Wolverines – Crocodiles 30.07.2020
Vaahteraliigan avausottelussa Wolverines otti voiton Crocodilesista. Ahmapuolustus pysäytti vastustajan juoksuhyökkäyksen lähes täydellisesti.
Loppuun myydyn Brahen kentän yleisö pääsi todistamaan Vaahteraliiga-avauksessa kotijoukkueen vahvaa puolustuspeliä ja selkeää voittoa. Vaahteraliigan vahvimmaksi ennakoitu seinäjokisten juoksuhyökkäys onnistui keräämään aurinkoisessa illassa ainoastaan 36 etenemisjaardia, joista pelätylle Christian Powellille kirjattiin 32. Maajoukkuekapteeni Veikka Lehtonen pääsi juoksemaan kanssa pallon kanssa kertaalleen edeten 4 jaardia.
Torstai-illan positiivinen yllättäjä oli Wolverines puolustus. Varsin nuorella ja kokemattomalla kokoonpanolla avaukseen lähtenyt kotijoukkue hyydytti Crocodiles juoksu marginaalijaardeille ja onnistui poimimaan pelinrakentaja Spencer Cutlanin heitot haltuunsa peräti viisi kertaa. Illan kirkkain tähti oli Wolverinesin nuori Arttu Ketonen kolmella syötönkatkollaan. Ahma-puolustuksessa myös Ville Valasti nousi esille peli-intoa puhkuvalla dominoinnillaan.
Wolverinesn yhdysvaltalaispelinrakentaja Chris Forcier onnistui vaahteraliigadebyytissään esittelemään sitä, mistä hänet on tunnettu kotimaassaan yliopistovuosina. Forcier osaa ottaa jalat alleen tilanteissa, joissa vastustajan puolustus keskittyy varjostamaan laitureitaan tuplamiehityksin. Yhdysvaltalainen kirjasi ottelun suurimman juoksujaardimäärän (56y) ja keräsi heitoillaan 255 jaardia ja kaksi touchdownia. Kaksi ahmojen maaleista syntyi Forcierin juoksuista. Eniten kiinniottoja kirjattiin odotetusti Sebastien Sagnelle ja Micky Kyeille.
Crocodiles-valmennuksella tulee olemaan suuri työ laittaa hyökkäysrivistönsä kuntoon seuraavalle kierrokselle, jossa vastassa Helsinki Roosters. Cutlanin avaus pelinrakentajan paikalla ei vakuuttanut ja vastustaja onnistui eliminoimaan pelätyn juoksun kokemattomalla puolustuksellaan.
Wolverines pääsee valmistautumaan seuraavan kierroksen peliinsä hyvillä mielin. Joukkue saa kentälle vahvan ruotsalaiskaksikon, joka vapauttaa tähtilaiturit Sagnen ja Kyein yksinomaan hyökkäyspeliin.
Loppuunmyyty
Wolverinesin avauspeli tulee jäämään jenkkifutiksen suomalaiseen historiaan myös ei-pelillisistä ansioista. Ottelu oli loppuunmyyty ja Brahen kentän porteilla jouduttiin katsojia käännyttämään pois porteilta. Aluehallintoviraston kanssa oli sovittu tiukat katsomokriteerit, joista pidettiin kiinni. Kotijoukkue myi otteluun 300 istumapaikkaa ja sadalle tarjottiin mahdollisuus katsoa peliä seisten kentän laidoilla. Mikäli kokoontumisrajoitukset Suomessa jatkuvat, kannattaa otteluiden liput ostaa ennakkoon Lippupisteen kaupasta.
CROCODILES vs WOLVERINES (Jul 30, 2020)
Scoring Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs WOLVERINES (Jul 30, 2020 at Helsinki)
CROCODILES (0-1) vs. WOLVERINES (1-0)
Date: Jul 30, 2020 Site: Helsinki Stadium: Brahen Kentta Attendance: 405
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
CROCODILES | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
WOLVERINES | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
SCORING SUMMARY | CRO -WOL | |||
1st | 05:46 | WOL | Forcier C 13 yd run (Jokinen T kick) | |
7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:15 | 0 - 7 | |||
00:15 | WOL | Jokinen T 30 yd field goal | ||
7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 2:23 | 0 - 10 | |||
2nd | 10:25 | WOL | Johnson C 33 yd pass from Forcier C (Jokinen T kick) | |
6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:35 | 0 - 17 | |||
07:26 | CRO | Powell C 10 yd run (Cutlan S kick) | ||
5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 2:50 | 7 - 17 | |||
3rd | 07:58 | WOL | Forcier C 14 yd run (Jokinen T kick) | |
7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 3:50 | 7 - 24 | |||
4th | 07:34 | WOL | Lugora S 4 yd run (Jokinen T kick) | |
4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:57 | 7 - 31 | |||
04:06 | CRO | Robitaille N 59 yd pass from Cutlan S (Kaunismaki M pass from Cutlan S) | ||
2 plays, 63 yards, TOP 0:56 | 15 - 31 |
Kickoff time: 18.30 End of Game: 21.02 Total elapsed time: 2h 32min Referee: Seppelin J Umpire: Aaltonen E Linesman: Suojanen R-V Line judge: Lehtinen J Back judge: Toijala H Field judge: Roimela P Side judge: Makarainen M Center judge: Vento Temperature: +19 Wind: 2 m\s Weather: Aurinkoinen |
Team Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs WOLVERINES (Jul 30, 2020 at Helsinki)
Team Totals | CRO | WOL |
FIRST DOWNS | 5 | 19 |
Rushing | 1 | 5 |
Passing | 3 | 8 |
Penalty | 1 | 6 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 36 | 99 |
Rushing Attempts | 15 | 40 |
Average Per Rush | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 45 | 147 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 9 | 48 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 142 | 255 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-17-5 | 16-26-0 |
Average Per Attempt | 8.4 | 9.8 |
Average Per Completion | 17.8 | 15.9 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 178 | 354 |
Total offense plays | 32 | 66 |
Average Gain Per Play | 5.6 | 5.4 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 3-2 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 11-86 | 7-90 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 3-77 | 4-137 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 25.7 | 34.2 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 25.7 | 25.5 |
Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 1 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 1 |
Fair catch | 0 | 0 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 2-107 | 6-200 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 53.5 | 33.3 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 21.5 | 24.8 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-15-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 6-51-0 | 2-64-0 |
Average Per Return | 8.5 | 32.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 5-0-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | 16:10 | 31:45 |
1st Quarter | 3:36 | 8:19 |
2nd Quarter | 5:37 | 6:23 |
3rd Quarter | 3:00 | 9:00 |
4th Quarter | 3:57 | 8:03 |
Third-Down Conversions | 0 of 5 | 3 of 13 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 2 | 2 of 3 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-1 | 4-5 |
Touchdowns | 1-1 | 3-5 |
Field goals | 0-1 | 1-5 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-25 | 1-0 |
PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 4-4 |
Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Points off turnovers | 0 | 10 |
Individual Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs WOLVERINES (Jul 30, 2020 at Helsinki)
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FUMBLES: CROCODILES-Lynda H 1-1. WOLVERINES-Forcier C 2-1; Siirila J 1-1. |
Drive Chart |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs WOLVERINES (Jul 30, 2020 at Helsinki)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
CRO | 1st | C42 | 11:55 | Kickoff | C48 | 10:01 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:54 | ||
CRO | 1st | C40 | 05:39 | Kickoff | C39 | 04:10 | Punt | 3--1 | 1:29 | ||
CRO | 1st | W39 | 02:29 | Fumble | W39 | 02:23 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:06 | ||
CRO | 1st | C48 | 00:15 | Kickoff | C46 | 00:00 | Fumble | 0--2 | 0:15 | ||
CRO | 2nd | C42 | 10:16 | Kickoff | W00 | 07:26 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-58 | 2:50 | |
CRO | 2nd | W47 | 04:28 | Fumble | W27 | 01:50 | Downs | 5-20 | 2:38 | ||
CRO | 3rd | C40 | 07:52 | Kickoff | C35 | 06:01 | Punt | 3--5 | 1:51 | ||
CRO | 3rd | C31 | 02:25 | Punt | C30 | 01:22 | Interception | 2--1 | 1:03 | ||
CRO | 4th | C20 | 11:50 | Punt | C20 | 09:31 | Downs | 4-0 | 2:19 | ||
CRO | 4th | C36 | 07:30 | Kickoff | C36 | 07:22 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:08 | ||
CRO | 4th | C37 | 05:02 | Downs | W00 | 04:06 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-63 | 0:56 | |
CRO | 4th | C22 | 03:35 | Punt | C22 | 03:22 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:13 | ||
CRO | 4th | C27 | 01:06 | Punt | C50 | 00:49 | Interception | 2-23 | 0:17 | ||
WOL | 1st | W29 | 10:01 | Punt | C00 | 05:46 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 7-71 | 4:15 | |
WOL | 1st | W35 | 04:10 | Punt | W39 | 02:29 | Fumble | 3-4 | 1:41 | ||
WOL | 1st | W38 | 02:23 | Interception | C12 | 00:00 | * | FIELD GOAL | 7-50 | 2:23 | |
WOL | 2nd | C46 | 12:00 | Fumble | C00 | 10:25 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-46 | 1:35 | |
WOL | 2nd | W26 | 07:18 | Kickoff | W47 | 04:28 | Fumble | 6-21 | 2:50 | ||
WOL | 2nd | W27 | 01:50 | Downs | C01 | 00:00 | End of half | 7-72 | 1:50 | ||
WOL | 3rd | C39 | 11:48 | Kickoff | C00 | 07:58 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 7-39 | 3:50 | |
WOL | 3rd | W37 | 06:01 | Punt | W42 | 02:25 | Punt | 5-5 | 3:36 | ||
WOL | 3rd | W48 | 01:22 | Interception | W50 | 11:50 | Punt | 3-2 | 1:32 | ||
WOL | 4th | C20 | 09:31 | Downs | C00 | 07:34 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-20 | 1:57 | |
WOL | 4th | C46 | 07:22 | Interception | C37 | 05:02 | Downs | 4-9 | 2:20 | ||
WOL | 4th | C42 | 04:06 | Kickoff | C45 | 03:35 | Punt | 3--3 | 0:31 | ||
WOL | 4th | W45 | 03:22 | Interception | C49 | 01:06 | Punt | 3-6 | 2:16 | ||
WOL | 4th | W23 | 00:49 | Interception | W21 | 00:00 | End of half | 2--2 | 0:49 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
CROCODILES | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 03:36 | 05:37 | 03:00 | 03:57 | 09:13 | 06:57 | 16:10 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/5 | ||
Average field position | C47 | C47 | C35 | C28 | C47 | C30 | C37 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
WOLVERINES | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 08:19 | 06:23 | 09:00 | 08:03 | 14:42 | 17:03 | 31:45 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/2 | 3/5 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 3/7 | 0/6 | 3/13 | ||
Average field position | W34 | W35 | W48 | C48 | W34 | W50 | W43 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/3 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
CRO | 1st | C42 | 11:55 | Kickoff | C48 | 10:01 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:54 | ||
WOL | 1st | W29 | 10:01 | Punt | C00 | 05:46 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 7-71 | 4:15 | |
CRO | 1st | C40 | 05:39 | Kickoff | C39 | 04:10 | Punt | 3--1 | 1:29 | ||
WOL | 1st | W35 | 04:10 | Punt | W39 | 02:29 | Fumble | 3-4 | 1:41 | ||
CRO | 1st | W39 | 02:29 | Fumble | W39 | 02:23 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:06 | ||
WOL | 1st | W38 | 02:23 | Interception | C12 | 00:00 | * | FIELD GOAL | 7-50 | 2:23 | |
CRO | 1st | C48 | 00:15 | Kickoff | C46 | 00:00 | Fumble | 0--2 | 0:15 | ||
WOL | 2nd | C46 | 12:00 | Fumble | C00 | 10:25 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-46 | 1:35 | |
CRO | 2nd | C42 | 10:16 | Kickoff | W00 | 07:26 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-58 | 2:50 | |
WOL | 2nd | W26 | 07:18 | Kickoff | W47 | 04:28 | Fumble | 6-21 | 2:50 | ||
CRO | 2nd | W47 | 04:28 | Fumble | W27 | 01:50 | Downs | 5-20 | 2:38 | ||
WOL | 2nd | W27 | 01:50 | Downs | C01 | 00:00 | End of half | 7-72 | 1:50 | ||
WOL | 3rd | C39 | 11:48 | Kickoff | C00 | 07:58 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 7-39 | 3:50 | |
CRO | 3rd | C40 | 07:52 | Kickoff | C35 | 06:01 | Punt | 3--5 | 1:51 | ||
WOL | 3rd | W37 | 06:01 | Punt | W42 | 02:25 | Punt | 5-5 | 3:36 | ||
CRO | 3rd | C31 | 02:25 | Punt | C30 | 01:22 | Interception | 2--1 | 1:03 | ||
WOL | 3rd | W48 | 01:22 | Interception | W50 | 11:50 | Punt | 3-2 | 1:32 | ||
CRO | 4th | C20 | 11:50 | Punt | C20 | 09:31 | Downs | 4-0 | 2:19 | ||
WOL | 4th | C20 | 09:31 | Downs | C00 | 07:34 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-20 | 1:57 | |
CRO | 4th | C36 | 07:30 | Kickoff | C36 | 07:22 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:08 | ||
WOL | 4th | C46 | 07:22 | Interception | C37 | 05:02 | Downs | 4-9 | 2:20 | ||
CRO | 4th | C37 | 05:02 | Downs | W00 | 04:06 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-63 | 0:56 | |
WOL | 4th | C42 | 04:06 | Kickoff | C45 | 03:35 | Punt | 3--3 | 0:31 | ||
CRO | 4th | C22 | 03:35 | Punt | C22 | 03:22 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:13 | ||
WOL | 4th | W45 | 03:22 | Interception | C49 | 01:06 | Punt | 3-6 | 2:16 | ||
CRO | 4th | C27 | 01:06 | Punt | C50 | 00:49 | Interception | 2-23 | 0:17 | ||
WOL | 4th | W23 | 00:49 | Interception | W21 | 00:00 | End of half | 2--2 | 0:49 |
Defensive Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs WOLVERINES (Jul 30, 2020 at Helsinki)
## | CROCODILES | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
34 | Varinen J | 6 | 2 | 7.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
90 | Draw W | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
25 | Lehtonen V | 2 | 5 | 4.5 | 0.5/1 | 1 | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . |
40 | Sadeharju S | 1 | 7 | 4.5 | 0.5/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
2 | Lynda H | 4 | . | 4.0 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
24 | Jallow S | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.5/1 | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . |
77 | Lundberg L | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5/5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
52 | Kallio V | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.0/11 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/9 | . |
3 | Germany A | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
29 | Huhtala I | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
20 | Robitaille N | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
88 | Cutlan S | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
87 | Kaunismaki M | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
22 | Mehtonen M | . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
26 | Havulehto M | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
55 | Sinisalo T | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
21 | Hanhisalo A | . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
## | WOLVERINES | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
94 | Lahikainen J | 3 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.0/4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
55 | Valasti V | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | 2.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/0 | . |
6 | Laalo E | 3 | . | 3.0 | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . |
80 | Ketonen A | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | . | . | 1-0 | 3-0 | . | . | . | . |
46 | Lindqvist J | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
47 | Kajanmaa T | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
97 | Egbudiwe B | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
45 | Vuorinen M | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
42 | Koskenniemi P | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
41 | Kantonen N | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
22 | Ollila M | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
2 | Sagne S | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
14 | Lindfors W | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
11 | Kyei M | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs WOLVERINES (Jul 30, 2020 at Helsinki)
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CROCODILES: 11-Maenpaa M, 17-Sarkela J, 21-Hanhisalo A, 22-Mehtonen M, 29-Huhtala I, 30-Maki V-M, 33-Takanen E, 35-Kiiski H, 44-Tuokko A, 47-Hietala Tim, 52-Kallio V, 55-Sinisalo T, 78-Rinta-aho A, 82-Ristila H, 89-Saarela M. |
WOLVERINES: 6-Laalo E, 7-El Ouacef J, 8-Viuha T, 20-Koivunen O, 30-Jokinen T, 33-Lugora S, 38-Kuusela U, 41-Kantonen N, 44-Rinne J, 46-Lindqvist J, 47-Kajanmaa T, 50-Heikkinen J, 56-Laalo I, 64-Bensky T, 67-Silen J, 72-Aarnio L, 78-Lipponen T, 84-Pulkkinen A, 85-Myrskog M, 90-Orava M. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs WOLVERINES (Jul 30, 2020 at Helsinki)
cro voitti, ottaa pallon | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro35 | WOL ball on WOL35. |
Jokinen T kickoff 39 yards to the CRO26, out-of-bounds, PENALTY WOL false start (Jokinen T) 5 yards to the WOL30, NO PLAY. | |||
Jokinen T kickoff 28 yards to the CRO42, Lynda H return 0 yards to the CRO42 (Kajanmaa T). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro42 | CROCODILES drive start at 11:55. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro42 | Powell C rush for 1 yard to the CRO43 (Lahikainen J;Lindfors W). |
Cro | 2-9 | at Cro43 | Powell C rush for 5 yards to the CRO48 (Egbudiwe B). |
Cro | 3-4 | at Cro48 | PENALTY CRO false start 5 yards to the CRO43. |
Cro | 3-9 | at Cro43 | Cutlan S pass complete to Lynda H for 5 yards to the CRO48 (Ketonen A). |
Cro | 4-4 | at Cro48 | Cutlan S punt 23 yards to the WOL29, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:54 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol29 | WOLVERINES drive start at 10:01. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol29 | Forcier C rush for 36 yards to the CRO35, 1ST DOWN WOL, out-of-bounds, PENALTY WOL personal foul (Sagne S) 15 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN WOL. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol50 | 1st and 10. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol50 | Forcier C pass complete to Kyei M for 11 yards to the CRO39, 1ST DOWN WOL (Lynda H). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro39 | Forcier C pass complete to Nguyen P for 4 yards to the CRO35 (Jallow S). |
Wol | 2-6 | at Cro35 | Siirila J rush for 1 yard to the CRO34 (Jallow S;Sadeharju S). |
Wol | 3-5 | at Cro34 | Forcier C pass incomplete to Kyei M, PENALTY CRO holding 10 yards to the CRO24, 1ST DOWN WOL, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro24 | Forcier C rush for 2 yards to the CRO22. |
Wol | 2-8 | at Cro22 | Forcier C pass complete to Sagne S for 9 yards to the CRO13, 1ST DOWN WOL (Lynda H). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro13 | Forcier C rush for 13 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN WOL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:46. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
WOLVERINES 7, CROCODILES 0 | |||
Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:22 | |||
Jokinen T kickoff 33 yards to the CRO32, Lynda H return 8 yards to the CRO40 (Lindqvist J). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro40 | CROCODILES drive start at 05:39. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro40 | Powell C rush for loss of 2 yards to the CRO38 (Valasti V). |
Cro | 2-12 | at Cro38 | Cutlan S pass complete to Germany A for 1 yard to the CRO39, out-of-bounds (Laalo E). |
Cro | 3-11 | at Cro39 | Cutlan S pass incomplete to Powell C. |
Cro | 4-11 | at Cro39 | Cutlan S punt 26 yards to the WOL35, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:29 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol35 | WOLVERINES drive start at 04:10. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol35 | Siirila J rush for 4 yards to the WOL39 (Lehtonen V;Jallow S). |
Wol | 2-6 | at Wol39 | Forcier C pass complete to Kyei M for 4 yards to the WOL43 (Varinen J). |
Wol | 3-2 | at Wol43 | Forcier C rush for loss of 3 yards to the WOL40, fumble by Forcier C recovered by CRO Jallow S at WOL39. |
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:41 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Wol39 | CROCODILES drive start at 02:29. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Wol39 | Cutlan S pass intercepted by Ketonen A at the WOL38, Ketonen A return 0 yards to the WOL38 (Kaunismaki M). |
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:06 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol38 | WOLVERINES drive start at 02:23. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol38 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 02:23. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol38 | Forcier C pass complete to Sagne S for 59 yards to the CRO3, 1ST DOWN WOL, PENALTY WOL unsportsmanlike conduct (Sagne S) 15 yards to the CRO18. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cro18 | 1st and 10. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro18 | Forcier C pass incomplete to Kyei M, dropped pass. |
Wol | 2-10 | at Cro18 | Forcier C pass incomplete to Nguyen P, dropped pass. |
Wol | 3-10 | at Cro18 | Forcier C pass incomplete to Johnson C, PENALTY CRO roughing passer 8 yards to the CRO10, 1ST DOWN WOL, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cro10 | Nguyen P rush for no gain to the CRO10 (Germany A). |
Wol | 2-G | at Cro10 | Forcier C pass incomplete. |
Wol | 3-G | at Cro10 | Siirila J rush for loss of 2 yards to the CRO12 (Lynda H). |
Wol | 4-G | at Cro12 | Jokinen T field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 00:15. |
WOLVERINES 10, CROCODILES 0 | |||
Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:08 | |||
Jokinen T kickoff 26 yards to the CRO39, Lynda H return 9 yards to the CRO48, fumble by Lynda H recovered by WOL Ketonen A at CRO46. | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro46 | WOLVERINES drive start at 00:00. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro46 | Forcier C pass incomplete. |
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:44 | |||
WOLVERINES 10, CROCODILES 0 |
Wol | 2-10 | at Cro46 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Wol | 2-10 | at Cro46 | Forcier C rush for 8 yards to the CRO38. |
Wol | 3-2 | at Cro38 | Forcier C rush for 2 yards to the CRO36, 1ST DOWN WOL. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro36 | Forcier C pass incomplete. |
Wol | 2-10 | at Cro36 | Forcier C pass complete to Kyei M for 3 yards to the CRO33, out-of-bounds (Robitaille N). |
Wol | 3-7 | at Cro33 | Forcier C pass complete to Johnson C for 33 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN WOL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:25. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
WOLVERINES 17, CROCODILES 0 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 01:44 | |||
Jokinen T kickoff 35 yards to the CRO30, Powell C return 12 yards to the CRO42 (Kajanmaa T;Lahikainen J). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro42 | CROCODILES drive start at 10:16. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro42 | Powell C rush for 4 yards to the CRO46 (Valasti V). |
Cro | 2-6 | at Cro46 | Powell C rush for 8 yards to the WOL46, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Wol46 | Powell C rush for loss of 2 yards to the WOL48 (Valasti V). |
Cro | 2-12 | at Wol48 | Cutlan S pass complete to Kaunismaki M for 38 yards to the WOL10, 1ST DOWN CRO (Laalo E). |
Cro | 1-G | at Wol10 | Powell C rush for 10 yards to the WOL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:26. |
Cutlan S kick attempt good. | |||
WOLVERINES 17, CROCODILES 7 | |||
Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 02:58 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 55 yards to the WOL10, Nguyen P return 16 yards to the WOL26 (Lynda H). | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol26 | WOLVERINES drive start at 07:18. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol26 | Forcier C pass incomplete to Johnson C. |
Wol | 2-10 | at Wol26 | Forcier C sacked for loss of 9 yards to the WOL17 (Kallio V). |
Wol | 3-19 | at Wol17 | Forcier C pass complete to Sagne S for 21 yards to the WOL38, 1ST DOWN WOL, out-of-bounds. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol38 | Siirila J rush for 2 yards to the WOL40 (Draw W). |
Wol | 2-8 | at Wol40 | Siirila J rush for 5 yards to the WOL45 (Lehtonen V;Sadeharju S). |
Wol | 3-3 | at Wol45 | Siirila J rush for 2 yards to the WOL47, fumble forced by Lehtonen V, fumble by Siirila J recovered by CRO Lehtonen V at WOL47. |
Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:50 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Wol47 | CROCODILES drive start at 04:28. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Wol47 | Cutlan S pass complete to Germany A for 18 yards to the WOL29, 1ST DOWN CRO (Koskenniemi P). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Wol29 | Germany A rush for loss of 4 yards to the WOL33 (Lahikainen J). |
Cro | 2-14 | at Wol33 | PENALTY CRO 12 men on the field 5 yards to the WOL38. |
Cro | 2-19 | at Wol38 | Cutlan S pass complete to Lehtonen V for 9 yards to the WOL29 (Lahikainen J). |
Cro | 3-10 | at Wol29 | Powell C rush for 2 yards to the WOL27 (Lahikainen J;Lindqvist J). |
Cro | 4-8 | at Wol27 | Timeout WOLVERINES, clock 01:58. |
Cro | 4-8 | at Wol27 | Cutlan S pass incomplete to Powell C. |
Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:38 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol27 | WOLVERINES drive start at 01:50. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol27 | Forcier C pass complete to Sagne S for 41 yards to the CRO32, 1ST DOWN WOL, out-of-bounds. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro32 | Forcier C pass incomplete to Kyei M. |
Wol | 2-10 | at Cro32 | El Ouacef J rush for 6 yards to the CRO26 (Varinen J;Havulehto M). |
Wol | 3-4 | at Cro26 | Forcier C pass incomplete, PENALTY WOL personal foul 15 yards to the CRO41, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 3-19 | at Cro41 | Forcier C pass complete to El Ouacef J for 6 yards to the CRO35 (Varinen J). |
Wol | 4-13 | at Cro35 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 00:26. |
Wol | 4-13 | at Cro35 | Forcier C pass complete to Johnson C for 33 yards to the CRO2, 1ST DOWN WOL. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cro02 | Timeout WOLVERINES, clock 00:15. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cro02 | Forcier C pass incomplete to Kyei M, dropped pass. |
Wol | 2-G | at Cro02 | Forcier C pass complete to Forcier C for 1 yard to the CRO1 (Varinen J). |
Wol | 3-G | at Cro01 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, TOP 01:50 | |||
WOLVERINES 17, CROCODILES 7 |
Wol | 3-G | at Cro01 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, CRO ball on CRO35. |
Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, TOP 01:50 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 52 yards to the WOL13, Nguyen P return 48 yards to the CRO39, out-of-bounds (Cutlan S). | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro39 | WOLVERINES drive start at 11:48. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro39 | Forcier C pass complete to Kyei M for 19 yards to the CRO20, 1ST DOWN WOL (Draw W), PENALTY CRO personal foul (Draw W) 10 yards to the CRO10, 1ST DOWN WOL. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cro10 | 1st and 10. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cro10 | El Ouacef J rush for no gain to the CRO10 (Draw W;Sadeharju S). |
Wol | 2-G | at Cro10 | Forcier C sacked for loss of 16 yards to the CRO26, fumble by Forcier C recovered by WOL Forcier C at CRO26, PENALTY CRO personal foul (Lehtonen V) 15 yards to the CRO11, 1ST DOWN WOL. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro11 | 2nd and 11, PENALTY WOL unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the CRO26, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 1-25 | at Cro26 | Forcier C pass complete to Nguyen P for 1 yard to the CRO25 (Germany A). |
Wol | 2-24 | at Cro25 | Forcier C rush for 10 yards to the CRO15 (Draw W). |
Wol | 3-14 | at Cro15 | El Ouacef J rush for 1 yard to the CRO14 (Draw W;Sadeharju S). |
Wol | 4-13 | at Cro14 | 4th and 13. |
Wol | 4-13 | at Cro14 | Forcier C rush for 14 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN WOL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:58. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
WOLVERINES 24, CROCODILES 7 | |||
Wol | 1-G | at Wol35 | Timeout WOLVERINES, clock 07:58. |
Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 03:56 | |||
Jokinen T kickoff 40 yards to the CRO25, Powell C return 15 yards to the CRO40 (Laalo E). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro40 | CROCODILES drive start at 07:52. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro40 | Powell C rush for 6 yards to the CRO46 (Sagne S). |
Cro | 2-4 | at Cro46 | Cutlan S pass incomplete. |
Cro | 3-4 | at Cro46 | PENALTY CRO sideline interference 10 yards to the CRO36. |
Cro | 3-14 | at Cro36 | Cutlan S rush for 4 yards to the CRO40, out-of-bounds. |
Cro | 4-10 | at Cro40 | PENALTY CRO delay of game 5 yards to the CRO35. |
Cro | 4-15 | at Cro35 | Cutlan S punt 28 yards to the WOL37, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 01:51 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol37 | WOLVERINES drive start at 06:01. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol37 | Forcier C pass complete to Nguyen P for 3 yards to the WOL40 (Varinen J). |
Wol | 2-7 | at Wol40 | El Ouacef J rush for 7 yards to the WOL47, 1ST DOWN WOL (Varinen J). |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol47 | El Ouacef J rush for loss of 4 yards to the WOL43 (Kallio V;Lundberg L). |
Wol | 2-14 | at Wol43 | Forcier C rush for 6 yards to the WOL49, out-of-bounds, PENALTY CRO offside defense 6 yards to the WOL49, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 2-8 | at Wol49 | Forcier C pass incomplete, PENALTY WOL intentional grounding 10 yards to the WOL39. |
Wol | 2-18 | at Wol39 | 3rd and 18. |
Wol | 3-18 | at Wol39 | El Ouacef J rush for 3 yards to the WOL42 (Lehtonen V;Varinen J). |
Wol | 4-15 | at Wol42 | Pulkkinen A punt 28 yards to the CRO30, Lynda H return 1 yards to the CRO31 (Ollila M). |
Drive: 5 plays, 5 yards, TOP 03:36 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro31 | CROCODILES drive start at 02:25. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro31 | Powell C rush for loss of 1 yard to the CRO30 (Kajanmaa T;Valasti V). |
Cro | 2-11 | at Cro30 | Cutlan S pass intercepted by Ketonen A at the WOL48, Ketonen A return 0 yards to the WOL48. |
Drive: 2 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:03 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol48 | WOLVERINES drive start at 01:22. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol48 | Lugora S rush for 3 yards to the CRO49 (Sadeharju S). |
Wol | 2-7 | at Cro49 | Lugora S rush for loss of 3 yards to the WOL48 (Lundberg L;Jallow S). |
Wol | 3-10 | at Wol48 | Timeout WOLVERINES, clock 00:11. |
Wol | 3-10 | at Wol48 | Lugora S rush for 2 yards to the 50 yardline (Kallio V;Draw W). |
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:32 | |||
WOLVERINES 24, CROCODILES 7 |
Wol | 4-8 | at Wol50 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
Wol | 4-8 | at Wol50 | Pulkkinen A punt 50 yards to the CRO0, touchback. |
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:32 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | CROCODILES drive start at 11:50. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | Powell C rush for 1 yard to the CRO21 (Lahikainen J). |
Cro | 2-9 | at Cro21 | Cutlan S pass complete to Lynda H for 4 yards to the CRO25 (Lindqvist J;Ketonen A). |
Cro | 3-5 | at Cro25 | PENALTY CRO false start 5 yards to the CRO20. |
Cro | 3-10 | at Cro20 | Cutlan S sacked for no gain to the CRO20 (Valasti V). |
Cro | 4-10 | at Cro20 | Cutlan S pass incomplete to Lynda H, dropped pass. |
Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 02:19 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro20 | WOLVERINES drive start at 09:31. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro20 | Lugora S rush for 3 yards to the CRO17 (Lundberg L;Sinisalo T). |
Wol | 2-7 | at Cro17 | Timeout WOLVERINES, clock 08:51. |
Wol | 2-7 | at Cro17 | Lugora S rush for no gain to the CRO17 (Sadeharju S;Lundberg L). |
Wol | 3-7 | at Cro17 | Forcier C pass incomplete to Koivunen O, PENALTY CRO roughing passer (Ristolainen J) 7 yards to the CRO10, 1ST DOWN WOL, NO PLAY. |
Wol | 1-G | at Cro10 | Lugora S rush for 6 yards to the CRO4 (Lehtonen V;Sadeharju S). |
Wol | 2-G | at Cro04 | Lugora S rush for 4 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:34. |
Jokinen T kick attempt good. | |||
WOLVERINES 31, CROCODILES 7 | |||
Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:01 | |||
Jokinen T kickoff 38 yards to the CRO27, Powell C return 9 yards to the CRO36, out-of-bounds. | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro36 | CROCODILES drive start at 07:30. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro36 | Cutlan S pass intercepted by Ketonen A at the CRO46, Ketonen A return 0 yards to the CRO46. |
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:08 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro46 | WOLVERINES drive start at 07:22. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro46 | Siirila J rush for 5 yards to the CRO41 (Huhtala I). |
Wol | 2-5 | at Cro41 | Siirila J rush for loss of 3 yards to the CRO44 (Sadeharju S;Hanhisalo A). |
Wol | 3-8 | at Cro44 | Forcier C pass complete to Viuha T for 7 yards to the CRO37 (Lehtonen V). |
Wol | 4-1 | at Cro37 | Forcier C pass incomplete to Viuha T. |
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:20 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro37 | CROCODILES drive start at 05:02. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro37 | Lehtonen V rush for 4 yards to the CRO41 (Lahikainen J;Egbudiwe B). |
Cro | 2-6 | at Cro41 | Cutlan S pass complete to Robitaille N for 59 yards to the WOL0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:06. |
Cutlan S pass attempt to Kaunismaki M good. | |||
WOLVERINES 31, CROCODILES 15 | |||
Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, TOP 00:56 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 7 yards to the CRO42, on-side kick, recovered by WOL Team Wolverines on CRO42. | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro42 | WOLVERINES drive start at 04:06. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Cro42 | Lugora S rush for loss of 2 yards to the CRO44 (Mehtonen M;Lundberg L). |
Wol | 2-12 | at Cro44 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 04:00. |
Wol | 2-12 | at Cro44 | Lugora S rush for loss of 2 yards to the CRO46 (Draw W). |
Wol | 3-14 | at Cro46 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 03:50. |
Wol | 3-14 | at Cro46 | El Ouacef J rush for 1 yard to the CRO45 (Lundberg L). |
Wol | 4-13 | at Cro45 | Pulkkinen A punt 30 yards to the CRO15, Lynda H return 7 yards to the CRO22 (Kantonen N). |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 00:31 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro22 | CROCODILES drive start at 03:35. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro22 | Cutlan S pass intercepted by Kyei M at the WOL45, Kyei M return 0 yards to the WOL45. |
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:13 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol45 | WOLVERINES drive start at 03:22. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol45 | Siirila J rush for loss of 1 yard to the WOL44 (Lehtonen V;Kallio V). |
Wol | 2-11 | at Wol44 | Siirila J rush for 4 yards to the WOL48 (Varinen J). |
Wol | 3-7 | at Wol48 | Siirila J rush for 3 yards to the CRO49 (Jallow S). |
Wol | 4-4 | at Cro49 | Pulkkinen A punt 29 yards to the CRO20, Robitaille N return 7 yards to the CRO27, out-of-bounds (Ketonen A). |
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:16 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro27 | CROCODILES drive start at 01:06. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro27 | Cutlan S pass complete to Lehtonen V for 8 yards to the CRO35 (Vuorinen M). |
Cro | 2-2 | at Cro35 | PENALTY WOL personal foul 15 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN CRO. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro50 | Cutlan S pass intercepted by Laalo E at the WOL23, Laalo E return 0 yards to the WOL23. |
Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 00:17 | |||
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol23 | WOLVERINES drive start at 00:49. |
Wol | 1-10 | at Wol23 | Team Wolverines rush for loss of 1 yard to the WOL22. |
Wol | 2-11 | at Wol22 | Team Wolverines rush for loss of 1 yard to the WOL21. |
Wol | 3-12 | at Wol21 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 2 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:49 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
WOLVERINES 31, CROCODILES 15 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2020
CROCODILES vs WOLVERINES (Jul 30, 2020 at Helsinki)
CROCODILES WOLVERINES Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 14 18 32 OVERALL.......... 38 28 66 1ST DOWN......... 10 6 16 1ST DOWN......... 15 13 28 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 1 1 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 2 3 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 3 1 4 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 1 5 6 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 10 7 17 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 0 2 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 0 0 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 2 3 5 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 6 4 10 4TH DOWN......... 0 2 2 4TH DOWN......... 1 2 3 CROCODILES WOLVERINES Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 14 18 32 ............... 38 28 66 |
Vaahteraliiga potkaistaan käyntiin torstaina 30. heinäkuuta Brahen kentällä klo 18.30.
Avausottelussa kohtaavat viime kauden kolmonen Wolverines sekä nelonen Crocodiles. Joukkueiden kauteen valmistautumista on värittäneet koronapandemian tuomat rajoitukset, mutta torstain lähestyessä fokus on vain ja ainoastaan pelaamisessa.
Wolverines heittää ja puolustaa juoksua
Kotijoukkue Wolverines on uudistunut rajusti ja painopiste asetettiin jo ennen koronaa omien nuorten lahjakkuuksien koulimiseen liigakentille. Rosteri sekä valmennustiimi ovat rakentuneet nykymuotoonsa läpi harjoittelukauden ja nyt taisteluun lähdetään yhdysvaltalaisen Michael Mattinglyn ohjauksessa.
Torstain ottelussa tullaan näkemään useita liiga-debyyttejä jopa avauskokoonpanossa. Tukimiesosastolla taklaava palomies Mikael Vuorinen on vakuuttanut valmennusjohdon fyysisellä pelaamisella ja voittanut paikan aloituksessa. Myös nuorten maajoukkueessa pelannut Maximilian Ollila saa ensikosketuksen liigavauhtiin takakentällä. Valmennuspäällikkö Vilkko haluaa nostaa esille myös tuoreen linjapuolustajansa Jonis Heikkisen, joka edustaa puolustuksen rookie-kategoriaa. Mies saattaa saada ensimmäiset liiga-downinsa jo torstaina. Kokemusta ahma-puolustukseen tuovat Ville Valasti ja Benjamin Egbudive.
Wolvojen hyökkäyskalusto on nimekäs ja odotuksissa on pelinrakentaja Christopher Forcierin heittopainotteinen iltapuhde laadukkaille laitureilleen. Juoksuvastuu on torstaina Johannes Siirilällä, joka debyyttikaudellaan 2019 juoksi ahmoissa 5 jaardin etenemiskeskiarvolla.
Crocodiles juoksee ja puolustaa heittoa
Nälkäiset krokotiilit saapuvat Helsinkiin ennakkoon vahvan rosterin voimin. Omien kasvattien ohella joukkue onnistui hankkimaan lopulta miehistöönsä tuhdin nipun kokeneita import-pelaajia ja nousi samalla vahvasi playoff-kandidaatiksi. Seinäjoella puhutaan jo paluusta Vaahteramaljaan.
Seinäjokisten pelinrakentajavalinta yllätti monet. Kokenut Spencer Cutlan siirtyy johtamaan joukkueen hyökkäystä ja torstain mielenkiinto kohdistuukin joukkueen pelivalintoihin. Kenellekään ei tule yllätyksenä, että voimakaksikko Christian Powell ja Veikka Lehtonen tulevat juoksemaan pallon kanssa paljon. Juoksu-uhka on Vaahteraliigan pelottavin, mutta heitot arvoituksia. Wolverinesin kokematon takakenttä saattaa houkutella Joni Mäkelää ja Samu Juppoa kokeilemaan ilmasiltaa suunniteltua enemmänkin.
Puolustuksessa ehdottoman mielenkiintoinen tuttavuus tulee olemaan yhdysvaltalaistakamies Alexander Germany. Onnistuvatko Crocodilesin heittopuolustajat Germany, Mikko Havulehto, Joonas Kaleva sekä ranskalainen Hadrien Lynda pysäyttämään Vastustajan nimekkään laiturit ajoissa.