Crocodiles – Butchers 08.08.2019
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Crocodiles tarrasi kiinni välieräpaikkaan
Seinäjoki Crocodiles (4-5) tarrasi kiinni välieräpaikkaan kukistamalla vierailevan Porvoo Butchersin (3-6) niukasti 30-29 (14-16). Ottelu oli äärimmäisen tasainen ja lopullinen ratkaisu nähtiin vasta viimeisellä minuutilla, kun Butchers yritti kahden pisteen lisäpistepeliä mennäkseen johtoon kavennusmaalin jälkeen. Heitto seilasi kuitenkin pitkäksi ja Crocodiles peitti Porvoon lyhyen aloituspotkuyrityksen ja näin sarjapisteet jäivät Seinäjoelle.
Porvoo oli valinnut peliin juoksupainotteisen taktiikan ja juoksun toimiessa se pystyi käyttämään kelloa ensimmäisellä puoliajalla siten, että molemmille joukkueille kertyi vain neljä hyökkäysvuoroa. Kun Crocodiles vastaavasti toiselle puoliajalla kulutti kelloa pitkillä hyökkäysvuoroilla, nähtiin ottelussa vain kuusi tjodellista hyökkäysvuoroa per joukkue. Seinäjoella oli omat paikkansa tehdä piste-eroa enemmänkin, mutta molemmat potkumaaliyritykset epäonnistuivat.
Vieraiden hyökkäyksessä isoin onnistuja oli Isaak Marshall, joka eteni 98 jaardia 11 kannollaan. Erityisesti ensimmäisellä puoliajalla joukkueen käyttäessä Dayton Winniä hämäyksiin, Marshall puhkoi Crocodiles puolustusta tasaisesti. Winn teki kolme maalia, mutta jäi juoksuissa 86 jaardiin 20 yrityksellä sekä vain yhteen kiinniottoon. Juoksupelipainotteisuus näkyi myös siinä, että pelinrakentaja Hans Fortune heitti 22 kertaa, joista 12 onnistui. Matkaa näillä taittui 142 jaardia, mutta Fortune jäi ottelussa ensimmäistä kertaa tällä kaudella ilman heitettyä maalia. Lohdutukseksi mies juoksi joukkueensa avausmaalin, joka oli hänen ensimmäinen juoksumaali liigassa. Tobias Handirk napsi eniten kiinniottoja (6) ja jaardeja (88).
Crocodiles hyökkäyksessä Jonathan Baker heitti 20 kertaa, joista 14 onnistui. Jaardeja kertyi 263 ja maaleja 3. Stephane Fortes napsi kuusi kiinniottoa ja kaksi maalia, Spencer Cutlanin tehdessä joukkueen kolmannen heittomaalin. Keskushyökkääjä Christian Powell pysyi hyvin porvoolaisten pihdeissä, mutta 17 kannolla kertyi 84 jaardia. Kuten kolleegansa, myös pelinrakentaja Baker juoksi itse yhden maalin.
Puolustusten puolella eniten taklauksia ottelussa keräsi Kenneth Bradley (10.5). Seinäjoen takamiehet Amir Kilani ja Dejvion Steward saivat molemmat 7.5 taklausta. Ottelun ainoa säkki jaettiin Crocodilesin Hannu Saarimaan ja OJ Thompsonin kesken.
Voiton myötä Seinäjoki on nyt vahvoilla kamppailussa välieräpaikoista. Kun otteluita on jäljellä enää kolme, on Crocodiles nyt yhden voiton edellä Porvoota ja tasapisteissä sen edellä voitettuaan molemmat keskinäiset kohtaamiset. Ihan kahden kauppa neljännestä sijasta taistelu ei ole ja sekä Royals että Saints yrittävät punnertaa itsensä vielä mukaan taistoon. Pelien määrän huvetessa tappioihin ei kenelläkään näistä ole kuitenkaan juuri varaa.
Vaahteraliiga jatkuu huomenna perjantaina Helsingissä Wolverinesin (6-3) isännöi Tampere Saintsia (1-8) ja lauantaina vuorostaan Vaasa Royals (2-6) kohtaa Kuopio Steelersin (7-2). Näiden otteluiden jälkeen tiedetään taas lisää siitä, miltä asetelmat näyttävät.
Crocodiles – Butchers 30-29 (14-16) (high lights)
1. neljännes
0-2 Crocodiles oma maali (video)
0-9 Fortune, lisäpiste Seppänen (video)
7-9 Baker, lp Cutlan (video)
2. neljännes
7-16 Winn, lp Seppänen (video)
14-16 Cutlan, lp Cutlan (video)
3. neljännes
22-16 Fortes, lp(2) Fortes (video)
4. neljännes
22-23 Winn, lp Seppänen (video)
30-23 Fortes, lp(2) McKoy-Wilson
30-29 Winn, lp epaonnistui (video)
BUTCHERS vs CROCODILES (Aug 08, 2019)
Scoring Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2019
BUTCHERS vs CROCODILES (Aug 08, 2019 at Seinajoki)
BUTCHERS (3-6) vs. CROCODILES (4-5)
Date: Aug 08, 2019 Site: Seinajoki Stadium: Keskuskentta Attendance: 369
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
BUTCHERS | 9 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
CROCODILES | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
SCORING SUMMARY | BUT -CRO | |||
1st | 10:37 | BUT | Team Butchers safety | |
2 - 0 | ||||
07:46 | BUT | Fortune H 1 yd run (Seppanen M kick) | ||
6 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:45 | 9 - 0 | |||
02:27 | CRO | Baker J 22 yd run (Cutlan S kick) | ||
10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:19 | 9 - 7 | |||
2nd | 09:12 | BUT | Winn D 3 yd run (Seppanen M kick) | |
10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:23 | 16 - 7 | |||
07:09 | CRO | Cutlan S 5 yd pass from Baker J (Cutlan S kick) | ||
5 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:03 | 16 - 14 | |||
3rd | 01:23 | CRO | Fortes S 15 yd pass from Baker J (Fortes S pass from Baker J) | |
8 plays, 87 yards, TOP 4:37 | 16 - 22 | |||
4th | 07:14 | BUT | Winn D 2 yd run (Seppanen M kick) | |
18 plays, 0 yards, TOP 9:16 | 23 - 22 | |||
04:07 | CRO | Fortes S 16 yd pass from Baker J (McKoy-Wilson P pass from Baker J) | ||
18 plays, 0 yards, TOP 9:16 | 23 - 30 | |||
00:47 | BUT | Winn D 6 yd run (Fortune H pass failed) | ||
10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:19 | 29 - 30 |
Kickoff time: 18.30 End of Game: 20.50 Total elapsed time: 2h 20min Referee: Makarainen M Umpire: Hautala P Linesman: Forsberg J Line judge: Vierikko P Back judge: Naumanen A Field judge: Toijala H Side judge: Julkunen T Temperature: 18 oC Wind: heikko Weather: sateinen Game mvp Crocodiles #6. Butchers mvp puolustus #46, hyokkays #32. Crocodiles mvp puolustus #90, hyokkays #17. |
Team Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2019
BUTCHERS vs CROCODILES (Aug 08, 2019 at Seinajoki)
Team Totals | BUT | CRO |
FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 18 |
Rushing | 12 | 4 |
Passing | 6 | 12 |
Penalty | 0 | 2 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 180 | 106 |
Rushing Attempts | 35 | 24 |
Average Per Rush | 5.1 | 4.4 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 1 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 203 | 116 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 23 | 10 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 142 | 263 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 12-22-0 | 14-20-0 |
Average Per Attempt | 6.5 | 13.1 |
Average Per Completion | 11.8 | 18.8 |
Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 322 | 369 |
Total offense plays | 57 | 44 |
Average Gain Per Play | 5.6 | 8.4 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-36 | 5-25 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 2-84 | 0-0 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 42.0 | 0.0 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 43.5 | 0.0 |
Inside 20 | 1 | 0 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Fair catch | 1 | 0 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 4-171 | 6-270 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 42.8 | 45.0 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 33.0 | 28.8 |
Touchbacks | 1 | 2 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1--3-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | -3.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-57-0 | 3-19-0 |
Average Per Return | 14.2 | 6.3 |
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 | 21:49 | 26:11 |
1st Quarter | 6:41 | 5:19 |
2nd Quarter | 8:57 | 3:03 |
3rd Quarter | 2:51 | 9:09 |
4th Quarter | 3:20 | 8:40 |
Third-Down Conversions | 5 of 9 | 6 of 8 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 1 of 2 | 1 of 1 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 3-3 | 4-6 |
Touchdowns | 3-3 | 4-6 |
Field goals | 0-3 | 0-6 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 0-0 | 1-8 |
PAT Kicks | 3-3 | 2-2 |
Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Points off turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Individual Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2019
BUTCHERS vs CROCODILES (Aug 08, 2019 at Seinajoki)
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FUMBLES: BUTCHERS-None. CROCODILES-Baker J 2-0. |
Drive Chart |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2019
BUTCHERS vs CROCODILES (Aug 08, 2019 at Seinajoki)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
BUT | 1st | B40 | 12:00 | Kickoff | B49 | 10:37 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:23 | ||
BUT | 1st | C47 | 10:31 | Kickoff | C00 | 07:46 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-47 | 2:45 | # |
BUT | 1st | B42 | 00:35 | Kickoff | C00 | 09:12 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-58 | 3:23 | # |
BUT | 2nd | B20 | 07:09 | Kickoff | C30 | 01:00 | Downs | 12-50 | 6:09 | ||
BUT | 2nd | B17 | 00:00 | Missed FG | B17 | 00:00 | End of half | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
BUT | 3rd | B21 | 08:51 | Missed FG | C49 | 06:00 | Punt | 6-30 | 2:51 | ||
BUT | 4th | B32 | 04:06 | Kickoff | C00 | 00:47 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-68 | 3:19 | # |
CRO | 1st | C00 | 10:37 | Punt | C00 | 10:37 | * | SAFETY | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
CRO | 1st | C20 | 07:46 | Kickoff | B00 | 02:27 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-80 | 5:19 | # |
CRO | 2nd | C34 | 09:12 | Kickoff | B00 | 07:09 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-66 | 2:03 | # |
CRO | 2nd | C30 | 01:00 | Downs | B10 | 00:00 | Missed FG | 8-60 | 1:00 | # | |
CRO | 3rd | C32 | 11:52 | Kickoff | B20 | 08:51 | Missed FG | 6-48 | 3:01 | # | |
CRO | 3rd | C13 | 06:00 | Punt | B00 | 01:23 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 8-87 | 4:37 | # |
CRO | 3rd | B35 | 01:23 | Kickoff | B35 | 04:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 18-0 | 9:16 | # |
CRO | 4th | C42 | 00:47 | Kickoff | C41 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:47 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
BUTCHERS | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 06:41 | 08:57 | 02:51 | 03:20 | 15:38 | 06:11 | 21:49 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/1 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 2/5 | 3/4 | 5/9 | ||
Average field position | B45 | B20 | B21 | B32 | B38 | B26 | B34 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
CROCODILES | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 05:19 | 03:03 | 09:09 | 08:40 | 08:22 | 17:49 | 26:11 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 2/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 2/4 | 6/8 | ||
Average field position | C20 | C32 | C36 | C42 | C28 | C38 | C33 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
BUT | 1st | B40 | 12:00 | Kickoff | B49 | 10:37 | Punt | 3-9 | 1:23 | ||
CRO | 1st | C00 | 10:37 | Punt | C00 | 10:37 | * | SAFETY | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
BUT | 1st | C47 | 10:31 | Kickoff | C00 | 07:46 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-47 | 2:45 | # |
CRO | 1st | C20 | 07:46 | Kickoff | B00 | 02:27 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-80 | 5:19 | # |
BUT | 1st | B42 | 00:35 | Kickoff | C00 | 09:12 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-58 | 3:23 | # |
CRO | 2nd | C34 | 09:12 | Kickoff | B00 | 07:09 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-66 | 2:03 | # |
BUT | 2nd | B20 | 07:09 | Kickoff | C30 | 01:00 | Downs | 12-50 | 6:09 | ||
CRO | 2nd | C30 | 01:00 | Downs | B10 | 00:00 | Missed FG | 8-60 | 1:00 | # | |
BUT | 2nd | B17 | 00:00 | Missed FG | B17 | 00:00 | End of half | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
CRO | 3rd | C32 | 11:52 | Kickoff | B20 | 08:51 | Missed FG | 6-48 | 3:01 | # | |
BUT | 3rd | B21 | 08:51 | Missed FG | C49 | 06:00 | Punt | 6-30 | 2:51 | ||
CRO | 3rd | C13 | 06:00 | Punt | B00 | 01:23 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 8-87 | 4:37 | # |
CRO | 3rd | B35 | 01:23 | Kickoff | B35 | 04:07 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 18-0 | 9:16 | # |
BUT | 4th | B32 | 04:06 | Kickoff | C00 | 00:47 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 10-68 | 3:19 | # |
CRO | 4th | C42 | 00:47 | Kickoff | C41 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:47 |
Defensive Statistics |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2019
BUTCHERS vs CROCODILES (Aug 08, 2019 at Seinajoki)
## | BUTCHERS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
46 | Bradley K | 8 | 5 | 10.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
5 | Roiko N | 5 | 2 | 6.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
42 | Lahikainen J | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
56 | Nuikka T | 1 | 4 | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
20 | Stigzelius W | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
51 | Puustinen M | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
10 | Kasanen A | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
21 | Aaltonen V | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
12 | Makela J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
41 | Lindqvist J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
3 | Puustinen V | . | 2 | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
TM | Team Butchers | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
## | CROCODILES | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
1 | Kilani A | 7 | 1 | 7.5 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
5 | Steward D | 3 | 9 | 7.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
43 | Koivumaki Juh | 4 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
34 | Varinen J | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
92 | Saarimaa H | 2 | 7 | 5.5 | 0.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/4 | . |
2 | Thompson OJ | 1 | 6 | 4.0 | 0.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/4 | . |
24 | Jallow S | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
90 | Buffet V | 2 | . | 2.0 | 2.0/13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
88 | Cutlan S | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
15 | Powell C | . | 2 | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
29 | Huhtala I | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
40 | Sadeharju S | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
21 | Hanhisalo A | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
12 | Kaleva J | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
85 | Rantala P | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2019
BUTCHERS vs CROCODILES (Aug 08, 2019 at Seinajoki)
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BUTCHERS: 1-Viinamaki S, 7-Riihimaki M, 12-Makela J, 22-Raudver M, 25-Oksanen T, 32-Marshall I, 41-Lindqvist J, 43-Paananen J, 52-Pirkola T, 75-Rantanen E, 87-Latva-Valkama O, 94-Kolkka J. |
CROCODILES: 3-Sinisalo T, 9-Li J, 26-Havulehto M, 28-Viinikka N, 29-Huhtala I, 32-Alarinta E, 40-Sadeharju S, 50-Rastas M, 53-Harju N, 69-Jaakkola H, 74-Majamaki H, 99-Mutsvanemoto D. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2019
BUTCHERS vs CROCODILES (Aug 08, 2019 at Seinajoki)
But | 1-10 | at But35 | CRO ball on CRO35. |
Cutlan S kickoff 35 yards to the BUT30, Handirk T return 10 yards to the BUT40 (Powell C;Huhtala I). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But40 | Fortune H deep right pass incomplete to Handirk T. |
But | 2-10 | at But40 | Marshall I rush over right guard for 9 yards to the BUT49 (Saarimaa H;Sadeharju S). |
But | 3-1 | at But49 | Winn D rush over left end for no gain to the BUT49 (Jallow S). |
But | 4-1 | at But49 | Seppanen M punt 48 yards to the CRO3, Kilani A return -3 yards to the CRO0 (Makela J), Team Butchers safety, clock 10:37. |
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:23 | |||
BUTCHERS 2, CROCODILES 0 | |||
But | 1-G | at But20 | CRO ball on CRO20. |
Cutlan S kickoff 46 yards to the BUT34, Marshall I return 19 yards to the CRO47 (Powell C;Steward D). | |||
But | 1-10 | at Cro47 | BUTCHERS drive start at 10:31. |
But | 1-10 | at Cro47 | BUT ball on CRO47. |
But | 1-10 | at Cro47 | Winn D rush for 8 yards to the CRO39, out-of-bounds (Kilani A). |
But | 2-2 | at Cro39 | Marshall I rush up middle for 19 yards to the CRO20, 1ST DOWN BUT (Kaleva J;Saarimaa H). |
But | 1-10 | at Cro20 | Marshall I rush up middle for 6 yards to the CRO14 (Steward D;Varinen J). |
But | 2-4 | at Cro14 | Fortune H screen middle pass complete to Marshall I for 9 yards to the CRO5, 1ST DOWN BUT (Varinen J). |
But | 1-G | at Cro05 | Winn D rush over right end for 4 yards to the CRO1 (Thompson OJ;Kilani A). |
But | 2-G | at Cro01 | Fortune H rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:46. |
Seppanen M kick attempt good. | |||
BUTCHERS 9, CROCODILES 0 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:45 | |||
Seppanen M kickoff 65 yards to the CRO0, touchback. | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | CROCODILES drive start at 07:46. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | Powell C rush up middle for 5 yards to the CRO25 (Bradley K;Nuikka T). |
Cro | 2-5 | at Cro25 | Powell C rush over left guard for 1 yard to the CRO26 (Roiko N). |
Cro | 3-4 | at Cro26 | Powell C rush over right end for 22 yards to the CRO48, 1ST DOWN CRO (Bradley K;Nuikka T). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro48 | PENALTY CRO false start (Hvitfelt T) 5 yards to the CRO43. |
Cro | 1-15 | at Cro43 | Powell C rush over left end for 6 yards to the CRO49 (Roiko N). |
Cro | 2-9 | at Cro49 | Powell C rush up middle for 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Puustinen M;Puustinen V). |
Cro | 3-8 | at Cro50 | Baker J rush up middle for 9 yards to the BUT41, 1ST DOWN CRO (Bradley K), PENALTY BUT offside defense declined. |
Cro | 1-10 | at But41 | Baker J pass complete to Cutlan S for 17 yards to the BUT24, 1ST DOWN CRO (Roiko N). |
Cro | 1-10 | at But24 | Powell C rush up middle for 11 yards to the BUT13, 1ST DOWN CRO (Stigzelius W;Nuikka T). |
Cro | 1-10 | at But13 | Baker J rush for loss of 9 yards to the BUT22, fumble by Baker J recovered by CRO Baker J at BUT22. |
Cro | 2-19 | at But22 | Baker J rush over right end for 22 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:27. |
Cutlan S kick attempt good. | |||
BUTCHERS 9, CROCODILES 7 | |||
Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:19 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 41 yards to the BUT24, Winn D return 28 yards to the CRO48, out-of-bounds, deadball foul, PENALTY BUT illegal block 10 yards to the BUT42, 1st and 10, BUT ball on BUT42. | |||
But | 1-10 | at But42 | Marshall I rush for 11 yards to the CRO47, 1ST DOWN BUT (Varinen J). |
But | 1-10 | at Cro47 | BUT ball on CRO47. |
But | 1-10 | at Cro47 | Marshall I rush for 8 yards to the CRO39 (Steward D). |
But | 2-2 | at Cro39 | Winn D rush over right end for 10 yards to the CRO29, 1ST DOWN BUT (Steward D;Hanhisalo A). |
But | 1-10 | at Cro29 | Fortune H short left pass incomplete to Nikkinen S. |
But | 2-10 | at Cro29 | BUTCHERS drive start at 00:35. |
But | 2-10 | at Cro29 | BUT ball on CRO29. |
But | 2-10 | at Cro29 | Fortune H sacked for loss of 8 yards to the CRO37 (Thompson OJ;Saarimaa H). |
Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, TOP 03:23 | |||
BUTCHERS 9, CROCODILES 7 |
But | 3-18 | at Cro37 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
But | 3-18 | at Cro37 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 12:00. |
But | 3-18 | at Cro37 | PENALTY CRO offside defense (Thompson OJ) 5 yards to the CRO32. |
But | 3-13 | at Cro32 | Fortune H deep middle pass complete to Seppanen M for 23 yards to the CRO9, 1ST DOWN BUT (Koivumaki Juh). |
But | 1-G | at Cro09 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 10:52. |
But | 1-G | at Cro09 | Fortune H short left pass incomplete to Latva-Valkama O. |
But | 2-G | at Cro09 | Fortune H short middle pass complete to Nikkinen S for 5 yards to the CRO4 (Cutlan S). |
But | 3-G | at Cro04 | Winn D rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO3 (Saarimaa H;Rantala P). |
But | 4-G | at Cro03 | Winn D rush up middle for 3 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:12. |
Seppanen M kick attempt good. | |||
BUTCHERS 16, CROCODILES 7 | |||
Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 03:23 | |||
Seppanen M kickoff 31 yards to the CRO34, Powell C return 0 yards to the CRO34. | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro34 | CROCODILES drive start at 09:12. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro34 | Baker J short left pass complete to Fortes S for 41 yards to the BUT25, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds (Kasanen A). |
Cro | 1-10 | at But25 | Timeout BUTCHERS, clock 09:02. |
Cro | 1-10 | at But25 | Baker J rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the BUT24 (Lahikainen J). |
Cro | 2-9 | at But24 | Powell C rush over left end for 8 yards to the BUT16, out-of-bounds (Roiko N). |
Cro | 3-1 | at But16 | PENALTY BUT offside defense (Lahikainen J) 5 yards to the BUT11, 1ST DOWN CRO. |
Cro | 1-10 | at But11 | Powell C rush over right end for 6 yards to the BUT5 (Bradley K). |
Cro | 2-4 | at But05 | Baker J short right pass complete to Cutlan S for 5 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:09. |
Cutlan S kick attempt good. | |||
BUTCHERS 16, CROCODILES 14 | |||
Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, TOP 02:03 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 65 yards to the BUT0, touchback. | |||
But | 1-10 | at But20 | BUTCHERS drive start at 07:09. |
But | 1-10 | at But20 | Marshall I rush over right guard for 2 yards to the BUT22 (Varinen J;Saarimaa H). |
But | 2-8 | at But22 | Marshall I rush over right tackle for 11 yards to the BUT33, 1ST DOWN BUT (Saarimaa H;Steward D). |
But | 1-10 | at But33 | Marshall I rush up middle for 11 yards to the BUT44, 1ST DOWN BUT (Steward D). |
But | 1-10 | at But44 | Winn D rush over right guard for 3 yards to the BUT47 (Thompson OJ;Koivumaki Juh). |
But | 2-7 | at But47 | Marshall I rush up middle for 11 yards to the CRO42, 1ST DOWN BUT (Thompson OJ;Steward D). |
But | 1-10 | at Cro42 | Marshall I rush up middle for 8 yards to the CRO34 (Thompson OJ;Steward D). |
But | 2-2 | at Cro34 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 04:37. |
But | 2-2 | at Cro34 | Fortune H rush up middle for 1 yard to the CRO33 (Thompson OJ). |
But | 3-1 | at Cro33 | Fortune H short left pass complete to Handirk T for 5 yards to the CRO28, 1ST DOWN BUT, out-of-bounds (Kilani A). |
But | 1-10 | at Cro28 | Fortune H screen left pass complete to Seppanen M for loss of 1 yard to the CRO29 (Koivumaki Juh). |
But | 2-11 | at Cro29 | Timeout BUTCHERS, clock 02:39. |
But | 2-11 | at Cro29 | Winn D rush for loss of 8 yards to the CRO37 (Buffet V). |
But | 3-19 | at Cro37 | Fortune H short right pass complete to Seppanen M for 7 yards to the CRO30 (Koivumaki Juh;Saarimaa H). |
But | 4-12 | at Cro30 | Timeout BUTCHERS, clock 01:06. |
But | 4-12 | at Cro30 | Fortune H deep left pass incomplete to Nikkinen S. |
Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, TOP 06:09 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro30 | CROCODILES drive start at 01:00. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro30 | Baker J deep middle pass incomplete to Fortes S. |
Cro | 2-10 | at Cro30 | Baker J deep middle pass incomplete. |
Cro | 3-10 | at Cro30 | Baker J deep right pass complete to McKoy-Wilson P for 36 yards to the BUT34, 1ST DOWN CRO (Aaltonen V). |
Cro | 1-10 | at But34 | Baker J deep middle pass incomplete to Fortes S. |
Cro | 2-10 | at But34 | Baker J deep left pass incomplete to McKoy-Wilson P, dropped pass. |
Cro | 3-10 | at But34 | Baker J deep middle pass complete to Fortes S for 24 yards to the BUT10, 1ST DOWN CRO (Stigzelius W). |
Cro | 1-G | at But10 | Baker J spike pass complete to Baker J for no gain to the BUT10. |
Cro | 2-G | at But10 | Cutlan S field goal attempt from 27 MISSED - wide right, spot at BUT17, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:00 | |||
But | 1-10 | at But17 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
BUTCHERS 16, CROCODILES 14 |
But | 1-10 | at But17 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, BUT ball on BUT35. |
Seppanen M kickoff 52 yards to the CRO13, Kilani A return 19 yards to the CRO32 (Nuikka T;Roiko N). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro32 | CROCODILES drive start at 11:52. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro32 | Baker J screen right pass complete to Fortes S for 3 yards to the CRO35 (Bradley K). |
Cro | 2-7 | at Cro35 | Baker J short right pass complete to Cutlan S for 41 yards to the BUT24, 1ST DOWN CRO (Stigzelius W). |
Cro | 1-10 | at But24 | Powell C rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the BUT22 (Puustinen M). |
Cro | 2-8 | at But22 | Powell C rush up middle for 2 yards to the BUT20 (Bradley K;Puustinen V). |
Cro | 3-6 | at But20 | Baker J rush up middle for no gain to the BUT20 (Bradley K). |
Cro | 4-6 | at But20 | Cutlan S field goal attempt from 37 MISSED - wide left, spot at BUT21, clock 08:51. |
Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, TOP 03:01 | |||
But | 1-10 | at But21 | BUTCHERS drive start at 08:51. |
But | 1-10 | at But21 | Winn D rush over right tackle for 11 yards to the BUT32, 1ST DOWN BUT (Jallow S;Koivumaki Juh). |
But | 1-10 | at But32 | Winn D rush over right end for 5 yards to the BUT37 (Varinen J). |
But | 2-5 | at But37 | Fortune H screen middle pass complete to Winn D for 11 yards to the BUT48, 1ST DOWN BUT (Kilani A). |
But | 1-10 | at But48 | Winn D rush up middle for 3 yards to the CRO49 (Saarimaa H). |
But | 2-7 | at Cro49 | Fortune H short right pass incomplete to Handirk T (Kilani A). |
But | 3-7 | at Cro49 | Fortune H short right pass incomplete to Handirk T, dropped pass. |
But | 4-7 | at Cro49 | Seppanen M punt 36 yards to the CRO13, fair catch by Kilani A. |
Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 02:51 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro13 | CROCODILES drive start at 06:00. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro13 | Powell C rush up middle for 7 yards to the CRO20 (Bradley K;Lahikainen J). |
Cro | 2-3 | at Cro20 | Powell C rush up middle for 4 yards to the CRO24 (Roiko N;45), PENALTY BUT offside defense 6 yards to the CRO26, 1ST DOWN CRO, NO PLAY. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro26 | Powell C rush for no gain to the CRO26 (Lahikainen J). |
Cro | 2-10 | at Cro26 | Powell C rush over left end for 4 yards to the CRO30 (Lahikainen J). |
Cro | 3-6 | at Cro30 | Baker J short left pass complete to Powell C for 40 yards to the BUT30, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds (Bradley K). |
Cro | 1-10 | at But30 | Powell C rush up middle for 3 yards to the BUT27 (Roiko N). |
Cro | 2-7 | at But27 | Baker J short right pass complete to Powell C for 12 yards to the BUT15, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds (Bradley K), PENALTY BUT offside defense declined. |
Cro | 1-10 | at But15 | Powell C rush up middle for no gain to the BUT15 (Roiko N;Bradley K). |
Cro | 2-10 | at But15 | Baker J pass complete to Fortes S for 15 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:23. |
Baker J pass attempt to Fortes S good. | |||
CROCODILES 22, BUTCHERS 16 | |||
Cro | 1-G | at Cro35 | PENALTY BUT roughing passer 15 yards to the 50 yardline. |
Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, TOP 04:37 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 50 yards to the BUT0, touchback. | |||
But | 1-10 | at But20 | BUTCHERS drive start at 01:23. |
But | 1-10 | at But20 | Marshall I rush up middle for 2 yards to the BUT22 (Jallow S;Thompson OJ). |
But | 2-8 | at But22 | Fortune H deep right pass complete to Handirk T for 48 yards to the CRO30, 1ST DOWN BUT (Kilani A). |
But | 1-10 | at Cro30 | Winn D rush up middle for 9 yards to the CRO21 (Varinen J). |
Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 09:17 | |||
CROCODILES 22, BUTCHERS 16 |
But | 2-1 | at Cro21 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
But | 2-1 | at Cro21 | Fortune H short middle pass incomplete to Natunen K. |
But | 3-1 | at Cro21 | Fortune H rush up middle for 2 yards to the CRO19, 1ST DOWN BUT (Saarimaa H). |
But | 1-10 | at Cro19 | Fortune H short left pass complete to Handirk T for 1 yard to the CRO18 (Koivumaki Juh). |
But | 2-9 | at Cro18 | Fortune H short right pass incomplete to Oksanen T. |
But | 3-9 | at Cro18 | Fortune H deep left pass incomplete to Nikkinen S (Kaleva J), PENALTY CRO offside defense (Buffet V) 5 yards to the CRO13, NO PLAY. |
But | 3-4 | at Cro13 | Winn D rush over left end for 8 yards to the CRO5, 1ST DOWN BUT (Jallow S;Koivumaki Juh). |
But | 1-G | at Cro05 | Winn D rush over right end for loss of 2 yards to the CRO7 (Kilani A). |
But | 2-G | at Cro07 | Fortune H short right pass incomplete to Handirk T, PENALTY CRO pass interference (Kilani A) 5 yards to the CRO2, NO PLAY. |
But | 2-G | at Cro02 | Winn D rush up middle for 2 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:14. |
Seppanen M kick attempt good. | |||
BUTCHERS 23, CROCODILES 22 | |||
Seppanen M kickoff 15 yards to the 50 yardline, on-side kick, recovered by BUT Lindqvist J on 50 yardline, PENALTY BUT illegal block 0 yards to the BUT35, NO PLAY. | |||
But | 1--99 | at But35 | CRO ball on BUT35. |
Cro | 1--99 | at But35 | Baker J pass incomplete to Fortes S, 1ST DOWN CRO. |
Cro | 1-10 | at But35 | Powell C rush for 4 yards to the BUT31 (Nuikka T). |
Cro | 2-6 | at But31 | Baker J screen right pass complete to Fortes S for no gain to the BUT31 (Bradley K). |
Cro | 3-6 | at But31 | Baker J deep middle pass incomplete to McKoy-Wilson P. |
Cro | 4-6 | at But31 | Baker J deep left pass complete to Cutlan S for 13 yards to the BUT18, 1ST DOWN CRO (Lindqvist J). |
Cro | 1-10 | at But18 | Powell C rush up middle for 2 yards to the BUT16 (Bradley K). |
Cro | 2-8 | at But16 | Baker J rush for no gain to the BUT16, fumble by Baker J recovered by CRO Baker J at BUT16. |
Cro | 3-8 | at But16 | Baker J deep middle pass complete to Fortes S for 16 yards to the BUT0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:07. |
Baker J pass attempt to McKoy-Wilson P good. | |||
CROCODILES 30, BUTCHERS 23 | |||
Drive: 18 plays, 0 yards, TOP 09:17 | |||
Cutlan S kickoff 33 yards to the BUT32, Seppanen M return 0 yards to the BUT32 (Steward D). | |||
But | 1-10 | at But32 | BUTCHERS drive start at 04:06. |
But | 1-10 | at But32 | Winn D rush over left end for loss of 5 yards to the BUT27 (Buffet V). |
But | 2-15 | at But27 | Fortune H deep right pass complete to Handirk T for 18 yards to the BUT45, 1ST DOWN BUT (Jallow S;Steward D). |
But | 1-10 | at But45 | Fortune H short right pass complete to Handirk T for 9 yards to the CRO46, out-of-bounds (Kilani A). |
But | 2-1 | at Cro46 | Winn D rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the CRO45, 1ST DOWN BUT (Steward D;Varinen J). |
But | 1-10 | at Cro45 | Fortune H short right pass complete to Handirk T for 7 yards to the CRO38 (Kilani A). |
But | 2-3 | at Cro38 | Fortune H deep right pass incomplete to Handirk T. |
But | 3-3 | at Cro38 | Timeout CROCODILES, clock 01:29. |
But | 3-3 | at Cro38 | Winn D rush up middle for 6 yards to the CRO32, 1ST DOWN BUT (Jallow S;Steward D). |
But | 1-10 | at Cro32 | Timeout BUTCHERS, clock 01:23. |
But | 1-10 | at Cro32 | Fortune H deep right pass incomplete to Handirk T (Kilani A), PENALTY CRO offside defense (Thompson OJ) 5 yards to the CRO27, NO PLAY. |
But | 1-5 | at Cro27 | Fortune H pass incomplete to Winn D. |
But | 2-5 | at Cro27 | Winn D rush up middle for 21 yards to the CRO6, 1ST DOWN BUT (Koivumaki Juh). |
But | 1-G | at Cro06 | Timeout BUTCHERS, clock 00:55. |
But | 1-G | at Cro06 | Winn D rush over left end for 6 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:47. |
But | 1-G | at Cro03 | Timeout BUTCHERS, clock 00:47. |
Fortune H pass attempt failed. | |||
CROCODILES 30, BUTCHERS 29 | |||
Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:19 | |||
Seppanen M kickoff 23 yards to the CRO42, Huhtala I return 0 yards to the CRO42. | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro42 | CROCODILES drive start at 00:47. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro42 | Baker J rush kneel down for loss of 1 yard to the CRO41. |
Cro | 2-11 | at Cro41 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:47 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
CROCODILES 30, BUTCHERS 29 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA 2019
BUTCHERS vs CROCODILES (Aug 08, 2019 at Seinajoki)
BUTCHERS CROCODILES Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 34 23 57 OVERALL.......... 24 20 44 1ST DOWN......... 17 8 25 1ST DOWN......... 14 7 21 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 6 2 8 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 2 3 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 2 3 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 4 6 10 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 6 5 11 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 1 3 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 3 0 3 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 0 3 3 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 2 5 7 4TH DOWN......... 1 1 2 4TH DOWN......... 0 1 1 BUTCHERS CROCODILES Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 34 23 57 ............... 24 20 44 |
(Muutokset mahdollisia)
Crocodiles:
Hyökkäys: |
Puolustus: |
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QB | 6 | Jonathan Baker | DE | 2 | OJ Thompson | |
RB | 15 | Christian Powell | DT | 92 | Hannu Saarimaa | |
WR | 83 | Asko Mäntymäki | DT | 85 | Pekka Rantala | |
WR | 88 | Spencer Cutlan | DE | 90 | Vincent Buffet | |
WR | 17 | Stephane Fortes | LB | 34 | Jaska Värinen | |
WR | 8 | Patrick McKoy-Wilson | LB | 24 | Saidou Jallow | |
LT | 77 | Jan Leiner | CB | 12 | Joonas Kaleva | |
LG | 72 | Tuomas Hvitfelt | DB | 43 | Juhani Koivumäki | |
C | 78 | Antti Rinta-aho | SS | 21 | Arttu Hanhisalo | |
RG | 70 | Jukka Ristolainen | FS | 5 | Dejvion Steward | |
RT | 79 | Tamas Csulik | CB | 1 | Amir Kilani |
Pois: Jussi Koivumäki, Timi Tuominen, Joel Särkelä, Matias Mehtonen, Juha Luuri, Tino Hietala, Timi Hietala, Tuomas Saarimäki, Kristian Ristilä, Miro Saarela
Butchers:
Hyökkäys: |
Puolustus: |
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QB | 2 | Hans Fortune | DE | 3 | Veeti Puustinen | |
RB | 6 | Dayton Winn | DT | 51 | Marko Puustinen | |
WR | 88 | Tobias Handirk | DT | 65 | Jere Koskinen | |
WR | 11 | Mikko Seppänen | DE | 55 | Jesse Vuoksenturja | |
WR | 85 | Kristian Natunen | LB | 56 | Timi Nuikka | |
WR | 17 | Sami Nikkinen | LB | 46 | Kenneth Bradley | |
LT | 76 | Sikari Siltakorpi | LB | 42 | Janne Lahikainen | |
LG | 50 | Ville Miettinen | CB | 10 | Aleksi Kasanen | |
C | 78 | Arttu Tennberg | SS | 20 | Wilhelm Stigzelius | |
RG | 60 | Jari Mononen | FS | 5 | Niko Roiko | |
RT | 59 | Roni Paananen | CB | 21 | Vesa Aaltonen |
Pois: Niko Pennanen, Uche Nwosu, Juha-Pekka Suomalainen, Okke Kuipers, Waltteri Puustinen, Pasi Lautala, Rasmus Kontio, Petri Pallari, Joonas Santala, Otto Mäkinen
Vaahteraliigan runkosarjan loppusuora on käynnistynyt ja jokaisen voiton ja tappion merkitys näkyy yhä voimakkaammin joukkueiden lopullista sijoitusta määriteltäessä. Ja torstaina onkin vuorossa heti todellinen herkkupala, kun Seinäjoki Crocodiles (3-5) saa vieraakseen Porvoo Butchersin (3-5). Joukkueet kohtasivat kesäkuun alussa Porvoossa ja tuolloin Crocodiles vei sarjapisteet lukemin 40-51 (21-38). Molemmilla joukkueilla on vain kolme ottelua jäljellä tämän jälkeen, joten ottelun voittaja on vahvoilla pudotuspelien viimeisestä paikasta kilpailtaessa. Crocodilesin voittaessa Butchersin tulisi voittaa jäljellä olevista peleistä kaksi enemmän kuin Crocodilesin mennäkseen ohi, koska tasapisteissä Crocodiles olisi voittanut molemmat keskinäiset ottelut ja menisi porvoolaisten ohi. Porvoon voittaessa keskinäisten otteluiden voitot olisivat tasan, mutta toistaiseksi Butchersilla olisi etu, koska sillä on arvokkaampi voitto (Steelers), joten tasatilanteessa Butchers sijoittuisi korkeammalle voittojen vahvuuden perusteella. Torstaina väliä on kuitenkin vain sillä, kumpi on tehnyt valmistautumisensa paremmin ja valmiina peliin. Huomioiden, että joukkueet ovat päästetyissä pisteissä liigan peräpäässä (Crocodiles 41,1 ja Butchers 41,2 päästettyä pistettä per ottelu) luvassa lienee pisterikas ilta.
Crocodiles on voittanut viimeksi heinäkuun alussa, mutta tehnyt 119 pistettä häviämässään kolmessa viime ottelussa. Viime viikolla joukkue kärsi käsittämättömän 85-55 (21-35) tappion johdettuaan ottelua kolmannella neljänneksellä jo 21-41. Miten joukkue on toipunut tuosta, onkin avainasemassa. Steelersiä vastaan Crocodiles hyökkäys esitti monipuolista heitto- ja juoksuhyökkäystä, jolla joukkue eteni 617 jaardia. Samaan aikaan joukkueen puolustus suli toisella puoliajalla totaalisesti päästäen 64 pistettä alle kahdessa neljänneksessä. Porvoota vastaan puolustuksen tulee pystyä parempaan, mikäli joukkue haluaa pudotuspeleihin.
Butchers on pelannut nousujohteisesti läpi kauden, mutta viime viikolla Wolverinesin vieraana joukkueen hyökkäys hyytyi totaalisesti toisella puoliajalla. Vaarallinen keskushyökkääjä Dayton Winn jäi ensimmäistä kertaa tällä kaudella ilman pisteitä, eikä muut hyökkääjät pystyneet paikkaamaan tätä. Helsingin vierailu ei ollut menestyksekäs myöskään puolustukselle, joka päästi 55 pistettä toisen ja kolmannen neljänneksen aikana.
Kun joukkueet kohtaavat Seinäjoen keskuskentällä torstaina, ottelun ratkaisu löytynee puolustusten kautta. Kumman joukkueen puolustus pystyy nostamaan tasoaan ja pysäyttämään vastustajan. Tai sitten luvassa on todellinen pisteidentekokilpailu.