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Helsinki Roosters vs Helsinki Wolverines (Jul 21, 2022)

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

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary (Final)
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Helsinki Roosters vs Helsinki Wolverines (Jul 21, 2022 at Helsinki)

Helsinki Roosters (5-3) vs. Helsinki Wolverines (5-3)

Date: Jul 21, 2022 • Site: Helsinki • Stadium: Velodrome • Attendance: 437

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
Helsinki Roosters	0	2	7	2	11
Helsinki Wolverines	0	6	0	0	6

SCORING SUMMARY				ROO -WOL
2nd	01:25	WOL	Long RJ 38 yd pass from Harris J (Team Wolverines rush fumbld)
			6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:40	0 - 6
	01:25	ROO	Nylund T PAT return
				2 - 6
3rd	02:11	ROO	Stancombe B 3 yd run (Jauhiainen J kick)
			16 plays, 80 yards, TOP 6:50	9 - 6
4th	02:41	ROO	Team Roosters safety
				11 - 6

Kickoff time: 18.30 • End of Game: 20.38 • Total elapsed time: 2h 8min
Referee: Immonen M • Umpire: Aaltonen E • Linesman: Kalliokoski R • Line judge: Suojanen R-V • Back judge: Janhuba R • Field judge: Reiners J • Side judge: Lindroos T •
Temperature: + 23C • Wind: 4 m/s • Weather: Aurinkoinen

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
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Team Totals	ROO	WOL
FIRST DOWNS	21	6
Rushing	12	2
Passing	9	4
Penalty	0	0
NET YARDS RUSHING	188	-17
Rushing Attempts	44	21
Average Per Rush	4.3	-0.8
Rushing Touchdowns	1	0
Yards Gained Rushing	202	46
Yards Lost Rushing	14	63
NET YARDS PASSING	121	78
Completions-Attempts-Int	15-28-0	11-13-0
Average Per Attempt	4.3	6.0
Average Per Completion	8.1	7.1
Passing Touchdowns	0	1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	309	61
Total offense plays	72	34
Average Gain Per Play	4.3	1.8
Fumbles: Number-Lost	2-1	1-0
Penalties: Number-Yards	0-0	4-15
PUNTS-YARDS	1-31	7-277
Average Yards Per Punt	31.0	39.6
Net Yards Per Punt	14.0	35.0
Inside 20	0	0
50+ Yards	0	0
Touchbacks	0	1
Fair catch	0	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	2-120	2-107
Average Yards Per Kickoff	60.0	53.5
Net Yards Per Kickoff	45.0	17.5
Touchbacks	1	0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	4-12-0	1-17-0
Average Per Return	3.0	17.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	2-72-0	1-10-0
Average Per Return	36.0	10.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	28:58	19:02
1st Quarter	4:41	7:19
2nd Quarter	6:12	5:48
3rd Quarter	7:47	4:13
4th Quarter	10:18	1:42
Third-Down Conversions	1 of 10	2 of 9
Fourth-Down Conversions	2 of 8	0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	1-3	0-0
Touchdowns	1-3	0-0
Field goals	0-3	0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards	5-46	2-12
PAT Kicks	1-1	0-0
Field Goals	0-0	0-0
Points off turnovers	0	0

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
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Helsinki Roosters

Helsinki Wolverines

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Pajarinen L	14	79	0	79	0	12	5.6
Stancombe B	12	55	12	43	1	21	3.6
Daifi M	2	23	0	23	0	13	11.5
Kaasinen H	7	20	0	20	0	5	2.9
Bernat N	4	19	0	19	0	8	4.8
Urjansson A	2	6	0	6	0	4	3.0
Vehkomaki Sam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Roosters	2	0	2	-2	0	0	-1.0
Totals...	44	202	14	188	1	21	4.3

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Young W	9	33	7	26	0	10	2.9
El Ouacef J	3	10	0	10	0	6	3.3
Mantymaki A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Harris J	8	3	56	-53	0	3	-6.6
Totals...	21	46	63	-17	0	10	-0.8

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Stancombe B	15-27-0	121	0	16	2
Urjansson A	0-1-0	0	0	0	0
Totals...	15-28-0	121	0	16	2

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Harris J	10-12-0	79	1	38	5
El Ouacef J	1-1-0	-1	0	0	0
Totals...	11-13-0	78	1	38	5

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Nicault A	8	70	0	16
Pitkanen T	2	15	0	10
Polley E	2	15	0	9
Soderholm T	2	14	0	7
Jauhiainen J	1	7	0	7
Totals...	15	121	0	16

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Long RJ	3	42	1	38
Emos M	3	21	0	11
Young W	2	6	0	4
Tuominen M	1	8	0	8
Mantymaki A	1	2	0	2
El Ouacef J	1	-1	0	0
Totals...	11	78	1	38

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Jauhiainen J	1	31	31.0	31	0	0
Totals...	1	31	31.0	31	0	0

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Pulkkinen A	7	277	39.6	48	0	1
Totals...	7	277	39.6	48	0	1

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Polley E	4	12	4	1	25	25	0	0	0
Bernat N	0	0	0	1	47	47	0	0	0
Totals...	4	12	4	2	72	47	0	0	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Lewis D	0	0	0	1	10	10	0	0	0
Slater C	1	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals...	1	17	17	1	10	10	0	0	0

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Pajarinen L	79	0	0	0	0	79
Nicault A	0	70	0	0	0	70
Bernat N	19	0	47	0	0	66
Polley E	0	15	25	12	0	52
Stancombe B	43	0	0	0	0	43
Daifi M	23	0	0	0	0	23
Kaasinen H	20	0	0	0	0	20
Pitkanen T	0	15	0	0	0	15
Soderholm T	0	14	0	0	0	14
Jauhiainen J	0	7	0	0	0	7
Urjansson A	6	0	0	0	0	6
Team Roosters	-2	0	0	0	0	-2
Totals...	188	121	72	12	0	393

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Long RJ	0	42	0	0	0	42
Young W	26	6	0	0	0	32
Emos M	0	21	0	0	0	21
Slater C	0	0	0	17	0	17
Lewis D	0	0	10	0	0	10
El Ouacef J	10	-1	0	0	0	9
Tuominen M	0	8	0	0	0	8
Mantymaki A	0	2	0	0	0	2
Harris J	-53	0	0	0	0	-53
Totals...	-17	78	10	17	0	88

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Jauhiainen J	2	120	1	0	60.0

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Alakoski J	2	107	0	0	53.5

FUMBLES: Helsinki Roosters-Polley E 1-1; Daifi M 1-0. Helsinki Wolverines-Harris J 1-0.

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	R50	09:41	Punt	W21	07:21		Downs	7-29	2:20
ROO	1st	W45	00:00	Punt	W39	06:00		Fumble	0-6	0:00
ROO	1st	R20	02:21	Punt	W38	09:37		Downs	10-42	4:44
ROO	2nd	R31	06:29	Punt	W35	04:05		Downs	7-34	2:24
ROO	2nd	R35	01:17	Kickoff	W38	00:00		Downs	7-27	1:17
ROO	3rd	W40	11:51	Kickoff	W38	11:03		Downs	4-2	0:48
ROO	3rd	R20	09:01	Punt	W00	02:11	*	TOUCHDOWN	16-80	6:50	#
ROO	4th	R42	11:51	Punt	R44	09:58		Punt	3-2	1:53
ROO	4th	R21	08:29	Punt	W01	02:45		Downs	13-78	5:44	#
ROO	4th	W43	02:38	Kickoff	W20	00:00		End of half	5-23	2:38	#

WOL	1st	W20	12:00	Kickoff	W13	09:41		Punt	3--7	2:19
WOL	1st	W21	07:21	Downs	W03	06:00		Punt	3--18	1:21
WOL	1st	W39	06:00	Fumble	R48	02:21		Punt	6-13	3:39
WOL	2nd	W38	09:37	Downs	W34	06:29		Punt	5--4	3:08
WOL	2nd	W35	04:05	Downs	R00	01:25	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-65	2:40
WOL	2nd	W38	00:00	Downs	W38	00:00		End of half	0-0	0:00
WOL	3rd	W38	11:03	Downs	W43	09:01		Punt	3-5	2:02
WOL	3rd	W20	02:11	Kickoff	W25	11:51		Punt	4-5	2:20
WOL	4th	W42	09:58	Punt	W40	08:29		Punt	3--2	1:29
WOL	4th	W01	02:45	Downs	W00	02:41	*	SAFETY	1--1	0:04

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Helsinki Roosters	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	04:41	06:12	07:47	10:18	10:53	18:05	28:58
3rd Down Conversions	0/1	0/3	1/3	0/3	0/4	1/6	1/10
Average field position	R35	R33	R40	R40	R34	R40	R37
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/3	1/2	1/2	0/4	2/4	2/8

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Helsinki Wolverines	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	07:19	05:48	04:13	01:42	13:07	05:55	19:02
3rd Down Conversions	1/4	1/2	0/2	0/1	2/6	0/3	2/9
Average field position	W26	W36	W29	W21	W30	W25	W28
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

	Drive Started				Drive Ended				Consumed
Team	Qtr	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time		How Lost	Pl-Yds	TOP	RZ
WOL	1st	W20	12:00	Kickoff	W13	09:41		Punt	3--7	2:19
ROO	1st	R50	09:41	Punt	W21	07:21		Downs	7-29	2:20
WOL	1st	W21	07:21	Downs	W03	06:00		Punt	3--18	1:21
ROO	1st	W45	00:00	Punt	W39	06:00		Fumble	0-6	0:00
WOL	1st	W39	06:00	Fumble	R48	02:21		Punt	6-13	3:39
ROO	1st	R20	02:21	Punt	W38	09:37		Downs	10-42	4:44
WOL	2nd	W38	09:37	Downs	W34	06:29		Punt	5--4	3:08

ROO	2nd	R31	06:29	Punt	W35	04:05		Downs	7-34	2:24
WOL	2nd	W35	04:05	Downs	R00	01:25	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-65	2:40
ROO	2nd	R35	01:17	Kickoff	W38	00:00		Downs	7-27	1:17
WOL	2nd	W38	00:00	Downs	W38	00:00		End of half	0-0	0:00
ROO	3rd	W40	11:51	Kickoff	W38	11:03		Downs	4-2	0:48

WOL	3rd	W38	11:03	Downs	W43	09:01		Punt	3-5	2:02
ROO	3rd	R20	09:01	Punt	W00	02:11	*	TOUCHDOWN	16-80	6:50	#
WOL	3rd	W20	02:11	Kickoff	W25	11:51		Punt	4-5	2:20
ROO	4th	R42	11:51	Punt	R44	09:58		Punt	3-2	1:53

WOL	4th	W42	09:58	Punt	W40	08:29		Punt	3--2	1:29
ROO	4th	R21	08:29	Punt	W01	02:45		Downs	13-78	5:44	#
WOL	4th	W01	02:45	Downs	W00	02:41	*	SAFETY	1--1	0:04
ROO	4th	W43	02:38	Kickoff	W20	00:00		End of half	5-23	2:38	#

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	5	3	6.5	2.0/14	.	.	.	.	.	1.0/12	.
8	Kuikka N	5	2	6.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
95	Jaradat M	3	.	3.0	2.0/16	.	.	.	.	.	2.0/16	.
90	Wezdenko K	2	2	3.0	3.0/15	.	.	.	.	.	1.0/9	.
44	Berg C	1	4	3.0	1.0/9	.	.	.	.	.	1.0/9	.
3	Gruel C	1	4	3.0	1.0/2	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
2	Bernat N	2	1	2.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
28	Rontu V	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
55	Lagstrom N	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TM	Team Roosters	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

##	Helsinki Wolverines	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	Sack/Yds	QBH
14	Lindfors W	6	8	10.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
35	Kylli A	7	3	8.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
2	Irvin E	7	1	7.5	.	1	.	.	1	.	.	.
29	Lewis D	4	2	5.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
49	Rautavirta V	2	5	4.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
18	Egbudiwe B	1	5	3.5	1.0/2	.	.	.	.	.	1.0/2	.
91	Heikkinen J	2	1	2.5	1.0/10	.	.	.	.	.	1.0/10	.
46	Lindqvist J	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
99	Jousmaki J	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
22	Slater C	2	.	2.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
44	Calvache N	1	2	2.0	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
90	Olavuo A	1	2	2.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
65	Waxlax E	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
1	Long RJ	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
7	El Ouacef 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	14	Pitkanen T
WR	21	Nicault A
WR	87	Soderholm T
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	3	Gruel C
DT	95	Jaradat M
DT	44	Berg C
DE	90	Wezdenko K
LB	26	Aronpaa T
LB	55	Lagstrom N
CB	15	Nylund T
CB	7	Polley E
CB	2	Bernat N
S	28	Rontu V
S	8	Kuikka N

Helsinki Wolverines
Pos	##	Offense
QB	16	Harris J
RB	36	Young W
WR	1	Long RJ
WR	85	Emos M
WR	0	Sagne S
WR	34	Tuominen M
LT	53	Ramirez N
LG	75	Voutilainen J
OC	67	Silen J
RG	57	Jauhanen E
RT	76	Risku A

Helsinki Wolverines
Pos	##	Defense
DE	5	Kordus J
DT	18	Egbudiwe B
DT	90	Olavuo A
DE	91	Heikkinen J
LB	49	Rautavirta V
LB	14	Lindfors W
LB	44	Calvache N
CB	35	Kylli A
SS	22	Slater C
FS	2	Irvin E
CB	29	Lewis D

Helsinki Roosters: 4-Tuovinen E, 5-Hamalainen T, 9-Urjansson A, 10-Salah Omer S, 23-Oksanen T, 27-Daifi M, 29-Kaasinen H, 36-Ollila A, 37-Ribeiro E, 48-Lipola J, 52-Lehtonen T, 62-Niemela A, 65-Ojansivu N, 68-Anttila T, 76-Palrin K, 85-Wahlstein G, 98-Oinonen O, 99-Wahlstein A.

Helsinki Wolverines: 3-Laalo R, 7-El Ouacef J, 30-Jokinen T, 33-Lugora S, 37-Nguyen P, 41-Jarvinen J, 42-Koskenniemi P, 46-Lindqvist J, 65-Waxlax E, 70-Miettinen V, 71-Lappalainen J, 81-Kantonen N, 82-Alakoski J, 83-Mantymaki A, 84-Pulkkinen A, 99-Jousmaki J.

Play-by-Play Summary

Play-by-Play Summary
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1st Quarter

			Wolverines voittaa arvonnan ja palauttaa pohjoispaadysta
			Jauhiainen J kickoff 55 yards to the WOL10, Lewis D return 10 yards to the WOL20, out-of-bounds (Bernat N).
Wol	1-10	at Wol20	Harris J short middle pass complete to Long RJ for 3 yards to the WOL23 (Lagstrom N).
Wol	2-7	at Wol23	Young W rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the WOL24 (Aronpaa T).
Wol	3-6	at Wol24	Deadball foul, PENALTY WOL false start (Sagne S) 5 yards to the WOL19, NO PLAY.
Wol	3-11	at Wol19	Harris J sacked for loss of 6 yards to the WOL13 (Jaradat M).
Wol	4-17	at Wol13	Pulkkinen A punt 37 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds.
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 02:19
Roo	1-10	at Roo50	HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 09:41.
Roo	1-10	at Roo50	Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 6 yards to the WOL44 (Jousmaki J).
Roo	2-4	at Wol44	Stancombe B screen right pass complete to Nicault A for 9 yards to the WOL35, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds (Kylli A).
Roo	1-10	at Wol35	Stancombe B short left pass complete to Pitkanen T for 10 yards to the WOL25, 1ST DOWN ROO (Kylli A).
Roo	1-10	at Wol25	Stancombe B deep right pass incomplete to Soderholm T.
Roo	2-10	at Wol25	Stancombe B short middle pass incomplete to Nicault A (Calvache N).
Roo	3-10	at Wol25	Pajarinen L rush draw play for 4 yards to the WOL21 (Rautavirta V;Lindfors W).
Roo	4-6	at Wol21	Stancombe B short left pass incomplete to Nicault A (Irvin E).
			Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, TOP 02:20
Wol	1-10	at Wol21	HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 07:21.
Wol	1-10	at Wol21	Harris J sacked for loss of 9 yards to the WOL12 (Berg C).
Wol	2-19	at Wol12	Harris J sacked for loss of 9 yards to the WOL3 (Wezdenko K).
Wol	3-28	at Wol03	Harris J screen right pass incomplete to Young W (Gruel C).
Wol	4-28	at Wol03	Pulkkinen A punt 42 yards to the WOL45, Polley E return 0 yards to the WOL45, fumble by Polley E recovered by WOL El Ouacef J at WOL39.
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 18 yards, TOP 01:21
Wol	1-10	at Wol39	HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 06:00.
Wol	1-10	at Wol39	Mantymaki A rush over left guard for no gain to the WOL39 (Gruel C;Berg C).
Wol	2-10	at Wol39	Young W rush over right guard for no gain to the WOL39 (Aronpaa T;Gruel C).
Wol	3-10	at Wol39	Harris J short middle pass complete to Emos M for 11 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN WOL (Kuikka N).
Wol	1-10	at Wol50	Harris J rush for loss of 5 yards to the WOL45, fumble by Harris J recovered by WOL Harris J at WOL43.
Wol	2-17	at Wol43	El Ouacef J rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the WOL44 (Berg C;Aronpaa T).
Wol	3-16	at Wol44	Young W rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the ROO48 (Kuikka N).
Wol	4-8	at Roo48	Pulkkinen A punt 48 yards to the ROO0, touchback.
			Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, TOP 03:39
Roo	1-10	at Roo20	HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 02:21.
Roo	1-10	at Roo20	Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ROO25 (Lindfors W;Rautavirta V).
Roo	2-5	at Roo25	Stancombe B short left pass complete to Soderholm T for 7 yards to the ROO32, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds (Lewis D).
Roo	1-10	at Roo32	Pajarinen L rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the ROO35 (Lewis D).
Roo	2-7	at Roo35	Stancombe B short right pass complete to Jauhiainen J for 7 yards to the ROO42, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds.
Roo	1-10	at Roo42	Stancombe B screen left pass complete to Nicault A for 8 yards to the 50 yardline (Lindfors W;Kylli A).
			Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:44
			Helsinki Roosters 0, Helsinki Wolverines 0

2nd Quarter

Roo	2-2	at Roo50	Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00.
Roo	2-2	at Roo50	Daifi M rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the WOL46, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lindfors W).
Roo	1-10	at Wol46	Kaasinen H rush over right guard for 2 yards to the WOL44 (Olavuo A;Calvache N).
Roo	2-8	at Wol44	Stancombe B sacked for loss of 2 yards to the WOL46 (Egbudiwe B).
Roo	3-10	at Wol46	Stancombe B screen left pass complete to Nicault A for 6 yards to the WOL40, out-of-bounds (Kylli A).
Roo	4-4	at Wol40	Timeout Helsinki Roosters, clock 09:43.
Roo	4-4	at Wol40	Timeout Helsinki Wolverines, clock 09:43.
Roo	4-4	at Wol40	Bernat N rush over right end for 2 yards to the WOL38 (Lindfors W).
			Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, TOP 04:44
Wol	1-10	at Wol38	HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 09:37.
Wol	1-10	at Wol38	El Ouacef J rush over right guard for 6 yards to the WOL44 (Jaradat M).
Wol	2-4	at Wol44	Harris J short middle pass complete to Emos M for 4 yards to the WOL48, 1ST DOWN WOL (Kuikka N).
Wol	1-10	at Wol48	Harris J screen right pass complete to Long RJ for 1 yard to the WOL49, out-of-bounds (Kuikka N;Bernat N).
Wol	2-9	at Wol49	Harris J rush for loss of 3 yards to the WOL46 (Wezdenko K;Gruel C).
Wol	3-12	at Wol46	Harris J sacked for loss of 12 yards to the WOL34 (Aronpaa T).
Wol	4-24	at Wol34	Pulkkinen A punt 39 yards to the ROO27, Polley E return 4 yards to the ROO31 (Lewis D).
			Drive: 5 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 03:08
Roo	1-10	at Roo31	HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 06:29.
Roo	1-10	at Roo31	Stancombe B rush for 8 yards to the ROO39 (Lindfors W;Egbudiwe B), PENALTY WOL offside defense declined.
Roo	2-2	at Roo39	Stancombe B screen left pass complete to Nicault A for 3 yards to the ROO42, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds.
Roo	1-10	at Roo42	Stancombe B short right pass complete to Nicault A for 16 yards to the WOL42, 1ST DOWN ROO (Irvin E).
Roo	1-10	at Wol42	Pajarinen L rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the WOL36, out-of-bounds (Irvin E).
Roo	2-4	at Wol36	Pajarinen L rush draw play for 1 yard to the WOL35 (Rautavirta V).
Roo	3-3	at Wol35	Stancombe B short right pass incomplete to Nicault A.
Roo	4-3	at Wol35	Stancombe B short right pass incomplete to Jauhiainen J.
			Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, TOP 02:24
Wol	1-10	at Wol35	HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 04:05.
Wol	1-10	at Wol35	Young W rush over left end for 10 yards to the WOL45, 1ST DOWN WOL (Lagstrom N).
Wol	1-10	at Wol45	Harris J screen left pass complete to Young W for 4 yards to the WOL49, out-of-bounds (Kuikka N).
Wol	2-6	at Wol49	Young W rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the ROO47 (Aronpaa T;Berg C).
Wol	3-2	at Roo47	Harris J short middle pass complete to Emos M for 6 yards to the ROO41, 1ST DOWN WOL (Rontu V).
Wol	1-10	at Roo41	El Ouacef J rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ROO38 (Berg C;Kuikka N).
Wol	2-7	at Roo38	Harris J deep left pass complete to Long RJ for 38 yards to the ROO0, 1ST DOWN WOL, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:25.
			Team Wolverines rush attempt failed (fumbled), returned by Nylund T for defensive PAT, PENALTY WOL illegal formation declined.
			Helsinki Wolverines 6, Helsinki Roosters 0
			Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:48
			Alakoski J kickoff 55 yards to the ROO10, Polley E return 25 yards to the ROO35 (Lindqvist J).
Roo	1-10	at Roo35	HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 01:17.
Roo	1-10	at Roo35	Stancombe B short left pass complete to Nicault A for 11 yards to the ROO46, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds (Irvin E).
Roo	1-10	at Roo46	Stancombe B screen left pass incomplete to Pajarinen L.
Roo	2-10	at Roo46	Stancombe B short right pass complete to Nicault A for 10 yards to the WOL44, 1ST DOWN ROO (Calvache N).
Roo	1-10	at Wol44	Stancombe B short left pass complete to Pitkanen T for 5 yards to the WOL39 (Kylli A).
Roo	2-5	at Wol39	Stancombe B deep right pass incomplete to Jauhiainen J.
Roo	3-5	at Wol39	Timeout Helsinki Wolverines, clock 00:18.
Roo	3-5	at Wol39	Stancombe B sacked for loss of 10 yards to the WOL49 (Heikkinen J).
Roo	4-15	at Wol49	Timeout Helsinki Roosters, clock 00:06.
Roo	4-15	at Wol49	Stancombe B rush scrambling for 11 yards to the WOL38, out-of-bounds.
			Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:17
Wol	1-10	at Wol38	HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 00:00.
Wol	1-10	at Wol38	End of half, clock 00:00.
			Helsinki Wolverines 6, Helsinki Roosters 2

3rd Quarter

Wol	1-10	at Wol38	Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, WOL ball on WOL35.
			Alakoski J kickoff 52 yards to the ROO13, Bernat N return 47 yards to the WOL40 (Slater C).
Roo	1-10	at Wol40	HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 11:51.
Roo	1-10	at Wol40	Stancombe B screen right pass incomplete to Jauhiainen J.
Roo	2-10	at Wol40	Kaasinen H rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the WOL39 (Olavuo A).
Roo	3-9	at Wol39	Stancombe B short middle pass incomplete to Nicault A.
Roo	4-9	at Wol39	Stancombe B rush scrambling for 1 yard to the WOL38 (Lindfors W).
			Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:48
Wol	1-10	at Wol38	HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 11:03.
Wol	1-10	at Wol38	Young W rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the WOL37 (Gruel C;Wezdenko K).
Wol	2-11	at Wol37	Harris J short middle pass complete to Tuominen M for 8 yards to the WOL45 (Kuikka N).
Wol	3-3	at Wol45	Young W rush draw play for loss of 2 yards to the WOL43 (Aronpaa T).
Wol	4-5	at Wol43	Pulkkinen A punt 37 yards to the ROO20, downed.
			Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:02
Roo	1-10	at Roo20	HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 09:01.
Roo	1-10	at Roo20	Kaasinen H rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ROO25 (Lindfors W;Rautavirta V).
Roo	2-5	at Roo25	Kaasinen H rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the ROO30, 1ST DOWN ROO (Rautavirta V;Egbudiwe B).
Roo	1-10	at Roo30	Stancombe B short right pass complete to Soderholm T for 7 yards to the ROO37, out-of-bounds (Kylli A).
Roo	2-3	at Roo37	Kaasinen H rush over left guard for 5 yards to the ROO42, 1ST DOWN ROO (Heikkinen J;Olavuo A).
Roo	1-10	at Roo42	Stancombe B short right pass complete to Polley E for 6 yards to the ROO48 (Kylli A).
Roo	2-4	at Roo48	Kaasinen H rush over right guard for 1 yard to the ROO49 (Rautavirta V;Egbudiwe B).
Roo	3-3	at Roo49	Stancombe B short right pass complete to Polley E for 9 yards to the WOL42, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds (Kylli A).
Roo	1-10	at Wol42	Pajarinen L rush over left guard for 11 yards to the WOL31, 1ST DOWN ROO (Slater C).
Roo	1-10	at Wol31	Stancombe B screen right pass complete to Nicault A for 7 yards to the WOL24 (Kylli A;Calvache N).
Roo	2-3	at Wol24	Pajarinen L rush over left guard for no gain to the WOL24 (Lindfors W;Egbudiwe B).
Roo	3-3	at Wol24	Stancombe B deep right pass incomplete to Polley E.
Roo	4-3	at Wol24	Urjansson A rush over left guard for 4 yards to the WOL20, 1ST DOWN ROO (Rautavirta V).
Roo	1-10	at Wol20	Timeout Helsinki Wolverines, clock 03:44.
Roo	1-10	at Wol20	Stancombe B rush scrambling for 3 yards to the WOL17, out-of-bounds.
Roo	2-7	at Wol17	Pajarinen L rush over left guard for 12 yards to the WOL5, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lindfors W;Kylli A).
Roo	1-G	at Wol05	Urjansson A rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the WOL3 (Irvin E).
Roo	2-G	at Wol03	Stancombe B rush up middle for 3 yards to the WOL0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:11.
Roo	1-G	at Wol03	Deadball foul, PENALTY WOL offside defense 2 yards to the WOL1, NO PLAY.
			Jauhiainen J kick attempt good.
			Helsinki Roosters 9, Helsinki Wolverines 6
			Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, TOP 06:50
			Jauhiainen J kickoff 65 yards to the WOL0, touchback.
Wol	1-10	at Wol20	HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 02:11.
Wol	1-10	at Wol20	Young W rush over left guard for 10 yards to the WOL30, 1ST DOWN WOL (Rontu V).
Wol	1-10	at Wol30	Harris J pass complete to Mantymaki A for 2 yards to the WOL32 (Aronpaa T).
Wol	2-8	at Wol32	Harris J sacked for loss of 10 yards to the WOL22 (Jaradat M).
Wol	3-18	at Wol22	Harris J rush scrambling for 3 yards to the WOL25 (Gruel C).
			Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:20
			Helsinki Roosters 9, Helsinki Wolverines 6

4th Quarter

Wol	4-15	at Wol25	Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00.
Wol	4-15	at Wol25	Pulkkinen A punt 35 yards to the ROO40, Polley E return 2 yards to the ROO42 (Lindqvist J).
			Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:20
Roo	1-10	at Roo42	HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 11:51.
Roo	1-10	at Roo42	Kaasinen H rush over right guard for 1 yard to the ROO43 (Waxlax E).
Roo	2-9	at Roo43	Stancombe B rush scrambling for 1 yard to the ROO44, out-of-bounds.
Roo	3-8	at Roo44	Stancombe B rush quarterback draw for no gain to the ROO44 (Jousmaki J).
Roo	4-8	at Roo44	Jauhiainen J punt 31 yards to the WOL25, Slater C return 17 yards to the WOL42 (Aronpaa T).
			Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:53
Wol	1-10	at Wol42	HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 09:58.
Wol	1-10	at Wol42	Harris J screen right pass complete to Young W for 2 yards to the WOL44 (Bernat N).
Wol	2-8	at Wol44	Young W rush over left end for loss of 4 yards to the WOL40 (Wezdenko K).
Wol	3-12	at Wol40	Harris J deep left pass incomplete.
Wol	4-12	at Wol40	Pulkkinen A punt 39 yards to the ROO21, Polley E return 0 yards to the ROO21 (Lewis D).
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:29
Roo	1-10	at Roo21	HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 08:29.
Roo	1-10	at Roo21	Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 5 yards to the ROO26 (Lindfors W).
Roo	2-5	at Roo26	Stancombe B rush scrambling for 21 yards to the ROO47, 1ST DOWN ROO, out-of-bounds.
Roo	1-10	at Roo47	Daifi M rush over left guard for 13 yards to the WOL40, fumble forced by Irvin E, fumble by Daifi M recovered by ROO Jauhiainen J at WOL34, 1ST DOWN ROO.
Roo	1-10	at Wol34	Stancombe B short right pass incomplete.
Roo	2-10	at Wol34	Pajarinen L rush over right tackle for 9 yards to the WOL25 (Heikkinen J).
Roo	3-1	at Wol25	Stancombe B screen right pass incomplete to Bernat N.
Roo	4-1	at Wol25	Stancombe B rush up middle for 5 yards to the WOL20, 1ST DOWN ROO.
Roo	1-10	at Wol20	Bernat N rush over left end for 3 yards to the WOL17 (Lewis D;Lindfors W).
Roo	2-7	at Wol17	Bernat N rush over left guard for 8 yards to the WOL9, 1ST DOWN ROO (Irvin E).
Roo	1-G	at Wol09	Bernat N rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the WOL3 (Irvin E).
Roo	2-G	at Wol03	Urjansson A short right pass incomplete to Wahlstein G.
Roo	3-G	at Wol03	Vehkomaki Sam rush over left guard for no gain to the WOL3 (Lewis D;Egbudiwe B).
Roo	4-G	at Wol03	Stancombe B rush up middle for 2 yards to the WOL1.
			Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, TOP 05:44
Wol	1-10	at Wol01	HELSINKI WOLVERINES drive start at 02:45.
Wol	1-10	at Wol01	El Ouacef J screen left pass complete to El Ouacef J for loss of 1 yard to the WOL0, Team Roosters safety, clock 02:41.
			Helsinki Roosters 11, Helsinki Wolverines 6
Wol	1-G	at Wol20	Timeout Helsinki Wolverines, clock 02:41.
			Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:07
			Alakoski J kickoff 23 yards to the WOL43, on-side kick, recovered by ROO Tuovinen E on WOL43, PENALTY WOL offside defense 3 yards to the WOL40.
Roo	1-10	at Wol40	HELSINKI ROOSTERS drive start at 02:38.
Roo	1-10	at Wol40	Pajarinen L rush over right guard for 10 yards to the WOL30, 1ST DOWN ROO (Irvin E;Long RJ).
Roo	1-10	at Wol30	Pajarinen L rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the WOL27 (Lindfors W).
Roo	2-7	at Wol27	Timeout Helsinki Wolverines, clock 01:53.
Roo	2-7	at Wol27	Deadball foul, PENALTY WOL offside defense 5 yards to the WOL22, NO PLAY.
Roo	2-2	at Wol22	Pajarinen L rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the WOL18, 1ST DOWN ROO (Lindfors W).
Roo	1-10	at Wol18	Team Roosters rush kneel down for loss of 1 yard to the WOL19.
Roo	2-11	at Wol19	Team Roosters rush kneel down for loss of 1 yard to the WOL20.
Roo	3-12	at Wol20	End of game, clock 00:00.
			Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:38
			FINAL SCORE
			Helsinki Roosters 11, Helsinki Wolverines 6

Play Breakdown Summary

Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
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Helsinki Roosters vs Helsinki Wolverines (Jul 21, 2022 at Helsinki)




Helsinki Roosters                      Helsinki Wolverines

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   42   30     72     OVERALL..........   16   18     34
1ST DOWN.........   18   12     30     1ST DOWN.........    7    7     14
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    5    2      7     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    0    0      0
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    4    3      7     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    1      2
2ND DOWN-LONG....    6    4     10     2ND DOWN-LONG....    5    4      9
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    0    1      1     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    0    1      1
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    3      4     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    0      1
3RD DOWN-LONG....    2    3      5     3RD DOWN-LONG....    2    5      7
4TH DOWN.........    6    2      8     4TH DOWN.........    0    0      0

Helsinki Roosters                      Helsinki Wolverines

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   42   30     72       ...............   16   18     34




Helsinki Roosters (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (18 RUN, 12 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 R31 #12   8 [    ]                                          1-10 W25 #12 to #87     - [     ] draw play
1-10 W18 #TM  -1 [    ] kneel down                               1-10 R46 #12 to #1      - [     ] SCL
1-10 W20 #2    3 [    ] over left end                            1-10 R42 #12 to #21     8 [     ] SCL
1-10 W42 #1   11 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 W31 #12 to #21     7 [     ] SCR
1-10 R47 #27  13 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 W40 #12 to #88     - [     ] SCR
1-10 W42 #1    6 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 W35 #12 to #14    10 [     ] SL
1-10 R32 #1    3 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 W44 #12 to #14     5 [     ] SL
1-9  W09 #2    6 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 R35 #12 to #21    11 [     ] SL
1-5  W05 #9    2 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 R42 #12 to #21    16 [     ] scrambling
1-10 W40 #1   10 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 R42 #12 to #7      6 [     ] scrambling
1-10 R50 #1    6 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 R30 #12 to #87     7 [     ] scrambling
1-10 R20 #1    5 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 W34 #12 to #       - [     ] scrambling
1-10 R21 #1    5 [    ] over right guard
1-10 R42 #29   1 [    ] over right guard
1-10 R20 #29   5 [    ] over right guard
1-10 W46 #29   2 [    ] over right guard
1-10 W30 #1    3 [    ] over right tackle
1-10 W20 #12   3 [    ] scrambling

2ND-SHORT RUN  (5 RUN, 2 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-3  W24 #1    0 [    ] over left guard                          2-2  R39 #12 to #21     3 [     ] SCL
2-3  R37 #29   5 [    ] over left guard                          2-3  W03 #9  to #85     - [     ] scrambling
2-2  W22 #1    4 [    ] over left tackle
2-2  R50 #27   4 [    ] over left tackle
2-3  W03 #12   3 [    ] up middle

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (4 RUN, 3 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-4  W36 #1    1 [    ] draw play                                2-5  W39 #12 to #88     - [     ] draw play
2-4  R48 #29   1 [    ] over right guard                         2-4  W44 #12 to #21     9 [     ] SCR
2-5  R25 #29   5 [    ] over right tackle                        2-5  R25 #12 to #87     7 [     ] SL
2-5  R26 #12  21 [    ] scrambling

2ND-LONG RUN  (6 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-11 W19 #TM  -1 [    ] kneel down                               2-8  W44 #12 to #    SACK [     ]
2-7  W17 #1   12 [    ] over left guard                          2-10 W25 #12 to #21     - [     ] SM
2-7  W17 #2    8 [    ] over left guard                          2-10 R46 #12 to #21    10 [     ] scrambling
2-10 W40 #29   1 [    ] over left tackle                         2-7  R35 #12 to #88     7 [     ] scrambling
2-10 W34 #1    9 [    ] over right tackle
2-9  R43 #12   1 [    ] scrambling

3RD-SHORT RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
                                                                 3-1  W25 #12 to #2      - [     ] SCR

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 3 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  W03 #53   0 [    ] over left guard                          3-3  W24 #12 to #7      - [     ] draw play
                                                                 3-3  W35 #12 to #21     - [     ] scrambling
                                                                 3-3  R49 #12 to #7      9 [     ] scrambling

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 3 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-10 W25 #1    4 [    ] draw play                                3-5  W39 #12 to #    SACK [     ]
3-8  R44 #12   0 [    ] quarterback draw                         3-10 W46 #12 to #21     6 [     ] SCL
                                                                 3-9  W39 #12 to #21     - [     ] SM

4TH DOWN RUN  (6 RUN, 2 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-3  W24 #9    4 [    ] over left guard                          4-6  W21 #12 to #21     - [     ] SL
4-4  W40 #2    2 [    ] over right end                           4-3  W35 #12 to #88     - [     ] scrambling
4-15 W49 #12  11 [    ] scrambling
4-9  W39 #12   1 [    ] scrambling
4-3  W03 #12   2 [    ] up middle
4-1  W25 #12   5 [    ] up middle


Helsinki Wolverines (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (7 RUN, 7 PASS)                                    1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 W50 #16  -5 [    ]                                          1-10 W30 #16 to #83     2 [     ]
1-10 W35 #36  10 [    ] over left end                            1-10 W21 #16 to #    SACK [     ]
1-10 W20 #36  10 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 W45 #16 to #36     4 [     ] SCL
1-10 W39 #83   0 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 W01 #7  to #7     -1 [     ] SCL
1-10 W38 #7    6 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 W48 #16 to #1      1 [     ] SCR
1-10 R41 #7    3 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 W42 #16 to #36     2 [     ] SCR
1-10 W38 #36  -1 [    ] over right tackle                        1-10 W20 #16 to #1      3 [     ] SM

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

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6  W49 #36   4 [    ] over left tackle                         2-4  W44 #16 to #85     4 [     ] SM

2ND-LONG RUN  (5 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-9  W49 #16  -3 [    ]                                          2-19 W12 #16 to #    SACK [     ]
2-8  W44 #36  -4 [    ] over left end                            2-8  W32 #16 to #    SACK [     ]
2-7  W23 #36   1 [    ] over left tackle                         2-7  R38 #16 to #1     38 [     ] DL
2-17 W43 #7    1 [    ] over left tackle                         2-11 W37 #16 to #34     8 [     ] SM
2-10 W39 #36   0 [    ] over right guard

3RD-SHORT RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
                                                                 3-2  R47 #16 to #85     6 [     ] SM

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  W45 #36  -2 [    ] draw play

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 5 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-16 W44 #36   8 [    ] over right tackle                        3-12 W46 #16 to #    SACK [     ]
3-18 W22 #16   3 [    ] scrambling                               3-11 W19 #16 to #    SACK [     ]
                                                                 3-12 W40 #16 to #       - [     ] DL
                                                                 3-28 W03 #16 to #36     - [     ] SCR
                                                                 3-10 W39 #16 to #85    11 [     ] SM

4TH DOWN RUN  (0 RUN, 0 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS

Helsingin toinen kuuma paikalliskamppailu pelataan torstaina Käpylän Velodromilla. Wolverines vei joukkueiden ensimmäisen tasaisen taistelun lukemin 13-26. Molempien joukkueiden rostereissa on tapahtunut vaihtuvuutta kauden aikana ja lähtökohdat torstain peliin ovat herkulliset.

Helsinki Wolverines on pelannut edellisen derbyn jälkeen kolme tiukkaa peliä liigan kärkijoukkueita vastaan ja voittanut niistä kaksi. Steelers vei voiton Kuopiossa yhden pisteen marginaalilla. Roosters on ottanut samassa ajassa kaksi voittoa ja saanut pelin alle sopivasti lepoviikon, jonka aikana poissaolijoiden määrä on saatu puolitettua.

Wolverines peliin ennakkosuosikkina

Sarjakakkonen Wolerines lähtee peliin hienoisena ennakkosuosikkina. Joukkue on saanut hyökkäyksensä rullaamaan aiempaa tasapainoisemmin ja edellisen paikalliskohtaamisen jälkeen asevalikoimaan on saatu lisää vaarallisuutta mm. Sebastien Sagnen ja Phung Ngyenin palattua kentällille leventämään laituririvistöjä. Kahden viimeisen pelin aikana pelinrakentaja Jabari Harris on saanut erityisesti lyhyet heittonsa rytmiin, ja osumatarkkuus on noussut jo liigan toiseksi parhaalle tasolle 61,6 prosenttiin. Edellisessä Butchers-pelissä loukkaantunut hyökkäyslinjan Paul Minzeni ei pue torstain peliin.

Alkukauden tiukin puolustus alkoi yskimään viikon takaisessa Butchers-pelissä ja on antanut yli puolet tämän kauden päästetyistä pisteistä vastustajilleen kahdessa viime pelissä. Ville Valastin puuttuminen näkyy, vaikka tasokkaita linjamiehiä joukkueesta löytyy useampiakin. Torstaina rosterista puuttuu myös linjajätti James Perrineau.

Wolverinesin takapuolustaja Colby Burton loukkaantui kovassa Crocodiles-pelissä ja Roostersia vastaan joukkue marssittaa kentälle korvaavan yhdysvaltalaispelaajan. Kokenut Darius Lewis ottaa paikan kulmapuolustajana ja helpottaa ahmajoukkueen takapuolustajapulaa, joka pakotti peluuttamaan hyökkäysmiehistöä kulmapuolustajien paikoilla Porvoossa.

28-vuotias Lewis on ehtinyt pelkästään kuluvan kauden aikana pelata Unkarissa, Turkissa ja Puolassa. Kausilla 2020 ja 2021 Lewis kuului ruotsalaisen Carlstad Crusadersin miehistöön. Myös Saksassa, Ukrainassa ja Australiassa joukkueita vahvistanut yhdysvaltalainen pelasi yliopistopelinsä Northern Arizona Universityssä (NCAA D1). Kauden ensimmäisen pelinsä Vaahteraliigassa tekee torstaina myös Jasper Lindqvist, joka pelasi alkukesän Sveitsissä Basel Gladiatorsin hyökkäyslinjassa. Wolverines-rosterissa Lindqvistin pelipaikaksi on merkitty puolustuksen linja.

Tuore Ruotsin mestari vahvistaa Roosters-linjaa

Kahden voiton putkessa ja lepotauolta peliin lähtevä Roosters on saanut rosteriinsa takaisin edellisestä pelistä puuttuneet nuorten maajoukkueen tähtipelaajat. Lisäksi hyökkäyslinjaa vahvistamaan on saatu maan ykkössenttereihin lukeutuva Mikko Toiminen, joka pelasi alkukesän Ruotsissa mestaruuden napanneessa Stockholm Mean Machines-hyökkäyksessä. Toistaiseksi ei ole tietoa, palaavatko muut Ruotsin mestaruuden napanneet Roosters-pelaajat Viljo Lempinen, Roni Salonen ja Walter Vasanoja kentille vielä kesän aikana.

Roostersin heittohyökkäys on takonut liigan joukkueista parhaiten jaardeja peleissään (ka. 221,6). Pelinrakentaja Bryce Stancombe on heittänyt pelinrakentajista eniten touchdowneja (17 kpl), mutta onnistumistarkkuus on edelleen vain karvan verran päälle 50 % (52,4 %). Kukonpoikien vahvistunut hyökkäyslinja ja ahmapuolustuksen kolhuja saanut puolustuksen frontti saattavat olla yhtälö, joka tarjoaa Stancombelle vieläkin paremmin aikaa löytää laitureitaan kentältä tilanteissa, joista kiinniotot saadaan viimeisteltyä aiempaa paremmin.

Roosters-puolustuksen Taavi Aronpää on liigan taklaustilastossa toisena ja tulee varmasti aiheuttamaan vaikeita hetkiä Wolverines-hyökkäykselle torstaina. Myös puolustuslinjan kokoonpano on pelissä siitä kovemmasta päästä, joten elementit Wolverinsin juoksupelin tyrehdyttämiseen ovat hyvät. Takakentän kornerikolmikko, sekä safetyt Niko Kuikka ja Ville Rontu kantavat vastuun ahmojen vaarallisten laiturien pysäyttämisessä. Päävalmentaja Juha Hakala ja puolustuksen koordinaattori Kalle Karppinen ovat varmasti juonineet suunnitelman, jolla vastustajan lyhyet heitot saadaan kuriin.

Torstain ottelu on kotijoukkueelle jo toinen perättäinen, jossa päävalmentaja Michael Mattingly lusii Seinäjoen tapahtumista saamaansa toimitsijakieltoa.

Helsingin vaahteraliigaderby Wolverines – Roosters pelataan torstaina 21.7. Käpylän Velodromilla. Monella tavalla helteiseksi ennustettu ottelu potkaistaan vauhtiin tuttuun tapaan klo 18:30.

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