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)

Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022)


 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
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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  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

 
Team Statistics (Final)
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 Team Totals  ROO  STE 
FIRST DOWNS  22 
   Rushing  10 
   Passing 
   Penalty 
NET YARDS RUSHING  58  138 
   Rushing Attempts  18  41 
   Average Per Rush  3.2  3.4 
   Rushing Touchdowns 
   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 
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 
   50+ Yards 
   Touchbacks 
   Fair catch 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  1-65  5-260 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  65.0  52.0 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  45.0  29.4 
   Touchbacks 
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 
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 
 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
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Helsinki Roosters
  
Kuopio Steelers
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Pajarinen L   14  63  61  11  4.4 
Daifi M   10  10  10  5.0 
Polley E   1.0 
Stancombe B   14  -14  -14.0 
Totals...  18  74  16  58  11  3.2 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Reasnover L   28  134  125  22  4.5 
Lehtonen T   11  39  17  22  13  2.0 
Team Steelers   -2  -2.0 
Bradley J   -7  -7.0 
Totals...  41  173  35  138  22  3.4 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Stancombe B   5-18-0  78  42 
Pajarinen L   2-7-1  10 
Totals...  7-25-1  88  42 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Bradley J   13-26-0  199  40 
Totals...  13-26-0  199  40 
  
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Pitkanen T   27  19 
Kajander W   17  15 
Wahlstein G  
Jauhiainen J   42  42 
Totals...  88  42 
  
  
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Reasnover L   84  28 
Harju H   48  40 
Juvonen S   35  35 
Lindsten V   16  16 
Marshall I  
Bradley J  
Totals...  13  199  40 
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Jauhiainen J   129  43.0  58 
Totals...  129  43.0  58 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Ojainvali M   95  31.7  38 
Totals...  95  31.7  38 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Jauhiainen J   22  22 
Polley E   76  49 
Pajarinen L   15  11 
Totals...  113  49 
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Ndongo T   19  12 
Laine R  
Totals...  19  12 
  
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Polley E   76  77 
Pajarinen L   61  15  76 
Jauhiainen J   42  22  64 
Pitkanen T   27  27 
Kajander W   17  17 
Daifi M   10  10 
Wahlstein G  
Stancombe B   -14  -14 
Totals...  58  88  113  259 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Reasnover L   125  84  209 
Harju H   48  48 
Juvonen S   35  35 
Lehtonen T   22  22 
Ndongo T   19  19 
Lindsten V   16  16 
Marshall I  
Team Steelers   -2  -2 
Totals...  138  199  19  356 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Jauhiainen J   65  65.0 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Ojainvali M   260  52.0 
 
FUMBLES: Helsinki Roosters-None. Kuopio Steelers-None.
 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
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   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

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
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##  Helsinki Roosters   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
26  Aronpaa T   11  8.5  0.5/6   .   .   .  
7   Polley E   6.0  .   .   .   .  
3   Gruel C   5.5  3.5/21   .   .   1.0/7  
28  Rontu V   5.0  .   .   .   .  
44  Berg C   4.5  0.5/1   .   .   .  
2   Bernat N   3.5  1.0/3   .   .   .  
8   Kuikka N   3.0  .   .   .   .  
5   Hamalainen T   2.5  .   .   .   .  
36  Olin A   2.0  .   .   .   .  
90  Wezdenko K   2.0  .   .   .   .  
95  Jaradat M   2.0  0.5/2   .   .   .  
23  Oksanen T   1.5  .   .   .   .  
99  Wahlstein A   1.0  .   .   .   .  
55  Lagstrom N   0.5  .   .   .   .  
97  Ojansivu N   0.5  .   .   .   .  
##  Kuopio Steelers   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
33  Lehtonen V   6.0  1.5/15   .   .   1.0/14  
45  Campbell C   5.5  0.5/0   .   .   .  
32  Ojainvali M   2.5  .   .   .   .  
24  Lundstrom P   2.5  .   .   .   .  
31  Pekkarinen I   2.0  .   .   .   .  
40  Roulette A   2.0  1.0/1   .   .   .  
35  Lehtonen T   1.5  .   .   .   .  
43  Tuominen T   1.0  .   .   .   .  
23  Laine R   1.0  .   .   1-0   .  
88  Ndongo T   1.0  .   .   .   .  
55  Allen I   1.0  .   .   .   .  
48  Kouoh J   1.0  .   .   .   .  
 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
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Helsinki Roosters  
Pos  ##  Offense 
QB   12  Stancombe B  
RB   1   Pajarinen L  
WR   11  Rainio V  
WR   14  Pitkanen T  
WR   16  Vehkomaki San  
WR   88  Jauhiainen J  
LT   53  Vehkomaki Sam  
LG   63  Narhi A  
OC   54  Toiminen M  
RG   64  Aho A  
RT   75  Asklof V  
  
Helsinki Roosters  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   90  Wezdenko K  
DT   44  Berg C  
DE   95  Jaradat M  
LB   99  Wahlstein A  
LB   26  Aronpaa T  
LB   55  Lagstrom N  
LB   3   Gruel C  
CB   7   Polley E  
CB   36  Olin A  
S   28  Rontu V  
S   8   Kuikka N  
  
Kuopio Steelers  
Pos  ##  Offense 
QB   7   Bradley J  
RB   25  Reasnover L  
TE   34  Lindsten V  
WR   80  Harju H  
WR   27  Marshall I  
WR   12  Peurakumpu K  
LT   62  Bednarczyk B  
LG   67  Raus J  
OC   73  Korhonen R  
RG   51  Saastamoinen E  
RT   68  Laitinen O  
  
Kuopio Steelers  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   48  Kouoh J  
DT   97  Jaaskelainen JA 
DT   55  Allen I  
DE   40  Roulette A  
LB   45  Campbell C  
LB   33  Lehtonen V  
CB   31  Pekkarinen I  
DB   88  Ndongo T  
FS   2   Vaija E  
SS   24  Lundstrom P  
CB   23  Laine R  

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

 
Play-by-Play Summary
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Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 02, 2022 at Kuopio)

1st Quarter

Roosters voitti arvonnan ja siirsi. Steelers aloittaa palautuksella.
Jauhiainen J kickoff 65 yards to the STE0, touchback.
Ste 1-10at Ste20Reasnover L rush over right guard for no gain to the STE20 (Aronpaa T;Jaradat M).
Ste 2-10at Ste20Bradley J sacked for loss of 7 yards to the STE13 (Gruel C).
Ste 3-17at Ste13Bradley J screen right pass complete to Reasnover L for 17 yards to the STE30, 1ST DOWN STE (Polley E;Jaradat M).
Ste 1-10at Ste30Reasnover L rush over left guard for no gain to the STE30 (Berg C;Jaradat M).
Ste 2-10at Ste30Bradley J deep right pass complete to Harju H for 40 yards to the ROO30, 1ST DOWN STE.
Ste 1-10at Roo30Reasnover L rush over right guard for loss of 3 yards to the ROO33 (Bernat N).
Ste 2-13at Roo33Bradley J deep left pass incomplete to Harju H.
Ste 3-13at Roo33Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 08:12.
Ste 3-13at Roo33Bradley J deep middle pass incomplete to Reasnover L.
Ste 4-13at Roo33Bradley J deep left pass incomplete to Ndongo T.
Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:55
Roo 1-10at Roo33HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 08:05.
Roo 1-10at Roo33Stancombe B short left pass incomplete to Rainio V, dropped pass.
Roo 2-10at Roo33Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ROO36 (Lundstrom P;Campbell C).
Roo 3-7at Roo36Stancombe B short middle pass incomplete to Wahlstein G, QB hurry by Roulette A.
Roo 4-7at Roo36Jauhiainen J punt 58 yards to the STE6, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:07
Ste 1-10at Ste06KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 06:58.
Ste 1-10at Ste06Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Marshall I.
Ste 2-10at Ste06Reasnover L rush over right guard for 8 yards to the STE14 (Aronpaa T).
Ste 3-2at Ste14Reasnover L rush over right guard for 22 yards to the STE36, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Polley E).
Ste 1-10at Ste36Lehtonen T rush over left guard for loss of 4 yards to the STE32 (Jaradat M;Gruel C).
Ste 2-14at Ste32Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Juvonen S (Rontu V).
Ste 3-14at Ste32Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Juvonen S (Aronpaa T).
Ste 4-14at Ste32Ojainvali M punt 30 yards to the ROO38, fair catch by Polley E.
Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 02:05
Roo 1-10at Roo38HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 04:53.
Roo 1-10at Roo38Stancombe B deep right pass incomplete to Vehkomaki San.
Roo 2-10at Roo38Pajarinen L rush draw play for no gain to the ROO38 (Campbell C;Roulette A).
Roo 3-10at Roo38Stancombe B deep left pass complete to Jauhiainen J for 42 yards to the STE20, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lundstrom P).
Roo 1-10at Ste20Stancombe B short middle pass incomplete to Wahlstein G, dropped pass.
Roo 2-10at Ste20Stancombe B deep left pass incomplete to Rainio V.
Roo 3-10at Ste20Polley E rush over right end for 1 yard to the STE19 (Pekkarinen I).
Roo 4-9at Ste19Timeout Helsinki Roosters, clock 03:29.
Roo 4-9at Ste19Stancombe B deep left pass incomplete to Jauhiainen J.
Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 02:08
Ste 1-10at Ste19KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 02:45.
Ste 1-10at Ste19Reasnover L rush over left guard for 8 yards to the STE27 (Aronpaa T).
Ste 2-2at Ste27Reasnover L rush over left guard for 2 yards to the STE29, 1ST DOWN STE (Aronpaa T;Kuikka N).
Ste 1-10at Ste29Reasnover L rush over right guard for 3 yards to the STE32 (Berg C;Hamalainen T).
Ste 2-7at Ste32Reasnover L rush over left guard for 7 yards to the STE39, 1ST DOWN STE (Kuikka N;Wezdenko K).
Ste 1-10at Ste39Reasnover L rush over right guard for 9 yards to the STE48 (Rontu V;Bernat N).
Ste 2-1at Ste48Reasnover 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
2nd Quarter

Ste 1-10at Roo48Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00.
Ste 1-10at Roo48Reasnover L rush over right guard for 7 yards to the ROO41 (Aronpaa T).
Ste 2-3at Roo41Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the ROO39 (Berg C;Aronpaa T).
Ste 3-1at Roo39Lehtonen T rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ROO34, 1ST DOWN STE (Aronpaa T;Berg C).
Ste 1-10at Roo34Bradley J short middle pass complete to Lindsten V for 16 yards to the ROO18, 1ST DOWN STE.
Ste 1-10at Roo18Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the ROO16 (Gruel C;Aronpaa T).
Ste 2-8at Roo16Reasnover L rush over right guard for 4 yards to the ROO12, out-of-bounds (Polley E).
Ste 3-4at Roo12Reasnover L rush over left guard for 11 yards to the ROO1, 1ST DOWN STE (Bernat N;Kuikka N).
Ste 1-Gat Roo01Reasnover 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 1-10at Roo19HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 08:00.
Roo 1-10at Roo19Stancombe B short right pass incomplete.
Roo 2-10at Roo19Stancombe B short right pass complete to Kajander W for 2 yards to the ROO21.
Roo 3-8at Roo21Pajarinen L rush draw play for 11 yards to the ROO32, 1ST DOWN ROO (Roulette A;Campbell C).
Roo 1-10at Roo32Pajarinen L rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the ROO31 (Roulette A).
Roo 2-11at Roo31Stancombe 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 1-10at Roo46Stancombe B deep left pass incomplete to Rainio V.
Roo 2-10at Roo46Stancombe B S pass complete to Pitkanen T for 19 yards to the STE35, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lehtonen V).
Roo 1-10at Ste35Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 8 yards to the STE27 (Allen I).
Roo 2-2at Ste27Stancombe B screen left pass incomplete to Vehkomaki San, dropped pass.
Roo 3-2at Ste27Stancombe B sacked for loss of 14 yards to the STE41 (Lehtonen V).
Roo 4-16at Ste41Deadball foul, PENALTY ROO false start (Lagstrom N) 5 yards to the STE46, NO PLAY.
Roo 4-21at Ste46Jauhiainen 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 1-10at Ste22KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 03:46.
Ste 1-10at Ste22Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for loss of 13 yards to the STE9 (Gruel C;Aronpaa T).
Ste 2-23at Ste09Bradley J short right pass complete to Juvonen S for 35 yards to the STE44, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Rontu V).
Ste 1-10at Ste44Bradley 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 1-10at Roo45Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Harju H.
Ste 2-10at Roo45Bradley 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 1-10at Roo141st and 10.
Ste 1-10at Roo14Bradley J pass complete to Bradley J for 7 yards to the ROO7 (Bernat N;Aronpaa T).
Ste 2-3at Roo07Bradley J deep left pass incomplete to Harju H.
Ste 3-3at Roo07Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the ROO6 (Hamalainen T;Wezdenko K).
Ste 4-2at Roo06Reasnover L rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ROO3, 1ST DOWN STE (Rontu V;Oksanen T).
Ste 1-Gat Roo03Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 00:33.
Ste 1-Gat Roo03Reasnover 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 1-10at Ste45HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 00:20.
Roo 1-10at Ste45Stancombe B short left pass incomplete to Pajarinen L, dropped pass.
Roo 2-10at Ste45Deadball foul, PENALTY STE offside defense (Kouoh J) 5 yards to the STE40, NO PLAY.
Roo 2-5at Ste40Stancombe B deep middle pass incomplete to Polley E.
Roo 3-5at Ste40Stancombe B short right pass incomplete to Pajarinen L (Campbell C).
Roo 4-5at Ste40Pajarinen L rush draw play for 11 yards to the STE29, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds.
Roo 1-10at Ste29End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, TOP 00:20
Kuopio Steelers 14, Helsinki Roosters 0
3rd Quarter

Roo 1-10at Ste29Start 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 1-10at Roo20HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 11:56.
Roo 1-10at Roo20Stancombe B deep right pass complete to Kajander W for 15 yards to the ROO35, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds (Laine R).
Roo 1-10at Roo35Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ROO40 (Kouoh J).
Roo 2-5at Roo40Stancombe 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 2-5at Roo40Stancombe B short right pass incomplete to Pajarinen L.
Roo 3-5at Roo40Stancombe B short right pass complete to Wahlstein G for no gain to the ROO40, out-of-bounds (Ndongo T).
Roo 4-5at Roo40Jauhiainen 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 1-10at Ste32KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 09:49.
Ste 1-10at Ste32Bradley J screen right pass complete to Reasnover L for 15 yards to the STE47, 1ST DOWN STE (Bernat N).
Ste 1-10at Ste47Bradley J screen left pass complete to Marshall I for 9 yards to the ROO44 (Rontu V).
Ste 2-1at Roo44Reasnover L rush over right guard for loss of 1 yard to the ROO45 (Berg C;Gruel C).
Ste 3-2at Roo45Bradley J screen right pass complete to Harju H for 6 yards to the ROO39, 1ST DOWN STE (Polley E;Rontu V).
Ste 1-10at Roo39Bradley J screen left pass complete to Harju H for 2 yards to the ROO37 (Olin A).
Ste 2-8at Roo37Bradley J deep left pass complete to Reasnover L for 28 yards to the ROO9, 1ST DOWN STE (Wahlstein A).
Ste 1-Gat Roo09Reasnover 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 1-10at Ste25HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 05:54.
Roo 1-10at Ste25Pajarinen L at QB for Helsinki Roosters.
Roo 1-10at Ste25Pajarinen L rush over right tackle for 11 yards to the STE14, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lehtonen V).
Roo 1-10at Ste14Pajarinen 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 1-10at Ste10KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 05:19.
Ste 1-10at Ste10Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for 13 yards to the STE23, 1ST DOWN STE (Rontu V).
Ste 1-10at Ste23Lehtonen T rush over left guard for 2 yards to the STE25 (Aronpaa T;Kuikka N).
Ste 2-8at Ste25Timeout Helsinki Roosters, clock 04:30.
Ste 2-8at Ste25Reasnover L rush over left guard for 2 yards to the STE27 (Berg C;Rontu V).
Ste 3-6at Ste27Bradley J screen left pass complete to Reasnover L for 4 yards to the STE31 (Hamalainen T;Gruel C).
Ste 4-2at Ste31Ojainvali M punt 27 yards to the ROO42, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:15
Roo 1-10at Roo42HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 03:04.
Roo 1-10at Roo42Deadball foul, PENALTY STE offside defense (Allen I) 5 yards to the ROO47, NO PLAY.
Roo 1-5at Roo47Pajarinen L short right pass complete to Pitkanen T for 8 yards to the STE45, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lehtonen V).
Roo 1-10at Ste45Pajarinen L rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the STE46 (Lehtonen V;Campbell C).
Roo 2-11at Ste46Pajarinen L short right pass complete to Wahlstein G for 2 yards to the STE44, out-of-bounds.
Roo 3-9at Ste44Pajarinen L rush over left tackle for no gain to the STE44 (Campbell C).
Roo 4-9at Ste44Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 6 yards to the STE38 (Lundstrom P).
Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:40
Ste 1-10at Ste38KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 00:24.
Ste 1-10at Ste38Reasnover 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
4th Quarter

Ste 2-2at Ste46Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00.
Ste 2-2at Ste46Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Harju H.
Ste 3-2at Ste46Reasnover 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 1-10at Roo39Reasnover L rush over right guard for 2 yards to the ROO37 (Gruel C).
Ste 2-8at Roo37Bradley J short right pass incomplete.
Ste 3-8at Roo37Bradley J deep middle pass incomplete to Harju H.
Ste 4-8at Roo37Bradley 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 4-23at Ste48Ojainvali M punt 38 yards to the ROO14, downed.
Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, TOP 01:50
Roo 1-10at Roo14HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 10:34.
Roo 1-10at Roo14Pajarinen L short middle pass incomplete to Wahlstein G.
Roo 2-10at Roo14Pajarinen L rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the ROO17 (Campbell C).
Roo 3-7at Roo17Pajarinen L deep right pass incomplete to Jauhiainen J.
Roo 4-7at Roo17Pajarinen L deep left pass incomplete to Polley E (Lundstrom P).
Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:59
Ste 1-10at Roo17KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 09:35.
Ste 1-10at Roo17Reasnover L rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ROO12, out-of-bounds (Kuikka N).
Ste 2-5at Roo12Bradley J short left pass incomplete to Harju H.
Ste 3-5at Roo12Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the ROO7, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Olin A).
Ste 1-Gat Roo07Bradley J short left pass complete to Reasnover L for 4 yards to the ROO3 (Polley E;Aronpaa T).
Ste 2-Gat Roo03Reasnover L rush over left tackle for loss of 5 yards to the ROO8 (Gruel C).
Ste 3-Gat Roo08Reasnover 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 1-10at Ste46HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 07:18.
Roo 1-10at Ste46Daifi M rush over left guard for 10 yards to the STE36, 1ST DOWN ROO (Campbell C;Lehtonen V).
Roo 1-10at Ste36Daifi M rush over left guard for no gain to the STE36 (Lehtonen V).
Roo 2-10at Ste36Pajarinen L rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the STE33 (Campbell C).
Roo 3-7at Ste33Pajarinen L rush over left end for 2 yards to the STE31 (Pekkarinen I).
Roo 4-5at Ste31Pajarinen L short middle pass incomplete to Pitkanen T (Campbell C), PENALTY ROO false start declined.
Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:26
Ste 1-10at Ste31KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 04:52.
Ste 1-10at Ste31Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the STE34 (Aronpaa T;Polley E).
Ste 2-7at Ste34Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the STE36 (Berg C).
Ste 3-5at Ste36Lehtonen 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 3-9at Ste32Lehtonen 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 1-10at Ste45Lehtonen T rush over right end for 1 yard to the STE46 (Berg C;Aronpaa T).
Ste 2-9at Ste46Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Juvonen S.
Ste 3-9at Ste46Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the ROO46 (Oksanen T;Hamalainen T).
Ste 4-1at Roo46Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ROO43, 1ST DOWN STE (Wezdenko K;Oksanen T).
Ste 1-10at Roo43Team Steelers rush kneel down for loss of 2 yards to the ROO45.
Ste 2-12at Roo45End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, TOP 04:52
FINAL SCORE
Kuopio Steelers 28, Helsinki Roosters 0
 

Play Breakdown Summary

 
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
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 Roosters (Sorted by Play type) 1ST DOWN RUN (7 RUN, 10 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS 1-10 R32 #1 -1 [ ] over left guard 1-10 R46 #12 to #11 - [ ] DL 1-10 S46 #27 10 [ ] over left guard 1-10 R38 #12 to #16 - [ ] draw play 1-10 S36 #27 0 [ ] over left guard 1-10 R20 #12 to #89 15 [ ] draw play 1-10 S45 #1 -1 [ ] over right end 1-10 S45 #12 to #1 - [ ] SL 1-10 S35 #1 8 [ ] over right guard 1-10 R33 #12 to #11 - [ ] SL 1-10 R35 #1 5 [ ] over right guard 1-10 S20 #12 to #85 - [ ] SM 1-10 S25 #1 11 [ ] over right tackle 1-10 R14 #1 to #85 - [ ] SM 1-5 R47 #1 to #14 8 [ ] scrambling 1-10 S14 #1 to #23 INT [ ] scrambling 1-10 R19 #12 to # - [ ] scrambling 2ND-SHORT RUN (0 RUN, 1 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS 2-2 S27 #12 to #16 - [ ] SCL 2ND-MIDDLE RUN (0 RUN, 2 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS 2-5 S40 #12 to #7 - [ ] DM 2-5 R40 #12 to #1 - [ ] scrambling 2ND-LONG RUN (4 RUN, 4 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS 2-10 R38 #1 0 [ ] draw play 2-10 S20 #12 to #11 - [ ] DL 2-10 R14 #1 3 [ ] over left tackle 2-10 R46 #12 to #14 19 [ ] S 2-10 R33 #1 3 [ ] over right guard 2-11 S46 #1 to #85 2 [ ] scrambling 2-10 S36 #1 3 [ ] over right tackle 2-10 R19 #12 to #89 2 [ ] scrambling 3RD-SHORT RUN (0 RUN, 1 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS 3-2 S27 #12 to # SACK [ ] 3RD-MIDDLE RUN (0 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS 3RD-LONG RUN (4 RUN, 5 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS 3-8 R21 #1 11 [ ] draw play 3-10 R38 #12 to #88 42 [ ] DL 3-7 S33 #1 2 [ ] over left end 3-7 R17 #1 to #88 - [ ] draw play 3-9 S44 #1 0 [ ] over left tackle 3-7 R36 #12 to #85 - [ ] SM 3-10 S20 #7 1 [ ] over right end 3-5 S40 #12 to #1 - [ ] scrambling 3-5 R40 #12 to #85 0 [ ] scrambling 4TH DOWN RUN (2 RUN, 3 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS 4-5 S40 #1 11 [ ] draw play 4-7 R17 #1 to #7 - [ ] DL 4-9 S44 #1 6 [ ] over right guard 4-9 S19 #12 to #88 - [ ] DL 4-5 S31 #1 to #14 - [ ] SM
Kuopio Steelers (Sorted by Play type) 1ST DOWN RUN (21 RUN, 8 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS 1-10 R43 #TM -2 [ ] kneel down 1-10 R14 #7 to #7 7 [ ] 1-1 R01 #25 1 [ ] over left guard 1-10 R45 #7 to #80 - [ ] draw play 1-10 S19 #25 8 [ ] over left guard 1-10 S47 #7 to #27 9 [ ] SCL 1-10 S30 #25 0 [ ] over left guard 1-10 R39 #7 to #80 2 [ ] SCL 1-9 R09 #25 9 [ ] over left guard 1-10 S32 #7 to #25 15 [ ] SCR 1-10 S36 #35 -4 [ ] over left guard 1-7 R07 #7 to #25 4 [ ] SL 1-10 S23 #35 2 [ ] over left guard 1-10 R34 #7 to #34 16 [ ] SM 1-10 S22 #35 -13 [ ] over left tackle 1-10 S06 #7 to #27 - [ ] scrambling 1-10 S31 #35 3 [ ] over left tackle 1-10 S10 #35 13 [ ] over left tackle 1-10 S45 #35 1 [ ] over right end 1-10 R39 #25 2 [ ] over right guard 1-10 R17 #25 5 [ ] over right guard 1-10 R30 #25 -3 [ ] over right guard 1-10 S29 #25 3 [ ] over right guard 1-10 S39 #25 9 [ ] over right guard 1-10 R48 #25 7 [ ] over right guard 1-3 R03 #25 3 [ ] over right guard 1-10 S20 #25 0 [ ] over right guard 1-10 S38 #25 8 [ ] over right tackle 1-10 R18 #25 2 [ ] over right tackle 2ND-SHORT RUN (5 RUN, 2 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS 2-2 S27 #25 2 [ ] over left guard 2-3 R07 #7 to #80 - [ ] DL 2-3 R03 #25 -5 [ ] over left tackle 2-2 S46 #7 to #80 - [ ] draw play 2-3 R41 #35 2 [ ] over left tackle 2-1 R44 #25 -1 [ ] over right guard 2-1 S48 #25 4 [ ] over right guard 2ND-MIDDLE RUN (0 RUN, 1 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS 2-5 R12 #7 to #80 - [ ] SL 2ND-LONG RUN (5 RUN, 9 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS 2-8 S25 #25 2 [ ] over left guard 2-10 S20 #7 to # SACK [ ] 2-7 S32 #25 7 [ ] over left guard 2-8 R37 #7 to #25 28 [ ] DL 2-10 S06 #25 8 [ ] over right guard 2-13 R33 #7 to #80 - [ ] DL 2-8 R16 #25 4 [ ] over right guard 2-10 S30 #7 to #80 40 [ ] draw play 2-7 S34 #35 2 [ ] over right tackle 2-10 R45 #7 to #25 16 [ ] SCR 2-23 S09 #7 to #86 35 [ ] scrambling 2-14 S32 #7 to #86 - [ ] scrambling 2-9 S46 #7 to #86 - [ ] scrambling 2-8 R37 #7 to # - [ ] scrambling 3RD-SHORT RUN (2 RUN, 1 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS 3-2 S14 #25 22 [ ] over right guard 3-2 R45 #7 to #80 6 [ ] SCR 3-1 R39 #35 5 [ ] over right guard 3RD-MIDDLE RUN (2 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS 3-4 R12 #25 11 [ ] over left guard 3-3 R07 #25 1 [ ] over left tackle 3RD-LONG RUN (3 RUN, 5 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS 3-8 R08 #25 8 [ ] over left guard 3-13 R33 #7 to #25 - [ ] DM 3-5 R12 #25 5 [ ] over right tackle 3-8 R37 #7 to #80 - [ ] DM 3-9 S46 #35 8 [ ] over right tackle 3-6 S27 #7 to #25 4 [ ] SCL 3-17 S13 #7 to #25 17 [ ] SCR 3-14 S32 #7 to #86 - [ ] scrambling 4TH DOWN RUN (2 RUN, 1 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS 4-2 R06 #25 3 [ ] over right guard 4-13 R33 #7 to #88 - [ ] DL 4-1 R46 #35 3 [ ] over right tackle

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.

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