).
Cro	2-7	at Cro42	Cutlan S short right pass incomplete to Robitaille N (Pekkarinen I).
Cro	3-7	at Cro42	Powell C rush over left tackle for loss of 3 yards to the CRO39 (Eskelinen I;King K).
Cro	4-10	at Cro39	Cutlan S punt 26 yards to the STE35, out-of-bounds.
			Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 02:05
Ste	1-10	at Ste35	STEELERS drive start at 05:35.
Ste	1-10	at Ste35	Peters S short right pass complete to Ndongo T for 13 yards to the STE48, 1ST DOWN STE (Thomas T).
Ste	1-10	at Ste48	Peters S short right pass complete to Ndongo T for 3 yards to the CRO49 (Lehtonen V).
Ste	2-7	at Cro49	Uotila A rush over right end for no gain to the CRO49, PENALTY STE holding 10 yards to the STE41, NO PLAY.
Ste	2-17	at Ste41	Peters S deep middle pass complete to Ndongo T for 9 yards to the 50 yardline, PENALTY CRO offside defense declined, PENALTY CRO holding 10 yards to the CRO49, 1ST DOWN STE, NO PLAY.
Ste	1-10	at Cro49	Peters S short right pass complete to Ndongo T for 15 yards to the CRO34, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds.
Ste	1-10	at Cro34	Peters S short left pass complete to Zimmermann M for 14 yards to the CRO20, 1ST DOWN STE (Thomas T).
Ste	1-10	at Cro20	Peters S deep middle pass complete to Ndongo T for 20 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:27.
			Pekkarinen I kick attempt good.
			STEELERS 35, CROCODILES 7
			Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:12
			Pekkarinen I kickoff 65 yards to the CRO0, Robitaille N return 21 yards to the CRO21 (Ojala L).
Cro	1-10	at Cro21	CROCODILES drive start at 03:23.
Cro	1-10	at Cro21	Cutlan S screen right pass complete to Lehtonen V for loss of 1 yard to the CRO20 (Wentland A).
Cro	2-11	at Cro20	Lehtonen V rush over right guard for 4 yards to the CRO24 (Wentland A).
Cro	3-7	at Cro24	Cutlan S short right pass incomplete to Robitaille N (Pekkarinen I).
Cro	4-7	at Cro24	Cutlan S punt 38 yards to the STE38.
			Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:34
Ste	1-10	at Ste38	STEELERS drive start at 01:49.
Ste	1-10	at Ste38	Carswell L rush up middle for 31 yards to the CRO31, 1ST DOWN STE (Germany A;Thomas T).
Ste	1-10	at Cro31	Peters S rush for loss of 5 yards to the CRO36, fumble by Peters S recovered by STE Peters S at CRO36.
Ste	2-15	at Cro36	Peters S deep left pass complete to Marshall I for 12 yards to the CRO24.
			Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, TOP 06:26
			STEELERS 35, CROCODILES 7

4th Quarter

Ste	3-3	at Cro24	Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00.
Ste	3-3	at Cro24	Uotila A rush over right guard for 13 yards to the CRO11, 1ST DOWN STE (Germany A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro11	Peters S short left pass complete to Zimmermann M for loss of 6 yards to the CRO17, fumble by Zimmermann M recovered by STE Zimmermann M at CRO17.
Ste	2-16	at Cro17	PENALTY STE delay of game (Peters S) 5 yards to the CRO22.
Ste	2-21	at Cro22	Peters S short left pass complete to Zimmermann M for 11 yards to the CRO11 (Robitaille N).
Ste	3-10	at Cro11	Uotila A rush over left end for 1 yard to the CRO10 (Lehtonen V;Saarimaa H).
Ste	4-9	at Cro10	PENALTY CRO personal foul (Drew W) 5 yards to the CRO5, 1ST DOWN STE.
Ste	1-G	at Cro05	Peters S short right pass incomplete to Vandeweerd J (Thomas T).
Ste	2-G	at Cro05	Peters S short middle pass complete to Marshall I for 3 yards to the CRO2 (Ristolainen J).
Ste	3-G	at Cro02	Uotila A rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO1 (Rantala P).
Ste	4-G	at Cro01	Peters S short right pass intercepted by Thomas T at the CRO1, Thomas T return 20 yards to the CRO21 (Uotila A).
			Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, TOP 06:26
Cro	1-10	at Cro21	CROCODILES drive start at 07:23.
Cro	1-10	at Cro21	Cutlan S deep left pass incomplete to Robitaille N.
Cro	2-10	at Cro21	Powell C rush over left guard for 5 yards to the CRO26 (Radji S).
Cro	3-5	at Cro26	Cutlan S deep right pass complete to Thomas T for 11 yards to the CRO37, 1ST DOWN CRO.
Cro	1-10	at Cro37	Cutlan S short left pass complete to Germany A for no gain to the CRO37, PENALTY CRO ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the CRO32, NO PLAY.
Cro	1-15	at Cro32	Powell C rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the CRO39 (Wentland A;Radji S).
Cro	2-8	at Cro39	Cutlan S deep right pass complete to Germany A for 41 yards to the STE20, 1ST DOWN CRO (De Falcis M).
Cro	1-10	at Ste20	Timeout STEELERS, clock 04:40.
Cro	1-10	at Ste20	Cutlan S deep right pass complete to Robitaille N for 20 yards to the STE0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:34.
			Cutlan S pass attempt failed.
			STEELERS 35, CROCODILES 13
			Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, TOP 02:49
			Cutlan S kickoff 23 yards to the STE42, out-of-bounds, PENALTY CRO false start (Cutlan S) 5 yards to the STE47, 1st and 10, STE ball on STE47.
Ste	1-10	at Ste47	STEELERS drive start at 04:34.
Ste	1-10	at Ste47	Lindsten V rush over left guard for 14 yards to the CRO39, 1ST DOWN STE (Roulette A;Saarimaa H).
Ste	1-10	at Cro39	Peters S rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the CRO42, fumble by Peters S recovered by CRO Sinisalo T at CRO41.
			Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 00:09
Cro	1-10	at Cro41	CROCODILES drive start at 04:25.
Cro	1-10	at Cro41	Powell C rush over left guard for 6 yards to the CRO47 (Wentland A).
Cro	2-4	at Cro47	Cutlan S deep right pass incomplete to Sarkela Ja.
Cro	3-4	at Cro47	Cutlan S deep right pass incomplete.
Cro	4-4	at Cro47	Cutlan S deep middle pass incomplete to Robitaille N (De Falcis M).
			Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:37
Ste	1-10	at Cro47	STEELERS drive start at 02:48.
Ste	1-10	at Cro47	Peters S short left pass complete to Zimmermann M for 15 yards to the CRO32, 1ST DOWN STE (Thomas T).
Ste	1-10	at Cro32	Lindsten V rush up middle for 5 yards to the CRO27 (Jallow S).
Ste	2-5	at Cro27	Lindsten V rush over left end for 5 yards to the CRO22, 1ST DOWN STE (Germany A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro22	Team Steelers rush kneel down for loss of 1 yard to the CRO23.
Ste	2-11	at Cro23	Team Steelers rush kneel down for loss of 1 yard to the CRO24.
Ste	3-12	at Cro24	End of game, clock 00:00.
			Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:48
			FINAL SCORE
			STEELERS 35, CROCODILES 13

Play Breakdown Summary

Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs STEELERS (Sep 05, 2020 at Kuopio)




CROCODILES                             STEELERS

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   21   23     44     OVERALL..........   31   35     66
1ST DOWN.........   10    7     17     1ST DOWN.........   14   21     35
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    0    0      0     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    2    1      3
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    3    2      5     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    3    2      5
2ND DOWN-LONG....    7    3     10     2ND DOWN-LONG....    6    5     11
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    0    1      1     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    1    0      1
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    1      1     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    2    0      2
3RD DOWN-LONG....    1    8      9     3RD DOWN-LONG....    2    5      7
4TH DOWN.........    0    1      1     4TH DOWN.........    1    1      2

CROCODILES                             STEELERS

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   21   23     44       ...............   31   35     66




CROCODILES (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (10 RUN, 7 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 S49 #15   4 [    ]                                          1-10 C02 #88 to #20     - [     ]
1-4  S04 #15  -1 [    ] over left end                            1-10 C21 #88 to #20     - [     ] DL
1-10 S42 #15   4 [    ] over left end                            1-10 C10 #88 to #3      - [     ] DM
1-10 C41 #15   6 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 C20 #88 to #20     - [     ] draw play
1-10 C31 #25   3 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 C39 #88 to #20    57 [     ] draw play
1-10 C20 #15   4 [    ] over right end                           1-10 S20 #88 to #20    20 [     ] draw play
1-15 C33 #15   5 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 C21 #88 to #25    -1 [     ] SCR
1-10 C20 #15   3 [    ] over right guard
1-15 C32 #15   7 [    ] over right tackle
1-10 C39 #15   3 [    ] up middle

2ND-SHORT RUN  (0 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (3 RUN, 2 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6  S45 #15  -8 [    ]                                          2-6  C24 #88 to #20     7 [     ]
2-6  S38 #88  -3 [    ] over left end                            2-4  C47 #88 to #17     - [     ] draw play
2-5  S05 #15   3 [    ] up middle

2ND-LONG RUN  (7 RUN, 3 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-10 C02 #15   3 [    ]                                          2-15 C05 #88 to #20     - [     ] DL
2-7  C23 #15   2 [    ] over left guard                          2-8  C39 #88 to #3     41 [     ] draw play
2-10 C21 #15   5 [    ] over left guard                          2-7  C42 #88 to #20     - [     ] scrambling
2-10 C38 #25   5 [    ] over left guard
2-10 C20 #25   4 [    ] over right end
2-11 C20 #25   4 [    ] over right guard
2-7  C34 #15   1 [    ] up middle

3RD-SHORT RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
                                                                 3-2  S02 #88 to #10     2 [     ] scrambling

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 3-4  C47 #88 to #       - [     ] draw play

3RD-LONG RUN  (1 RUN, 8 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-7  C42 #15  -3 [    ] over left tackle                         3-7  C05 #88 to #10     - [     ]
                                                                 3-6  C35 #88 to #15    23 [     ]
                                                                 3-24 C37 #88 to #3      - [     ]
                                                                 3-5  C25 #88 to #20     - [     ] DL
                                                                 3-18 C02 #88 to #3      - [     ] DL
                                                                 3-5  C26 #88 to #10    11 [     ] draw play
                                                                 3-5  C43 #88 to #25     - [     ] SL
                                                                 3-7  C24 #88 to #20     - [     ] scrambling

4TH DOWN RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
                                                                 4-4  C47 #88 to #20     - [     ] DM


STEELERS (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (14 RUN, 21 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 S47 #24   9 [    ]                                          1-10 C10 #5  to #24     1 [     ]
1-10 C40 #24  20 [    ]                                          1-10 S21 #5  to #6      8 [     ]
1-10 C12 #24  10 [    ]                                          1-10 C38 #5  to #6      4 [     ]
1-10 C31 #5   -5 [    ]                                          1-10 C47 #5  to #6      5 [     ]
1-10 C22 #TM  -1 [    ] kneel down                               1-10 S31 #5  to #88     - [     ]
1-10 C23 #24  13 [    ] over left end                            1-10 S30 #5  to #88     4 [     ]
1-20 C45 #24   3 [    ] over left end                            1-10 S41 #5  to #       - [     ]
1-15 S37 #24   1 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 S40 #5  to #       - [     ] DL
1-10 S47 #34  14 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 C20 #5  to #88    20 [     ] DM
1-10 C10 #24   7 [    ] over right end                           1-10 C42 #5  to #88     - [     ] draw play
1-5  C05 #24   5 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 C11 #5  to #6     -6 [     ] SL
1-10 S38 #24  31 [    ] up middle                                1-10 C34 #5  to #6     14 [     ] SL
1-10 C32 #34   5 [    ] up middle                                1-10 C47 #5  to #6     15 [     ] SL
1-10 C39 #5   -3 [    ] up middle                                1-10 S20 #5  to #6      4 [     ] SL
                                                                 1-10 C21 #5  to #6     16 [     ] SL
                                                                 1-10 C49 #5  to #24    49 [     ] SM
                                                                 1-5  C05 #5  to #84     - [     ] scrambling
                                                                 1-10 C45 #5  to #88    10 [     ] scrambling
                                                                 1-10 S48 #5  to #88     3 [     ] scrambling
                                                                 1-10 C49 #5  to #88    15 [     ] scrambling
                                                                 1-10 S35 #5  to #88    13 [     ] scrambling

2ND-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-2  S29 #24   2 [    ]                                          2-1  C44 #5  to #88     4 [     ]
2-3  C03 #24   3 [    ] over right end

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (3 RUN, 2 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6  S34 #24   1 [    ] over left end                            2-5  C42 #5  to #       - [     ]
2-5  C27 #34   5 [    ] over left end                            2-5  C05 #5  to #27     3 [     ] SM
2-6  S24 #24  16 [    ] over right tackle

2ND-LONG RUN  (6 RUN, 5 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-9  C09 #24   9 [    ]                                          2-11 C39 #5  to #6      0 [     ]
2-10 S31 #24  10 [    ]                                          2-10 S41 #5  to #84     - [     ]
2-11 C23 #TM  -1 [    ] kneel down                               2-15 C36 #5  to #27    12 [     ] DL
2-10 C42 #24   5 [    ] over right end                           2-21 C22 #5  to #6     11 [     ] SL
2-10 S40 #24   7 [    ] up middle                                2-19 S33 #5  to #6      - [     ] scrambling
2-17 C42 #24   3 [    ] up middle

3RD-SHORT RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-2  C02 #26   1 [    ] up middle

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  C24 #26  13 [    ] over right guard
3-3  S47 #24  11 [    ] over right tackle

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 5 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-10 C11 #26   1 [    ] over left end                            3-16 C44 #5  to #6     14 [     ]
3-10 S41 #24  12 [    ] up middle                                3-5  C37 #5  to #88    16 [     ] DM
                                                                 3-34 S18 #5  to #24     - [     ] draw play
                                                                 3-14 C39 #5  to #26     - [     ] draw play
                                                                 3-5  S35 #5  to #6      7 [     ] scrambling

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-2  C30 #5   18 [    ]                                          4-1  C01 #5  to #10   INT [     ] scrambling

Kuopio Steelers ja Seinäjoki Crocodiles avaavat Vaahteraliigan välieräkierroksen lauantaina. Suomen maajoukkueen päävalmentaja Tuomas Heikkinen ennakoi ohessa ottelua analyyttiseen tyylinsä

Lauantaina semifinaalissa kohtaavilla joukkueilla on ollut hyvin erilaiset kaudet. Crocodiles oli jo tippumassa ulos playoff-kuviosta samalla kun Steelers jatkoi voitosta voittoon. Joukkueiden keskinäinen Crocodilesin 14-7 voittoon päättynyt ottelu oli kauden 2020 siihen asti suurin yllätys.

Tilastollisesti ottelu oli tasainen, vähämaalinen ja -jaardinen. Steelers eteni yhteensä 210 ja Crocodiles 218 jaardia. Crocodiles onnistui pysäyttämään Steelersin juoksupelin, pitäen heidät vain 34:ssa jaardissa edeten itse 162 jaardia maata pitkin. Steelers kasasi 176 nettojaardia heittäen Crocodilesin jäädessä 56:een.

Livenä TV:stä katsottuna otteluun näytti vaikuttavan jossain määrin ulkoiset tekijät. Crocodilesin oli sen hetkisen tilanteen valossa lähes pakko voittaa, kun taas Steelers oli jo käytännössä varmistanut kotiedun playoffeihin. Peli pelattiin sateisena päivänä märällä nurmikolla, jonka saattoi ajatella tasoittavan voimasuhteita tekemällä heittämisestä vaikeaa.

Kuitenkin ottelunauhaa katsoessa näyttää siltä, että Crocodilesin pelisuunnitelma oli toimiva ja sitä pystyttiin toteuttamaan. Samoin pelaajakohtaisesti Crocodiles näytti pystyvän pärjäämään mies miestä vastaan-asetelmissa.

Pelottavat hyökkäyskalustot

Näiden joukkueiden hyökkäyksiä on hauska vertailla. Steelers on rakentanut hyökkäystään pelinrakentaja Petersin ympärille vuosia, ja vienyt RPO-hyökkäyksen omalle tasolleen liigassa. Hyökkäyskalusto on pelottava. RB Carswell on liigassa toisena 9,3 jaardin keskiarvolla ja on tehnyt yhteensä sarjan ykkössijaan oikeuttavat 12 TD:tä. Laitahyökkääjäryhmä Vandeweerd, Ndongo ja viimeisin lisäys Zimmerman on pelottava yhdistelmä nopeutta, taitoa sekä kykyä levittää kenttää ja löytää tilaa. QB Peters on johtanut orkesteriaan tehokkaasti, hyökkäyslinja on pelannut tasaisesti ja FB Lindsten on blokannut ja suojannut hyökkäyksen etenemistä hyvin. Joukkue on tasapainossa sekä 20- että 10-henkilöstöllä. Steelersin hyökkäys panee puolustuksen näyttämään korttinsa ja iskee sinne missä on tilaa tai edullisia tilanteita tarjolla.

Crocodilesilla on liigan kovin keskushyökkääjä Powell (96 kantoa, 803 jaardia, 8,4 jaardin ka, 10 TD:tä, 160,6 jaardia/ottelu) jonka ympärille voidaan sanoa hyökkäyksen olevan rakennettu. Powell luo uhkan, jonka vastapainoksi aukeaa mahdollisuuksia hämäyksiin ja hyökkäykselle edullisiin asetelmiin jakaa palloa muille. Vuosia Suomessa pelannut WR/K/P Spencer Cutlan on tehnyt yllättävässä QB:n roolissaan tarpeeksi pitääkseen puolustukset poissa pelkästään Powellin kimpusta. Crocodiles juoksee suoraviivaisesti ja aggressiivisesti, hyökkäyksen linja ei ole ollut huono, FB Veikka Lehtonen on ollut erinomainen. Joukkueessa on talenttia jolle palloa voisi heittäen toimittaa, heittopeliarsenaali vaan on ymmärrettävästi pienehkö. Spread-muodostelman käytön perustana voi nähdä enemmän vartioitavan tilan kasvattamisen kuin koko kentän täyttävän heittouhan muodostamisen. Peruserona Steelersiin Crocodiles pyrkii asettamaan tempon Powellin kautta, ja mies on tarpeeksi kova väsyttämään puolustukset ja senkin kautta avaamaan mahdollisuuksia muille.

Tasaiset puolustukset

Crocodilesin puolustus on parantanut otteitaan kauden kuluessa. Viimeisimpänä lisänä Steelers-otteluun tullut ranskalainen DL Roulette pääsi heti avainrooliin ottelussa Steelersiä vastaan luoden kiirettä ja painetta, hajottaen Petersin ’taskua’ ja juosten pelejä kiinni. Iloisen kotimainen LB-ryhmä Värinen-Lehtonen-Jallow on ollut koko kauden erinoamainen. Tuontipelaajien koko ajan enemmän miehittämä takakenttä on kehittymässä tiukaksi nopeaksi kokonaisuudeksi.

Steelersin puolustus on paperilla ja myös kentällä nähdysti pelottavan kova. Hyvää kotimaista ja huippuluokan tuontitalenttia täydennettiin vielä GFL-tähtitukimies Wentlandilla, joka on kolmessa ottelussa noussut liigan ykköstaklaajaksi. Steelers on ollut hyvä sekä juoksua että heittoa vastaan.

Steelers on suosikki välierään. He luottavat siihen mitä tekevät ja tekevät sen hyvin. Mutta Crocodiles on nousukunnossa ja pääsee otteluun ilman mitään paineita. Todennäköisesti Crocoilla on hihassaan myös yllätyksiä, joilla Steelersiä aiotaan saada virheisiin.

Joka tapauksessa, huomenna on luvassa hieno matsi!