Steelers – Roosters 02.09.2022
Kuopio Steelers selätti Helsinki Roostersin perjantai-iltana Väinölänniemellä pelatussa välierässä. Puhdas 28-0 (14-0) voitto vie Steelersin Vaahteramalja XLIII-otteluun, joka pelataan joukkueen kotikaupungin Väre Areenalla 10.9.
Helsinki Roosters lähti haastamaan ennakkosuosikkina peliin lähtenyttä kotijoukkuetta tosissaan perjantaina. Nuoren joukkueen suoritusten taso on kehittynyt peli peliltä kauden aikana ja lauantaina osa veikkaajista uskoi Roostersin kykenevän horjuttamaan Steelersin ylivoimaa. Junioripitoisesta haastajajoukkueesta kasvoi yhdessä kesässä potentiaalinen loppuottelujoukkue.
Ottelun ensimmäinen neljännes päättyi maalittomana, mutta toisella jaksolla Vaahteraliigan tehokkain keskushyökkääjä Le’Anthony Reasnover aloitti shown, jonka lopputuloksena neljä touchdownia ja miehen kauden neljäs valinta ottelun Vakuuttavimmaksi Pelaajaksi.
Roosters oli parsinut sairastuvaltaan kentälle useampia ratkaisupelaajia, joilta viikon takainen peli jäi väliin. Pelinrakentaja Bryce Stancombe johti alussa Roostersin hyökkäystä, mutta ei yltänyt Väinölänniemellä parhaimpaansa. Stancombe onnistui löytämään laiturinsa ainoastaan viidellä 18 heitostaan.
Roostersin kauden 2022 lopun alku käynnistyi toisen puoliajan alussa. Stancombe joutui jättämään kentän johdettuaan peliä vielä yhden draivin verran. Pelinrakentajan paikalle siirrettiin nuori Lassi Pajarinen, joka taisteli itselle vieraalla pelipaikalla urheasti, mutta lopputulos oli väistämätön. Pajarisen johtama ensimmäinen QB-draivi päättyi syötönkatkoon Steelersin Roni Laineen syliin. Roostersin kakkos-QB Ambro Urjanson oli kirjattu peli ennakkorosteriin Stancomben varamieheksi, mutta Kuopiossa miestä ei nähty kentällä.
Ottelun ehdoton hahmo oli liigan paras keskushyökkääjä Reasnover. Yhdysvaltalainen sai pallon kainalonsa 28 kertaa, eteni juosten125 jaardia ja teki kaikki pelin touchdownit. Juoksupelien lisäksi Reasnover oli pelin tehokkain heittojen kiinnottaja. Kuudella kopillaan Reasnover kuljetti joukkuettaan eteenpäin 84 jaardia. Luku on vain neljä jaardia vähemmän, kuin koko Roostersin heittohyökkäyksen keräämä jaardimäärä.
appio merkitsi Roostersille kauden päättymistä. Steelers ylsi voitolla unelmansa ensimmäiselle tasolle. Joukkue pääsee pelaamaan Suomen mestaruudesta kotiyleisönsä edessä. Lauantaina ratkeaa, kuka Vaahteramalja XLIII-ottelussa asettuu haastamaan kuopiolaisen mestaruusjunan.
Tutustu: Ottelun tilastot
Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022)
Scoring Summary |
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Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022 at Kuopio)
Helsinki Roosters (8-5) vs. Kuopio Steelers (13-0)
Date: Sep 02, 2022 Site: Kuopio Stadium: Vainolanniemi Attendance: 615
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
Helsinki Roosters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kuopio Steelers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
SCORING SUMMARY | ROO -STE | |||
2nd | 08:05 | STE | Reasnover L 1 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | |
14 plays, 81 yards, TOP 6:40 | 0 - 7 | |||
00:28 | STE | Reasnover L 3 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
9 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:18 | 0 - 14 | |||
3rd | 06:07 | STE | Reasnover L 9 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | |
7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:42 | 0 - 21 | |||
4th | 07:23 | STE | Reasnover L 8 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | |
6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 2:12 | 0 - 28 |
Kickoff time: 18.30 End of Game: 20.48 Total elapsed time: 2h 18min Referee: Toijala H Umpire: Lehtinen J Linesman: Viitanen M Line judge: Vierikko P Back judge: Lamminsalo V Field judge: Roimela P Side judge: Lindroos T Temperature: + 10 C Wind: 5 m/s Weather: Sateinen |
Team Statistics |
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Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022 at Kuopio)
Team Totals | ROO | STE |
FIRST DOWNS | 9 | 22 |
Rushing | 4 | 10 |
Passing | 4 | 8 |
Penalty | 1 | 4 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 58 | 138 |
Rushing Attempts | 18 | 41 |
Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 4 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 74 | 173 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 16 | 35 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 88 | 199 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-25-1 | 13-26-0 |
Average Per Attempt | 3.5 | 7.7 |
Average Per Completion | 12.6 | 15.3 |
Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 146 | 337 |
Total offense plays | 43 | 67 |
Average Gain Per Play | 3.4 | 5.0 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-59 | 9-99 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 3-129 | 3-95 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 43.0 | 31.7 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 36.7 | 31.7 |
Inside 20 | 1 | 1 |
50+ Yards | 1 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Fair catch | 0 | 1 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 1-65 | 5-260 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 65.0 | 52.0 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 45.0 | 29.4 |
Touchbacks | 1 | 0 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-19-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 9.5 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 5-113-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 22.6 | 0.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | 17:11 | 30:49 |
1st Quarter | 3:15 | 8:45 |
2nd Quarter | 4:47 | 7:13 |
3rd Quarter | 5:39 | 6:21 |
4th Quarter | 3:30 | 8:30 |
Third-Down Conversions | 2 of 10 | 7 of 13 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 1 of 5 | 2 of 3 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 0-2 | 4-4 |
Touchdowns | 0-2 | 4-4 |
Field goals | 0-2 | 0-4 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-7 | 1-14 |
PAT Kicks | 0-0 | 4-4 |
Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Points off turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Individual Statistics |
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Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022 at Kuopio)
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FUMBLES: Helsinki Roosters-None. Kuopio Steelers-None. |
Drive Chart |
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Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022 at Kuopio)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
ROO | 1st | R33 | 08:05 | Downs | R36 | 06:58 | Punt | 3-3 | 1:07 | ||
ROO | 1st | R38 | 04:53 | Punt | S19 | 02:45 | Downs | 7-43 | 2:08 | # | |
ROO | 2nd | R19 | 08:00 | Kickoff | S46 | 03:46 | Punt | 9-35 | 4:14 | ||
ROO | 2nd | S45 | 00:20 | Kickoff | S29 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-16 | 0:20 | ||
ROO | 3rd | R20 | 11:56 | Kickoff | R40 | 09:49 | Punt | 4-20 | 2:07 | ||
ROO | 3rd | S25 | 05:54 | Kickoff | S14 | 05:19 | Interception | 2-11 | 0:35 | # | |
ROO | 3rd | R42 | 03:04 | Punt | S38 | 00:24 | Downs | 5-20 | 2:40 | ||
ROO | 4th | R14 | 10:34 | Punt | R17 | 09:35 | Downs | 4-3 | 0:59 | ||
ROO | 4th | S46 | 07:18 | Kickoff | S31 | 04:52 | Downs | 5-15 | 2:26 | ||
STE | 1st | S20 | 12:00 | Kickoff | R33 | 08:05 | Downs | 9-47 | 3:55 | ||
STE | 1st | S06 | 06:58 | Punt | S32 | 04:53 | Punt | 6-26 | 2:05 | ||
STE | 1st | S19 | 02:45 | Downs | R00 | 08:05 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 14-81 | 6:40 | # |
STE | 2nd | S22 | 03:46 | Punt | R00 | 00:28 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-78 | 3:18 | # |
STE | 3rd | S32 | 09:49 | Punt | R00 | 06:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 7-68 | 3:42 | # |
STE | 3rd | S10 | 05:19 | Interception | S31 | 03:04 | Punt | 4-21 | 2:15 | ||
STE | 3rd | S38 | 00:24 | Downs | S48 | 10:34 | Punt | 5-10 | 1:50 | ||
STE | 4th | R17 | 09:35 | Downs | R00 | 07:23 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-17 | 2:12 | # |
STE | 4th | S31 | 04:52 | Downs | R45 | 00:00 | End of half | 7-24 | 4:52 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Helsinki Roosters | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 03:15 | 04:47 | 05:39 | 03:30 | 08:02 | 09:09 | 17:11 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 2/6 | 0/4 | 2/10 | ||
Average field position | R35 | R37 | R45 | R34 | R36 | R41 | R38 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 1/5 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Kuopio Steelers | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 08:45 | 07:13 | 06:21 | 08:30 | 15:58 | 14:51 | 30:49 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 2/4 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 4/7 | 3/6 | 7/13 | ||
Average field position | S15 | S22 | S26 | R43 | S16 | S38 | S29 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2/3 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
STE | 1st | S20 | 12:00 | Kickoff | R33 | 08:05 | Downs | 9-47 | 3:55 | ||
ROO | 1st | R33 | 08:05 | Downs | R36 | 06:58 | Punt | 3-3 | 1:07 | ||
STE | 1st | S06 | 06:58 | Punt | S32 | 04:53 | Punt | 6-26 | 2:05 | ||
ROO | 1st | R38 | 04:53 | Punt | S19 | 02:45 | Downs | 7-43 | 2:08 | # | |
STE | 1st | S19 | 02:45 | Downs | R00 | 08:05 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 14-81 | 6:40 | # |
ROO | 2nd | R19 | 08:00 | Kickoff | S46 | 03:46 | Punt | 9-35 | 4:14 | ||
STE | 2nd | S22 | 03:46 | Punt | R00 | 00:28 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-78 | 3:18 | # |
ROO | 2nd | S45 | 00:20 | Kickoff | S29 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-16 | 0:20 | ||
ROO | 3rd | R20 | 11:56 | Kickoff | R40 | 09:49 | Punt | 4-20 | 2:07 | ||
STE | 3rd | S32 | 09:49 | Punt | R00 | 06:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 7-68 | 3:42 | # |
ROO | 3rd | S25 | 05:54 | Kickoff | S14 | 05:19 | Interception | 2-11 | 0:35 | # | |
STE | 3rd | S10 | 05:19 | Interception | S31 | 03:04 | Punt | 4-21 | 2:15 | ||
ROO | 3rd | R42 | 03:04 | Punt | S38 | 00:24 | Downs | 5-20 | 2:40 | ||
STE | 3rd | S38 | 00:24 | Downs | S48 | 10:34 | Punt | 5-10 | 1:50 | ||
ROO | 4th | R14 | 10:34 | Punt | R17 | 09:35 | Downs | 4-3 | 0:59 | ||
STE | 4th | R17 | 09:35 | Downs | R00 | 07:23 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-17 | 2:12 | # |
ROO | 4th | S46 | 07:18 | Kickoff | S31 | 04:52 | Downs | 5-15 | 2:26 | ||
STE | 4th | S31 | 04:52 | Downs | R45 | 00:00 | End of half | 7-24 | 4:52 |
Defensive Statistics |
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Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022 at Kuopio)
## | Helsinki Roosters | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
26 | Aronpaa T | 3 | 11 | 8.5 | 0.5/6 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
7 | Polley E | 4 | 4 | 6.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
3 | Gruel C | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 3.5/21 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/7 | . |
28 | Rontu V | 3 | 4 | 5.0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
44 | Berg C | 1 | 7 | 4.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
2 | Bernat N | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
8 | Kuikka N | 1 | 4 | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
5 | Hamalainen T | . | 5 | 2.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
36 | Olin A | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
90 | Wezdenko K | . | 4 | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
95 | Jaradat M | . | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
23 | Oksanen T | . | 3 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
99 | Wahlstein A | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
55 | Lagstrom N | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
97 | Ojansivu N | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
## | Kuopio Steelers | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
33 | Lehtonen V | 5 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.5/15 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/14 | . |
45 | Campbell C | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 0.5/0 | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . |
32 | Ojainvali M | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
24 | Lundstrom P | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
31 | Pekkarinen I | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
40 | Roulette A | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
35 | Lehtonen T | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
43 | Tuominen T | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
23 | Laine R | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . |
88 | Ndongo T | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
55 | Allen I | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
48 | Kouoh J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
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Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022 at Kuopio)
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Helsinki Roosters: 2-Bernat N, 5-Hamalainen T, 6-Veider B, 10-Salah Omer S, 15-Nylund T, 20-Peltonen E, 22-Ylitalo E, 23-Oksanen T, 27-Daifi M, 30-Ollila A, 76-Palrin K, 85-Wahlstein G, 89-Kajander W, 97-Ojansivu N, 98-Oinonen O. |
Kuopio Steelers: 9-Taivassalo M, 14-Paananen J, 18-Karki O, 21-Choate N, 28-Bakker C, 30-Lehtonen Tur, 32-Ojainvali M, 35-Lehtonen T, 38-Hotti K, 43-Tuominen T, 44-Haukka R, 53-Vaattovaara P, 71-Ralli J, 75-Vontie L, 76-Hietajarvi H, 78-Keituri J, 79-Ovaskainen S, 82-Lindqvist J, 83-Kuikka N, 86-Juvonen S, 87-Paakki I-P, 92-Kauppinen M, 93-Korhonen J. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
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Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022 at Kuopio)
Roosters voitti arvonnan ja siirsi. Steelers aloittaa palautuksella. | |||
Jauhiainen J kickoff 65 yards to the STE0, touchback. | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste20 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for no gain to the STE20 (Aronpaa T;Jaradat M). |
Ste | 2-10 | at Ste20 | Bradley J sacked for loss of 7 yards to the STE13 (Gruel C). |
Ste | 3-17 | at Ste13 | Bradley J screen right pass complete to Reasnover L for 17 yards to the STE30, 1ST DOWN STE (Polley E;Jaradat M). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste30 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for no gain to the STE30 (Berg C;Jaradat M). |
Ste | 2-10 | at Ste30 | Bradley J deep right pass complete to Harju H for 40 yards to the ROO30, 1ST DOWN STE. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo30 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for loss of 3 yards to the ROO33 (Bernat N). |
Ste | 2-13 | at Roo33 | Bradley J deep left pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 3-13 | at Roo33 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 08:12. |
Ste | 3-13 | at Roo33 | Bradley J deep middle pass incomplete to Reasnover L. |
Ste | 4-13 | at Roo33 | Bradley J deep left pass incomplete to Ndongo T. |
Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:55 | |||
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo33 | HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 08:05. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo33 | Stancombe B short left pass incomplete to Rainio V, dropped pass. |
Roo | 2-10 | at Roo33 | Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ROO36 (Lundstrom P;Campbell C). |
Roo | 3-7 | at Roo36 | Stancombe B short middle pass incomplete to Wahlstein G, QB hurry by Roulette A. |
Roo | 4-7 | at Roo36 | Jauhiainen J punt 58 yards to the STE6, downed. |
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:07 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste06 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 06:58. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste06 | Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Marshall I. |
Ste | 2-10 | at Ste06 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 8 yards to the STE14 (Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 3-2 | at Ste14 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 22 yards to the STE36, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Polley E). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste36 | Lehtonen T rush over left guard for loss of 4 yards to the STE32 (Jaradat M;Gruel C). |
Ste | 2-14 | at Ste32 | Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Juvonen S (Rontu V). |
Ste | 3-14 | at Ste32 | Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Juvonen S (Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 4-14 | at Ste32 | Ojainvali M punt 30 yards to the ROO38, fair catch by Polley E. |
Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 02:05 | |||
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo38 | HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 04:53. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo38 | Stancombe B deep right pass incomplete to Vehkomaki San. |
Roo | 2-10 | at Roo38 | Pajarinen L rush draw play for no gain to the ROO38 (Campbell C;Roulette A). |
Roo | 3-10 | at Roo38 | Stancombe B deep left pass complete to Jauhiainen J for 42 yards to the STE20, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lundstrom P). |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste20 | Stancombe B short middle pass incomplete to Wahlstein G, dropped pass. |
Roo | 2-10 | at Ste20 | Stancombe B deep left pass incomplete to Rainio V. |
Roo | 3-10 | at Ste20 | Polley E rush over right end for 1 yard to the STE19 (Pekkarinen I). |
Roo | 4-9 | at Ste19 | Timeout Helsinki Roosters, clock 03:29. |
Roo | 4-9 | at Ste19 | Stancombe B deep left pass incomplete to Jauhiainen J. |
Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 02:08 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste19 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 02:45. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste19 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 8 yards to the STE27 (Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 2-2 | at Ste27 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 2 yards to the STE29, 1ST DOWN STE (Aronpaa T;Kuikka N). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste29 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 3 yards to the STE32 (Berg C;Hamalainen T). |
Ste | 2-7 | at Ste32 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 7 yards to the STE39, 1ST DOWN STE (Kuikka N;Wezdenko K). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste39 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 9 yards to the STE48 (Rontu V;Bernat N). |
Ste | 2-1 | at Ste48 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 4 yards to the ROO48, 1ST DOWN STE (Hamalainen T;Wezdenko K). |
Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, TOP 06:45 | |||
Helsinki Roosters 0, Kuopio Steelers 0 |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo48 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo48 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 7 yards to the ROO41 (Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 2-3 | at Roo41 | Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the ROO39 (Berg C;Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 3-1 | at Roo39 | Lehtonen T rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ROO34, 1ST DOWN STE (Aronpaa T;Berg C). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo34 | Bradley J short middle pass complete to Lindsten V for 16 yards to the ROO18, 1ST DOWN STE. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo18 | Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the ROO16 (Gruel C;Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 2-8 | at Roo16 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 4 yards to the ROO12, out-of-bounds (Polley E). |
Ste | 3-4 | at Roo12 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 11 yards to the ROO1, 1ST DOWN STE (Bernat N;Kuikka N). |
Ste | 1-G | at Roo01 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 1 yard to the ROO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:05. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 7, Helsinki Roosters 0 | |||
Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, TOP 06:45 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 50 yards to the ROO15, Pajarinen L return 4 yards to the ROO19 (Lehtonen T;Ojainvali M). | |||
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo19 | HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 08:00. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo19 | Stancombe B short right pass incomplete. |
Roo | 2-10 | at Roo19 | Stancombe B short right pass complete to Kajander W for 2 yards to the ROO21. |
Roo | 3-8 | at Roo21 | Pajarinen L rush draw play for 11 yards to the ROO32, 1ST DOWN ROO (Roulette A;Campbell C). |
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo32 | Pajarinen L rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the ROO31 (Roulette A). |
Roo | 2-11 | at Roo31 | Stancombe B deep middle pass incomplete to Kajander W (Laine R), PENALTY STE pass interference (Laine R) 15 yards to the ROO46, 1ST DOWN ROO, NO PLAY. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo46 | Stancombe B deep left pass incomplete to Rainio V. |
Roo | 2-10 | at Roo46 | Stancombe B S pass complete to Pitkanen T for 19 yards to the STE35, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lehtonen V). |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste35 | Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 8 yards to the STE27 (Allen I). |
Roo | 2-2 | at Ste27 | Stancombe B screen left pass incomplete to Vehkomaki San, dropped pass. |
Roo | 3-2 | at Ste27 | Stancombe B sacked for loss of 14 yards to the STE41 (Lehtonen V). |
Roo | 4-16 | at Ste41 | Deadball foul, PENALTY ROO false start (Lagstrom N) 5 yards to the STE46, NO PLAY. |
Roo | 4-21 | at Ste46 | Jauhiainen J punt 31 yards to the STE15, Ndongo T return 7 yards to the STE22 (Ojansivu N;Lagstrom N). |
Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, TOP 04:14 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste22 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 03:46. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste22 | Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for loss of 13 yards to the STE9 (Gruel C;Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 2-23 | at Ste09 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Juvonen S for 35 yards to the STE44, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Rontu V). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste44 | Bradley J short left pass incomplete to Reasnover L, PENALTY ROO pass interference (Gruel C) 11 yards to the ROO45, 1ST DOWN STE, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo45 | Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 2-10 | at Roo45 | Bradley J screen right pass complete to Reasnover L for 16 yards to the ROO29, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Polley E), PENALTY ROO personal foul (Polley E) 15 yards to the ROO14, 1ST DOWN STE. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo14 | 1st and 10. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo14 | Bradley J pass complete to Bradley J for 7 yards to the ROO7 (Bernat N;Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 2-3 | at Roo07 | Bradley J deep left pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 3-3 | at Roo07 | Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the ROO6 (Hamalainen T;Wezdenko K). |
Ste | 4-2 | at Roo06 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ROO3, 1ST DOWN STE (Rontu V;Oksanen T). |
Ste | 1-G | at Roo03 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 00:33. |
Ste | 1-G | at Roo03 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ROO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:28. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 14, Helsinki Roosters 0 | |||
Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, TOP 03:26 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 52 yards to the ROO13, Polley E return 27 yards to the ROO40 (Ojainvali M), PENALTY STE personal foul (Ojainvali M) 15 yards to the STE45, 1st and 10, ROO ball on STE45. | |||
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste45 | HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 00:20. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste45 | Stancombe B short left pass incomplete to Pajarinen L, dropped pass. |
Roo | 2-10 | at Ste45 | Deadball foul, PENALTY STE offside defense (Kouoh J) 5 yards to the STE40, NO PLAY. |
Roo | 2-5 | at Ste40 | Stancombe B deep middle pass incomplete to Polley E. |
Roo | 3-5 | at Ste40 | Stancombe B short right pass incomplete to Pajarinen L (Campbell C). |
Roo | 4-5 | at Ste40 | Pajarinen L rush draw play for 11 yards to the STE29, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste29 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, TOP 00:20 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 14, Helsinki Roosters 0 |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste29 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, STE ball on STE35. |
Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, TOP 00:20 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 56 yards to the ROO9, Pajarinen L return 11 yards to the ROO20 (Tuominen T). | |||
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo20 | HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 11:56. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo20 | Stancombe B deep right pass complete to Kajander W for 15 yards to the ROO35, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds (Laine R). |
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo35 | Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ROO40 (Kouoh J). |
Roo | 2-5 | at Roo40 | Stancombe B sacked for loss of 6 yards to the ROO34 (Kouoh J), fumble by Stancombe B recovered by ROO Pajarinen L at ROO33, Pajarinen L short right pass incomplete, PENALTY STE offside defense off-setting, PENALTY ROO intentional grounding off-setti ng, NO PLAY. |
Roo | 2-5 | at Roo40 | Stancombe B short right pass incomplete to Pajarinen L. |
Roo | 3-5 | at Roo40 | Stancombe B short right pass complete to Wahlstein G for no gain to the ROO40, out-of-bounds (Ndongo T). |
Roo | 4-5 | at Roo40 | Jauhiainen J punt 40 yards to the STE20, Ndongo T return 12 yards to the STE32, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:07 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste32 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 09:49. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste32 | Bradley J screen right pass complete to Reasnover L for 15 yards to the STE47, 1ST DOWN STE (Bernat N). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste47 | Bradley J screen left pass complete to Marshall I for 9 yards to the ROO44 (Rontu V). |
Ste | 2-1 | at Roo44 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for loss of 1 yard to the ROO45 (Berg C;Gruel C). |
Ste | 3-2 | at Roo45 | Bradley J screen right pass complete to Harju H for 6 yards to the ROO39, 1ST DOWN STE (Polley E;Rontu V). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo39 | Bradley J screen left pass complete to Harju H for 2 yards to the ROO37 (Olin A). |
Ste | 2-8 | at Roo37 | Bradley J deep left pass complete to Reasnover L for 28 yards to the ROO9, 1ST DOWN STE (Wahlstein A). |
Ste | 1-G | at Roo09 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 9 yards to the ROO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:07. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 21, Helsinki Roosters 0 | |||
Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:55 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 54 yards to the ROO11, Polley E return 49 yards to the STE40, out-of-bounds (Ojainvali M), PENALTY STE personal foul (Ojainvali M) 15 yards to the STE25, 1st and 10, ROO ball on STE25. | |||
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste25 | HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 05:54. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste25 | Pajarinen L at QB for Helsinki Roosters. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste25 | Pajarinen L rush over right tackle for 11 yards to the STE14, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lehtonen V). |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste14 | Pajarinen L short right pass intercepted by Laine R at the STE0, Laine R return 0 yards to the STE0, touchback, deadball foul, PENALTY STE unsportsmanlike conduct (Kouoh J) 10 yards to the STE10, 1st and 10, STE ball on STE10. |
Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, TOP 00:35 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste10 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 05:19. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste10 | Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for 13 yards to the STE23, 1ST DOWN STE (Rontu V). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste23 | Lehtonen T rush over left guard for 2 yards to the STE25 (Aronpaa T;Kuikka N). |
Ste | 2-8 | at Ste25 | Timeout Helsinki Roosters, clock 04:30. |
Ste | 2-8 | at Ste25 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 2 yards to the STE27 (Berg C;Rontu V). |
Ste | 3-6 | at Ste27 | Bradley J screen left pass complete to Reasnover L for 4 yards to the STE31 (Hamalainen T;Gruel C). |
Ste | 4-2 | at Ste31 | Ojainvali M punt 27 yards to the ROO42, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:15 | |||
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo42 | HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 03:04. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo42 | Deadball foul, PENALTY STE offside defense (Allen I) 5 yards to the ROO47, NO PLAY. |
Roo | 1-5 | at Roo47 | Pajarinen L short right pass complete to Pitkanen T for 8 yards to the STE45, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lehtonen V). |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste45 | Pajarinen L rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the STE46 (Lehtonen V;Campbell C). |
Roo | 2-11 | at Ste46 | Pajarinen L short right pass complete to Wahlstein G for 2 yards to the STE44, out-of-bounds. |
Roo | 3-9 | at Ste44 | Pajarinen L rush over left tackle for no gain to the STE44 (Campbell C). |
Roo | 4-9 | at Ste44 | Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 6 yards to the STE38 (Lundstrom P). |
Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:40 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste38 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 00:24. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste38 | Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the STE46, out-of-bounds (Polley E). |
Drive: 1 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:50 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 21, Helsinki Roosters 0 |
Ste | 2-2 | at Ste46 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
Ste | 2-2 | at Ste46 | Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 3-2 | at Ste46 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for no gain to the STE46 (Rontu V), PENALTY ROO personal foul (Gruel C) 15 yards to the ROO39, 1ST DOWN STE, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo39 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 2 yards to the ROO37 (Gruel C). |
Ste | 2-8 | at Roo37 | Bradley J short right pass incomplete. |
Ste | 3-8 | at Roo37 | Bradley J deep middle pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 4-8 | at Roo37 | Bradley J deep left pass complete to Harju H for 17 yards to the ROO20 (Rontu V), PENALTY STE pass interference (Harju H) 15 yards to the STE48, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 4-23 | at Ste48 | Ojainvali M punt 38 yards to the ROO14, downed. |
Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, TOP 01:50 | |||
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo14 | HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 10:34. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Roo14 | Pajarinen L short middle pass incomplete to Wahlstein G. |
Roo | 2-10 | at Roo14 | Pajarinen L rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the ROO17 (Campbell C). |
Roo | 3-7 | at Roo17 | Pajarinen L deep right pass incomplete to Jauhiainen J. |
Roo | 4-7 | at Roo17 | Pajarinen L deep left pass incomplete to Polley E (Lundstrom P). |
Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:59 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo17 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 09:35. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo17 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ROO12, out-of-bounds (Kuikka N). |
Ste | 2-5 | at Roo12 | Bradley J short left pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 3-5 | at Roo12 | Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the ROO7, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Olin A). |
Ste | 1-G | at Roo07 | Bradley J short left pass complete to Reasnover L for 4 yards to the ROO3 (Polley E;Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 2-G | at Roo03 | Reasnover L rush over left tackle for loss of 5 yards to the ROO8 (Gruel C). |
Ste | 3-G | at Roo08 | Reasnover L rush over left guard for 8 yards to the ROO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:23. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 28, Helsinki Roosters 0 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 02:17 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 48 yards to the ROO17, Jauhiainen J return 22 yards to the ROO39 (Lehtonen T), PENALTY STE personal foul (Lehtonen T) 15 yards to the STE46, 1st and 10, ROO ball on STE46. | |||
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste46 | HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 07:18. |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste46 | Daifi M rush over left guard for 10 yards to the STE36, 1ST DOWN ROO (Campbell C;Lehtonen V). |
Roo | 1-10 | at Ste36 | Daifi M rush over left guard for no gain to the STE36 (Lehtonen V). |
Roo | 2-10 | at Ste36 | Pajarinen L rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the STE33 (Campbell C). |
Roo | 3-7 | at Ste33 | Pajarinen L rush over left end for 2 yards to the STE31 (Pekkarinen I). |
Roo | 4-5 | at Ste31 | Pajarinen L short middle pass incomplete to Pitkanen T (Campbell C), PENALTY ROO false start declined. |
Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:26 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste31 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 04:52. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste31 | Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the STE34 (Aronpaa T;Polley E). |
Ste | 2-7 | at Ste34 | Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the STE36 (Berg C). |
Ste | 3-5 | at Ste36 | Lehtonen T rush over right guard for 27 yards to the ROO37 (Wahlstein A), PENALTY STE holding (Choate N) 4 yards to the STE32, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 3-9 | at Ste32 | Lehtonen T rush over right guard for loss of 2 yards to the STE30 (Hamalainen T;Oinonen O), PENALTY ROO personal foul (Olin A) 13 yards to the STE45, 1ST DOWN STE, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste45 | Lehtonen T rush over right end for 1 yard to the STE46 (Berg C;Aronpaa T). |
Ste | 2-9 | at Ste46 | Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Juvonen S. |
Ste | 3-9 | at Ste46 | Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the ROO46 (Oksanen T;Hamalainen T). |
Ste | 4-1 | at Roo46 | Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ROO43, 1ST DOWN STE (Wezdenko K;Oksanen T). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roo43 | Team Steelers rush kneel down for loss of 2 yards to the ROO45. |
Ste | 2-12 | at Roo45 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, TOP 04:52 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
Kuopio Steelers 28, Helsinki Roosters 0 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2022
Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022 at Kuopio)
Helsinki Roosters Kuopio Steelers Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 17 26 43 OVERALL.......... 40 27 67 1ST DOWN......... 7 10 17 1ST DOWN......... 21 8 29 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 1 1 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 5 2 7 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 2 2 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 1 1 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 4 4 8 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 5 9 14 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 0 1 1 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 1 3 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 0 0 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 0 2 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 4 5 9 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 3 5 8 4TH DOWN......... 2 3 5 4TH DOWN......... 2 1 3 Helsinki Roosters Kuopio Steelers Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 17 26 43 ............... 40 27 67 |
Helsinki Roostersilla on vakaa aikomus matkustaa Kuopioon kolmena perättäisenä viikonloppuna. Suunnitelma toteutuu, jos helsinkiläiset onnistuvat kukistamaan hallitsevan mestarin perjantaina Väinölänniemellä.
Amerikkalaisen jalkapallon ensimmäisessä välieräpelissä ovat vastakkain Helsinki Roosters ja Kuopio Steelers. Mestaruutta puolustavalla Steelersilla on pelissä panoksia tavallista enemmän. Vaahteraliigan loppuottelu Vaahteramalja XLIII pelataan viikon kuluttua Kuopion Väre Areenalla ja Steelers haluaa juhlia kolmatta perättäistä mestaruuttaan kotiyleisönsä edessä. Ensin pitäisi raivata tieltä vaikea vastustaja Helsingistä.
Roosters lähtee välierään altavastaajan asemasta, mutta runkosarjan viimeisen kierroksen peli Väinölänniemellä antoi myrskyvaroituksen kaikille Steelersin helppoa ylikävelyä odottaville. Helsinkiläiset taistelivat hienosti ilman ulkomaalaisvahvistuksiaan ja ottelun lopputulos 31–14 (17–14) ei kerro kaikkea pelin luonteesta.
Roosters lähtee välieräpeliin kauden parhaalla kokoonpanollaan. Ykköskorin pelaajista poissa on ainoastaan laitahyökkääjä Aymeric Nicault, jonka kausi on ylävartalovamman takia paketissa. Pelinrakentajan paikalla avaa Bryce Stancombe ja molemmat puolustuksen takakentällä pelaavat yhdysvaltalaispelaajat, Emory Polley ja Nolan Bernat ovat mukana kokoonpanossa. Bernat ei ole kirjattuna avauskokoonpanoon, mutta tulee varmasti esiintymään välierässä, jos kunto pelaamisen kestää.
Roosters-puolustuksen koordinaattori Kalle Karppinen on ryhmittänyt linjansa avauskokoonpanossa kolmen miehen muodostelmaan ja pääosin linjassa pelannut Camille Gruel aloittaa tukimiehen paikalla Taavi Aronpään, Niklas Lagströmin ja August Wahlsteinin rinnalla. Helsinkiläiset tietävät, että Steelersin voittaminen edellyttää liigan kovimman juoksukoneen pysäyttämistä. Nyt on se aika kaudesta, kun yllätyskortit kaivetaan esille vastustajan lannistamiseksi.
Reasnoverille 31 touchdownia runkosarjassa
Kuopio Steelers on pelannut vakuuttavan, välillä lähes tylsän kauden otteluiden jännitystä mittarina käytettäessä. Joukkueen juoksuhyökkäys on tilastoissa omalla sataluvullaan ja hyökkäyksen moottori, keskushyökkääjä Le’Anthony Reasnover on Vaahteraliigan maalipörssin yksinäinen ykkönen. Kaikkiaan Steelers on tehnyt kaudella 77 touchdownia, joista Reasnoverin toimesta 31. Luku on komea, mutta myös huomion kohde helsinkiläisten puolustussuunnitelmassa.
Steelers saa välieräpeliin jalkeille täyden rosterin, jossa kaikki avainpelaajat on parsittu kasaan kauden toistaiseksi tärkeimpään peliin. Alkukauden aikana päävalmentaja Pekka Utriainen tarjoili katsojille ja vastustajan valmennukselle laajan variaation pelikirjansa parhaista sivuista. Erityisesti sisempien laitahyökkääjien hyödyntäminen heittopeleissä osoittautui vaikeaksi pysäyttää monelle. Nyt kuviot alkavat olla tuttuja vastustajille ja perjantaina Utriaisen pelikirjasta avataan todennäköisesti niitä seuraavia sivuja.
Steelers ja Roosters ovat kohdanneet kaudella kaksi kertaa. Vaahteraliigan avausottelussa toukokuussa Steelers voitti lukemin 20-49. Viikko sitten Väinölänniemellä voitto niin ikään Steelersille lukemin 31-14 ottelussa, jossa Roosters-pelinrakentajana pelasi Ambro Urjansson.
Taistelu finaalipaikasta potkaistaan käyntiin Kuopion Väinölänniemellä perjantaina klo 18:30.