Royals–Saints 08.06.2018
Vaahteraliigan viides peliviikko käynnistyi alkukauden suurimmalla yllätyksellä, kun Wasa Royals iski Kaarlen kentällä Tampere Saintsin nurin lukemin 27–15 (14–6). Royalsin juhlaa johti Stacey Thomas, joka teki maalin sekä puolustajana että hyökkääjänä.
Ensimmäinen puoliaika oli kauden eriskummallisimmista. Royalsin ensimmäinen hyökkäysvuoro päättyi rähmäykseen ja Saints sai pallon. Saintsin lentopotku osui Royalsin palauttajana olleeseen Justin Williamsiin ja se jälkeen tamperelaiset peittivät pallon. Hetkeä myöhemmin Ilari Laine teki Kyle Nolanin heitosta tilanteeksi 0–6. Kaikki näytti menevän kuten moni oli arvellutkin.
Kun vielä Miko Ylikoski ensimmäisellä neljänneksellä katkaisi Royalsin pelinrakentaja Isaac Fisherin heiton, oli Royals menettänyt kuudessa minuutissa pallon kolme kertaa.
Royalsin puolustus piti vaasalaiset ottelussa mukana hankalina hetkinä. Vaikka kotijoukkueelta puuttui edelleen kulmapuolustaja Rufail Khalifa, oli heittopuolustaminen hyvällä tasolla. Nolanilla ajoittain hyvinkin aikaa etsiä vapaita laitahyökkääjiä, mutta Royalsin takakenttä varjosti laitahyökkääjät pimentoon.
Myös Royalsin avauspisteet syntyivät puolustuksen toimesta. Thomas repi pallon Saintsin Matti Airaksisen kainalosta ja kuljetti pelivälineen 66 jaardin matkan aina maaliin asti. Jere Byman potkaisi Royalsin 7–6 johtoon.
Stacey Thomasin ryöstö:
Saints pääsi seuraavalla vuorollaan lähelle maalialuetta, mutta tälläkin kertaa pallo irtosi hyökkääjän kädestä ja Royals otti sen itselleen. 14 hyökkäyspeliä käsittänyt hyökkäysvuoro kulutti valtaosan toisesta neljänneksestä ja sen päätteeksi Williamsin touchdown ja Bymanin potku kasvattivat Royalsin johdon lukemiin 14–6. Näissä numeroissa päättyi ensimmäinen puoliaika.
Toisella puoliajalla tulostaulua muotoili ensin Saints, jonka ensimmäinen hyökkäysvuoro päättyi Laineen potkaisemaan kenttäpotkumaaliin. Tämän Royals kuitenkin kuittasi Isaac Fisherin 48-jaardisella touchdownilla. Jälkikäteen tarkasteltuna tuo maali oli yksi ottelun käännekohdista. Viimeistään sen jälkeen kotijoukkueen voittoon alkoi uskoa skeptisempikin kannattaja. Lisäpisteen epäonnistuttua tilanne oli 20–9.
Tämän jälkeen kumpikin joukkue onnistui kertaalleen maalinteossa. Thomas teki toisen touchdowninsa – tällä kertaa laitahyökkääjänä Fisherin heitosta. Saintsin kavennusosuman teki Micky Kyei. Sen lähemmäs vierasjoukkue ei päässyt, vaan Royals juhli kauden toista voittoaan lukemin 27–15.
Isaac Fisher löytää laidasta tilaa aina maalialueelle asti:
Loistoa ja pettymystä
Royalsin puolelta esiin nousivat Stacey Thomasin ohessa laitahyökkääjänä ja kulmapuolustajana pelannut Denny John, joka pelasi kauden parhaimman ottelunsa. Samaa voidaan sanoa myös kulmapuolustaja Kurtis Ovesenista, jolle merkittiin kaksi tärkeää maahanlyöntiä. Sekä Fisher että Williams aloittivat ottelun heikosti, mutta lopulta kummankin saldo kääntyi positiiviseksi – tekihän kumpikin yhden touchdownin ottelussa.
Ottelun ykköspelaajasta ei kuitenkin pelin jälkeen ollut pienintäkään epäselvyyttä. Stacey Thomas otti hyökkäyksessä neljä kiinniottoa, eteni niillä 42 jaardia ja teki yhden touchdownin. Puolustuksessa kokenut pelimies taklasi kuusi kertaa, joista yksi oli varsin brutaali säkitys. Kaiken kruununa oli luonnollisesti toisella neljänneksellä rähmäyksen palautuksesta syntynyt touchdown.
Saintsin osalta onnistujat olivat harvemmassa. Kyei ja Laine tekivät kumpikin touchdownin. Puolustuksessa Miko Ylikoski otti kaksi syötönkatkoa. Tony Ballon kokosi kentän suurimman taklausmäärän, 10,5 taklausta. Kaikki Saintsin keskushyökkääjät kantoivat ajoittain palloa hyvin, mutta jokaiselle kolmikosta Matti Airaksinen – Tuukka Lehtonen – Juzz Tiny merkittiin myös yksi rähmäys.
Voitto nosti Royalsin sarjassa kolmanneksi ja Saints vastaavasti valahti toiseksi viimeiseksi. Vaasalaisille voitto teki todella hyvää, sillä Royalsin runkosarja on nyt puolivälissä ja nyt pudotuspelitoiveet elävät jälleen varsin vahvana. Nimekkäältä Saintsilta puolestaan voidaan odottaa parempaa. Aivan kuten Miko Ylikoski ottelun jälkeen totesi: ”Tiedämme olevamme pudotuspelijoukkue. Kyllä me tämän vielä käännämme.”
Wasa Royals – Tampere Saints 27–15 (0–6, 14–0, 6–3, 7–6)
Tilastot: http://www.sajl.org/images/tilastot/royals-saints-08-06-2018.shtml
Ottelun highlights:
SAINTS vs ROYALS (Jun 8,2018)
Scoring Summary |
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SAINTS vs ROYALS (Jun 8,2018 at Vaasa)
SAINTS (1-3) vs. ROYALS (2-3)
Date: Jun 8,2018 Site: Vaasa Stadium: Kaarlenkentta Attendance: 455
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
SAINTS | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
ROYALS | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
SCORING SUMMARY | SAI -ROY | |||
1st | 09:14 | SAI | Laine I 23 yd pass from Nolan K (Laine I kick failed) | |
2 plays, 16 yards, TOP 0:41 | 6 - 0 | |||
2nd | 08:56 | ROY | Thomas S 66 yd fumble recovery (Byman J kick) | |
6 - 7 | ||||
00:31 | ROY | Williams J 3 yd run (Byman J kick) | ||
11 plays, 81 yards, TOP 5:07 | 6 - 14 | |||
3rd | 09:48 | SAI | Laine I 36 yd field goal | |
9 plays, 32 yards, TOP 2:02 | 9 - 14 | |||
05:51 | ROY | Fisher I 48 yd run (Byman J kick blockd) | ||
8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:48 | 9 - 20 | |||
4th | 08:56 | ROY | Thomas S 10 yd pass from Fisher I (Byman J kick) | |
9 plays, 37 yards, TOP 5:04 | 9 - 27 | |||
07:22 | SAI | Kyei M 15 yd pass from Nolan K (Nolan K pass failed) | ||
5 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:26 | 15 - 27 |
Kickoff time: 18:30 End of Game: 21:00 Total elapsed time: 2h30min Referee: Sipi J Umpire: Hautala P Linesman: Vierikko P Line judge: Lehtinen J Back judge: Kivimaa K Field judge: Neumanen A Side judge: Julkunen T Temperature: +13 c Wind: 2m/s N Weather: Puolipilvinen SAI MVP #1 Ballon T ROY MVP #14 John D Game MVP #33 Thomas S |
Team Statistics |
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SAINTS vs ROYALS (Jun 8,2018 at Vaasa)
Team Totals | SAI | ROY |
FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 17 |
Rushing | 5 | 8 |
Passing | 12 | 7 |
Penalty | 0 | 2 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 80 | 138 |
Rushing Attempts | 20 | 36 |
Average Per Rush | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 93 | 173 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 13 | 35 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 211 | 132 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-36-0 | 11-23-3 |
Average Per Attempt | 5.9 | 5.7 |
Average Per Completion | 11.1 | 12.0 |
Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 291 | 270 |
Total offense plays | 56 | 59 |
Average Gain Per Play | 5.2 | 4.6 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-4 | 3-3 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-30 | 3-20 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 2-52 | 2-59 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 26.0 | 29.5 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 26.0 | 29.0 |
Inside 20 | 1 | 0 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Fair catch | 0 | 0 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 4-223 | 5-230 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 55.8 | 46.0 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 31.5 | 28.8 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-86-0 | 3-97-0 |
Average Per Return | 21.5 | 32.3 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 3-9-0 | 0-0-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 3-97-1 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | 21:28 | 26:32 |
1st Quarter | 5:06 | 6:54 |
2nd Quarter | 6:19 | 5:41 |
3rd Quarter | 6:03 | 5:57 |
4th Quarter | 4:00 | 8:00 |
Third-Down Conversions | 3 of 10 | 3 of 10 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 3-4 | 2-3 |
Touchdowns | 2-4 | 2-3 |
Field goals | 1-4 | 0-3 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-12 | 1-7 |
PAT Kicks | 0-1 | 3-4 |
Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Points off turnovers | 6 | 21 |
Individual Statistics |
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SAINTS vs ROYALS (Jun 8,2018 at Vaasa)
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FUMBLES: SAINTS-Tiny J 1-1; Jeffcoat E 1-1; Lehtonen Tuu 1-1; Airaksinen M 1-1. ROYALS-Williams J 2-2; Fisher I 1-1. |
Drive Chart |
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SAINTS vs ROYALS (Jun 8,2018 at Vaasa)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
SAI | 1st | R49 | 11:42 | Fumble | R44 | 09:55 | Punt | 3-5 | 1:47 | ||
SAI | 1st | R16 | 09:55 | Fumble | R00 | 09:14 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-16 | 0:41 | # |
SAI | 1st | S17 | 06:15 | Interception | S50 | 03:37 | Punt | 6-33 | 2:38 | ||
SAI | 2nd | S37 | 11:54 | Interception | R34 | 08:56 | Fumble | 6-29 | 2:58 | ||
SAI | 2nd | S37 | 08:54 | Kickoff | R19 | 05:35 | Fumble | 7-44 | 3:19 | # | |
SAI | 2nd | S31 | 00:31 | Kickoff | S31 | 00:28 | Fumble | 0-0 | 0:03 | ||
SAI | 2nd | S21 | 00:00 | Interception | S21 | 00:00 | End of half | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
SAI | 3rd | S49 | 11:50 | Kickoff | R19 | 09:48 | * | FIELD GOAL | 9-32 | 2:02 | # |
SAI | 3rd | S26 | 05:44 | Kickoff | S49 | 02:00 | Fumble | 7-23 | 3:44 | ||
SAI | 4th | S43 | 08:48 | Kickoff | R00 | 07:22 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-57 | 1:26 | # |
SAI | 4th | S41 | 05:05 | Fumble | R33 | 03:53 | Downs | 6-26 | 1:12 | ||
SAI | 4th | S31 | 02:23 | Punt | R47 | 01:17 | Downs | 5-22 | 1:06 | ||
SAI | 4th | S27 | 00:08 | Punt | S26 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:08 | ||
ROY | 1st | S46 | 12:00 | Kickoff | R49 | 11:42 | Fumble | 2--5 | 0:18 | ||
ROY | 1st | R16 | 00:00 | Punt | R16 | 09:55 | Fumble | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
ROY | 1st | R35 | 09:08 | Kickoff | S14 | 06:15 | Interception | 9-51 | 2:53 | # | |
ROY | 1st | R26 | 03:37 | Punt | S36 | 11:54 | Interception | 7-38 | 3:43 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R34 | 08:56 | Fumble | R34 | 08:56 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
ROY | 2nd | R19 | 05:35 | Fumble | S00 | 00:28 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 11-81 | 5:07 | # |
ROY | 2nd | S31 | 00:28 | Fumble | S41 | 00:00 | Interception | 3--10 | 0:28 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R31 | 09:39 | Kickoff | S00 | 05:51 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 8-69 | 3:48 | |
ROY | 3rd | S37 | 02:00 | Fumble | S00 | 08:56 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-37 | 5:04 | # |
ROY | 4th | R35 | 07:22 | Kickoff | S41 | 05:05 | Fumble | 4-24 | 2:17 | ||
ROY | 4th | R33 | 03:53 | Downs | R41 | 02:23 | Punt | 3-8 | 1:30 | ||
ROY | 4th | R47 | 01:17 | Downs | R43 | 00:08 | Punt | 3--4 | 1:09 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
SAINTS | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 05:06 | 06:19 | 06:03 | 04:00 | 11:25 | 10:03 | 21:28 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/2 | 0/2 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 3/6 | 3/10 | ||
Average field position | S50 | S37 | S37 | S35 | S45 | S36 | S40 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/3 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
ROYALS | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 06:54 | 05:41 | 05:57 | 08:00 | 12:35 | 13:57 | 26:32 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 2/6 | 3/10 | ||
Average field position | R38 | R44 | R47 | R38 | R40 | R41 | R41 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3/3 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
ROY | 1st | S46 | 12:00 | Kickoff | R49 | 11:42 | Fumble | 2--5 | 0:18 | ||
SAI | 1st | R49 | 11:42 | Fumble | R44 | 09:55 | Punt | 3-5 | 1:47 | ||
ROY | 1st | R16 | 00:00 | Punt | R16 | 09:55 | Fumble | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
SAI | 1st | R16 | 09:55 | Fumble | R00 | 09:14 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-16 | 0:41 | # |
ROY | 1st | R35 | 09:08 | Kickoff | S14 | 06:15 | Interception | 9-51 | 2:53 | # | |
SAI | 1st | S17 | 06:15 | Interception | S50 | 03:37 | Punt | 6-33 | 2:38 | ||
ROY | 1st | R26 | 03:37 | Punt | S36 | 11:54 | Interception | 7-38 | 3:43 | ||
SAI | 2nd | S37 | 11:54 | Interception | R34 | 08:56 | Fumble | 6-29 | 2:58 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R34 | 08:56 | Fumble | R34 | 08:56 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
SAI | 2nd | S37 | 08:54 | Kickoff | R19 | 05:35 | Fumble | 7-44 | 3:19 | # | |
ROY | 2nd | R19 | 05:35 | Fumble | S00 | 00:28 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 11-81 | 5:07 | # |
SAI | 2nd | S31 | 00:31 | Kickoff | S31 | 00:28 | Fumble | 0-0 | 0:03 | ||
ROY | 2nd | S31 | 00:28 | Fumble | S41 | 00:00 | Interception | 3--10 | 0:28 | ||
SAI | 2nd | S21 | 00:00 | Interception | S21 | 00:00 | End of half | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
SAI | 3rd | S49 | 11:50 | Kickoff | R19 | 09:48 | * | FIELD GOAL | 9-32 | 2:02 | # |
ROY | 3rd | R31 | 09:39 | Kickoff | S00 | 05:51 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 8-69 | 3:48 | |
SAI | 3rd | S26 | 05:44 | Kickoff | S49 | 02:00 | Fumble | 7-23 | 3:44 | ||
ROY | 3rd | S37 | 02:00 | Fumble | S00 | 08:56 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-37 | 5:04 | # |
SAI | 4th | S43 | 08:48 | Kickoff | R00 | 07:22 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-57 | 1:26 | # |
ROY | 4th | R35 | 07:22 | Kickoff | S41 | 05:05 | Fumble | 4-24 | 2:17 | ||
SAI | 4th | S41 | 05:05 | Fumble | R33 | 03:53 | Downs | 6-26 | 1:12 | ||
ROY | 4th | R33 | 03:53 | Downs | R41 | 02:23 | Punt | 3-8 | 1:30 | ||
SAI | 4th | S31 | 02:23 | Punt | R47 | 01:17 | Downs | 5-22 | 1:06 | ||
ROY | 4th | R47 | 01:17 | Downs | R43 | 00:08 | Punt | 3--4 | 1:09 | ||
SAI | 4th | S27 | 00:08 | Punt | S26 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:08 |
Defensive Statistics |
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SAINTS vs ROYALS (Jun 8,2018 at Vaasa)
## | SAINTS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
1 | Ballon T | 7 | 7 | 10.5 | 2.5/6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
19 | Jeffcoat E | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
97 | Kreus J | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 0.5/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
20 | Suojanen V-V | 3 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.0/2 | . | . | 1-7 | . | . | . | . |
34 | Lehmussaari R | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
47 | Maki T | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | 1 | . | . |
51 | Yli-Arvela J | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.0/12 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/12 | . |
94 | Jaakkola M | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
33 | Moisio J | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
48 | Ylikoski M | . | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5/0 | . | . | 2-2 | . | . | . | . |
84 | Laine I | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
5 | Haantaus S | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . |
98 | Pietikainen V | 1 | . | 1.0 | 1.0/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
TM | Team Saints | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
99 | Pasquali A | . | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
75 | Viitanen E | . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
82 | Sellis O | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
38 | Kanerva T | . | . | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . |
## | ROYALS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
14 | John D | 7 | . | 7.0 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
33 | Thomas S | 5 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.0/7 | 1 | 2-85 | . | . | . | 1.0/7 | . |
4 | Tresfield V | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | . | . | 2-12 | . | . | . | . | . |
26 | Saari L | 3 | 2 | 4.0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
1 | Ovesen K | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . |
5 | Vasanoja W | 3 | . | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
96 | Hannula L | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.0/5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
7 | Latikka L | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
40 | Suoste T | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
2 | Manty V | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
99 | Ceken T | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
TM | Team Royals | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
10 | Byman J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
34 | Williams J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
57 | Ayoola A | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
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SAINTS vs ROYALS (Jun 8,2018 at Vaasa)
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SAINTS: 6-Kuuner I, 7-Airaksinen M, 9-Li J, 12-Lehtonen Tuu, 21-Tuhkanen J, 29-Sulin J, 31-Hiltunen E, 34-Lehmussaari R, 37-Seppala T, 38-Kanerva T, 63-Terenius V, 72-Reponen L, 75-Viitanen E, 76-Mattila H, 82-Sellis O, 99-Pasquali A. |
ROYALS: 7-Latikka L, 10-Byman J, 11-Saikko J, 31-Manderbacka J, 32-Hermansson D, 42-Siirtola A, 44-Joki A, 47-Snafs B, 51-Maenpaa N, 65-Kajava M, 92-Wahlberg R, 96-Hannula L. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
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SAINTS vs ROYALS (Jun 8,2018 at Vaasa)
Royals voittaa kolikonheiton ja palauttaa pohjoipaadysta | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai35 | Start of 1st quarter, clock 12:00. |
Laine I kickoff 53 yards to the ROY12, Ovesen K return 37 yards to the ROY49, out-of-bounds (Sellis O;Suojanen V-V), PENALTY SAI offside defense 5 yards to the SAI46, 1st and 10, ROY ball on SAI46. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai46 | Fisher I deep left pass incomplete to Thomas S, dropped pass. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Sai46 | Fisher I rush for loss of 5 yards to the ROY49, fumble by Fisher I recovered by SAI Maki T at ROY49. |
Drive: 2 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 00:18 | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy49 | SAINTS drive start at 11:42. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy49 | Airaksinen M rush up middle for 2 yards to the ROY47 (Thomas S;Tresfield V). |
Sai | 2-8 | at Roy47 | Airaksinen M rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ROY44 (Vasanoja W). |
Sai | 3-5 | at Roy44 | Nolan K short left pass incomplete to Kyei M, dropped pass. |
Sai | 4-5 | at Roy44 | Suojanen V-V punt 28 yards to the ROY16, Williams J return 0 yards to the ROY16, fumble by Williams J recovered by SAI Kanerva T at ROY16. |
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:47 | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy16 | SAINTS drive start at 09:55. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy16 | Nolan K sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ROY23 (Thomas S). |
Sai | 2-17 | at Roy23 | Nolan K deep middle pass complete to Laine I for 23 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN SAI, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:14. |
Laine I kick attempt failed. | |||
SAINTS 6, ROYALS 0 | |||
Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, TOP 00:47 | |||
Laine I kickoff 64 yards to the ROY1, Williams J return 34 yards to the ROY35 (Jeffcoat E). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | ROYALS drive start at 09:08. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | Fisher I short middle pass incomplete to Valbon J, dropped pass. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Roy35 | Williams J rush over left guard for 14 yards to the ROY49, 1ST DOWN ROY (Lehmussaari R). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy49 | Williams J rush up middle for 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Maki T;Kreus J). |
Roy | 2-9 | at Roy50 | Fisher I short right pass incomplete to Young J. |
Roy | 3-9 | at Roy50 | Fisher I deep left pass incomplete to John D, dropped pass. |
Roy | 4-9 | at Roy50 | Tresfield V rush over left tackle for 11 yards to the SAI39, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai39 | Fisher I deep middle pass complete to Thomas S for 22 yards to the SAI17, 1ST DOWN ROY (Lehmussaari R). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai17 | Williams J rush up middle for 3 yards to the SAI14 (Ballon T). |
Roy | 2-7 | at Sai14 | Fisher I short right pass intercepted by Ylikoski M at the SAI16, Ylikoski M return 1 yards to the SAI17 (Suoste T). |
Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 02:53 | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai17 | SAINTS drive start at 06:15. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai17 | Tiny J rush for 14 yards to the SAI31, 1ST DOWN SAI (Saari L). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai31 | Tiny J rush up middle for 2 yards to the SAI33 (Ayoola A;Hannula L). |
Sai | 2-8 | at Sai33 | Nolan K deep right pass complete to Alakoski J for 12 yards to the SAI45, 1ST DOWN SAI, out-of-bounds (Ovesen K). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai45 | Tiny J rush up middle for 5 yards to the 50 yardline (Tresfield V). |
Sai | 2-5 | at Sai50 | Nolan K deep right pass incomplete to Alakoski J. |
Sai | 3-5 | at Sai50 | Nolan K short right pass incomplete to Laine I. |
Sai | 4-5 | at Sai50 | Suojanen V-V punt 24 yards to the ROY26, downed. |
Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:38 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy26 | ROYALS drive start at 03:37. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy26 | Williams J rush over left tackle for loss of 2 yards to the ROY24 (Suojanen V-V). |
Roy | 2-12 | at Roy24 | Fisher I short left pass complete to John D for 7 yards to the ROY31 (Ballon T). |
Roy | 3-5 | at Roy31 | Fisher I screen left pass complete to Suoste T for 20 yards to the SAI49, 1ST DOWN ROY (Maki T). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai49 | Williams J rush over left guard for 3 yards to the SAI46 (Ballon T;Ylikoski M). |
Roy | 2-7 | at Sai46 | Fisher I short middle pass complete to Valbon J for 11 yards to the SAI35, 1ST DOWN ROY (Jeffcoat E). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai35 | Suoste T rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the SAI36 (Ballon T). |
Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, TOP 03:43 | |||
SAINTS 6, ROYALS 0 |
Roy | 2-11 | at Sai36 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Roy | 2-11 | at Sai36 | Fisher I short right pass intercepted by Suojanen V-V at the SAI30, Suojanen V-V return 7 yards to the SAI37, out-of-bounds (Suoste T). |
Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 03:43 | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai37 | SAINTS drive start at 11:54. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai37 | Nolan K short right pass complete to Laine I for 12 yards to the SAI49, 1ST DOWN SAI (Vasanoja W). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai49 | Airaksinen M rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the ROY43 (Thomas S). |
Sai | 2-2 | at Roy43 | Nolan K short left pass complete to Alakoski J for 5 yards to the ROY38, 1ST DOWN SAI (John D). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy38 | Airaksinen M rush over left tackle for no gain to the ROY38 (Thomas S). |
Sai | 2-10 | at Roy38 | Nolan K short right pass complete to Tambets R for 4 yards to the ROY34 (Ovesen K). |
Sai | 3-6 | at Roy34 | Airaksinen M rush over right end for no gain to the ROY34, fumble forced by Thomas S, fumble by Airaksinen M recovered by ROY Thomas S at ROY34, Thomas S for 66 yards to the SAI0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:56. |
Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, TOP 02:58 | |||
Byman J kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 7, SAINTS 6 | |||
Byman J kickoff 33 yards to the SAI32, out-of-bounds, SAI ball on SAI37. | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai37 | SAINTS drive start at 08:54. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai37 | Nolan K deep left pass complete to Kyei M for 20 yards to the ROY43, 1ST DOWN SAI, out-of-bounds. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy43 | Nolan K short right pass complete to Laine I for 8 yards to the ROY35 (Saari L). |
Sai | 2-2 | at Roy35 | Nolan K short left pass complete to Alakoski J for 7 yards to the ROY28, 1ST DOWN SAI (Vasanoja W). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy28 | Nolan K deep right pass incomplete to Alakoski J (Ovesen K). |
Sai | 2-10 | at Roy28 | Lehtonen Tuu rush up middle for no gain to the ROY28 (Hannula L). |
Sai | 3-10 | at Roy28 | Nolan K rush scrambling for 9 yards to the ROY19 (Thomas S;Tresfield V). |
Sai | 4-1 | at Roy19 | Lehtonen Tuu rush draw for no gain to the ROY19, fumble forced by Ceken T, fumble by Lehtonen Tuu recovered by ROY Thomas S at ROY19, Thomas S for 19 yards to the ROY38 (Laine I). |
Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 03:19 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy38 | ROYALS drive start at 05:35. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy38 | Williams J rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ROY41 (Yli-Arvela J). |
Roy | 2-7 | at Roy41 | Fisher I short left pass complete to John D for 12 yards to the SAI47, 1ST DOWN ROY (Lehmussaari R;Jeffcoat E). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai47 | Suoste T rush up middle for 2 yards to the SAI45 (Ballon T;Yli-Arvela J). |
Roy | 2-8 | at Sai45 | Fisher I short left pass complete to John D for 13 yards to the SAI32, 1ST DOWN ROY (Suojanen V-V). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai32 | Fisher I sacked for loss of 12 yards to the SAI44 (Yli-Arvela J). |
Roy | 2-22 | at Sai44 | Fisher I pass incomplete, PENALTY SAI face mask (Reponen L) 15 yards to the SAI29, 1ST DOWN ROY, NO PLAY. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai29 | Williams J rush over left end for 4 yards to the SAI25, out-of-bounds (Moisio J). |
Roy | 2-6 | at Sai25 | Williams J rush over right tackle for loss of 6 yards to the SAI31 (Kreus J;Ballon T). |
Roy | 3-12 | at Sai31 | Fisher I short middle pass complete to Valbon J for 10 yards to the SAI21 (Ballon T). |
Roy | 4-2 | at Sai21 | Timeout ROYALS, clock 01:32. |
Roy | 4-2 | at Sai21 | PENALTY SAI offside defense (Pietikainen V) 5 yards to the SAI16, 1ST DOWN ROY. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai16 | Fisher I deep right pass incomplete to Young J. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Sai16 | Fisher I rush scrambling for 13 yards to the SAI3, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds (Suojanen V-V). |
Roy | 1-G | at Sai03 | Williams J rush over right guard for 3 yards to the SAI0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:31. |
Byman J kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 14, SAINTS 6 | |||
Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 05:04 | |||
Byman J kickoff 42 yards to the SAI23, Jeffcoat E return 8 yards to the SAI31, fumble by Jeffcoat E recovered by ROY Tresfield V at SAI31. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai31 | ROYALS drive start at 00:28. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai31 | Fisher I deep left pass incomplete to John D. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Sai31 | Fisher I deep left pass complete to Valbon J for 16 yards to the SAI15, out-of-bounds (Suojanen V-V), PENALTY ROY holding (Ashak S) 10 yards to the SAI41, NO PLAY. |
Roy | 2-20 | at Sai41 | Fisher I deep left pass incomplete to Thomas S. |
Roy | 3-20 | at Sai41 | Fisher I deep middle pass intercepted by Ylikoski M at the SAI20, Ylikoski M return 1 yards to the SAI21 (Thomas S). |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 10 yards, TOP 00:28 | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai21 | SAINTS drive start at 00:00. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai21 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai21 | ROY ball on ROY35. |
ROYALS 14, SAINTS 6 |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Byman J kickoff 50 yards to the SAI15, Jeffcoat E return 34 yards to the SAI49 (Byman J). | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai49 | SAINTS drive start at 11:50. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai49 | Nolan K short right pass complete to Kyei M for 12 yards to the ROY39, 1ST DOWN SAI (Ovesen K). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy39 | Nolan K short left pass complete to Kyei M for 9 yards to the ROY30 (John D). |
Sai | 2-1 | at Roy30 | PENALTY SAI false start 5 yards to the ROY35. |
Sai | 2-6 | at Roy35 | Nolan K pass incomplete. |
Sai | 3-6 | at Roy35 | Nolan K short right pass complete to Laine I for 6 yards to the ROY29, 1ST DOWN SAI (Saari L). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy29 | Tiny J rush over left end for 10 yards to the ROY19, 1ST DOWN SAI (Tresfield V). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy19 | Nolan K short right pass incomplete to Kyei M, dropped pass. |
Sai | 2-10 | at Roy19 | Nolan K short right pass incomplete to Kyei M (Ovesen K). |
Sai | 3-10 | at Roy19 | Nolan K deep left pass incomplete to Tambets R. |
Sai | 4-10 | at Roy19 | Laine I field goal attempt from 36 GOOD, clock 09:48. |
ROYALS 14, SAINTS 9 | |||
Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, TOP 02:11 | |||
Laine I kickoff 60 yards to the ROY5, Williams J return 26 yards to the ROY31, out-of-bounds. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy31 | ROYALS drive start at 09:39. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy31 | Williams J rush over right guard for no gain to the ROY31 (Kreus J). |
Roy | 2-10 | at Roy31 | Fisher I short left pass complete to Thomas S for 8 yards to the ROY39 (Lehmussaari R). |
Roy | 3-2 | at Roy39 | Suoste T rush draw for 1 yard to the ROY40 (Kreus J). |
Roy | 4-1 | at Roy40 | Williams J rush up middle for 2 yards to the ROY42, 1ST DOWN ROY (Jaakkola M). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy42 | Williams J rush up middle for 8 yards to the 50 yardline (Ballon T). |
Roy | 2-2 | at Roy50 | Suoste T rush up middle for 2 yards to the SAI48, 1ST DOWN ROY (Kreus J). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai48 | Fisher I short left pass incomplete to John D. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Sai48 | Fisher I rush scrambling for 48 yards to the SAI0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:51. |
Byman J kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by Maki T). | |||
ROYALS 20, SAINTS 9 | |||
Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 03:55 | |||
Byman J kickoff 55 yards to the SAI10, Tiny J return 16 yards to the SAI26 (Saari L;Tresfield V). | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai26 | SAINTS drive start at 05:44. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai26 | Nolan K deep left pass incomplete to Kyei M. |
Sai | 2-10 | at Sai26 | Nolan K short left pass complete to Tambets R for 5 yards to the SAI31 (John D). |
Sai | 3-5 | at Sai31 | Tiny J rush up middle for 6 yards to the SAI37, 1ST DOWN SAI (Latikka L). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai37 | Nolan K rush scrambling for 1 yard to the SAI38 (Tresfield V). |
Sai | 2-9 | at Sai38 | Nolan K screen left pass complete to Tambets R for no gain to the SAI38 (John D). |
Sai | 3-9 | at Sai38 | Nolan K short middle pass complete to Tambets R for 11 yards to the SAI49, 1ST DOWN SAI. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai49 | Tiny J rush up middle for no gain to the SAI49, fumble forced by Team Royals, fumble by Tiny J recovered by ROY Tresfield V at SAI49, Tresfield V for 12 yards to the SAI37 (Team Saints). |
Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, TOP 03:44 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai37 | ROYALS drive start at 02:00, ROY ball on SAI37. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai37 | Williams J rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the SAI40 (Pietikainen V). |
Roy | 2-13 | at Sai40 | Fisher I rush scrambling for 4 yards to the SAI36 (Maki T). |
Roy | 3-9 | at Sai36 | Fisher I short middle pass incomplete to Suoste T. |
Roy | 4-9 | at Sai36 | Fisher I short left pass complete to Thomas S for 12 yards to the SAI24, 1ST DOWN ROY (Moisio J). |
Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, TOP 05:12 | |||
ROYALS 20, SAINTS 9 |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai24 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai24 | Williams J rush up middle for 8 yards to the SAI16 (Ballon T). |
Roy | 2-2 | at Sai16 | Williams J rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the SAI11, 1ST DOWN ROY (Ballon T). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Sai11 | Williams J rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the SAI12 (Pasquali A;Ballon T). |
Roy | 2-11 | at Sai12 | Fisher I short right pass complete to John D for 7 yards to the SAI5. |
Roy | 3-4 | at Sai05 | PENALTY ROY false start (Hannula L) 5 yards to the SAI10. |
Roy | 3-9 | at Sai10 | Fisher I short left pass complete to Thomas S for 10 yards to the SAI0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:56. |
Byman J kick attempt good. | |||
ROYALS 27, SAINTS 9 | |||
Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, TOP 05:12 | |||
Byman J kickoff 50 yards to the SAI15, Kyei M return 28 yards to the SAI43 (Latikka L). | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai43 | SAINTS drive start at 08:48. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai43 | Nolan K short middle pass incomplete to Kyei M (John D). |
Sai | 2-10 | at Sai43 | Nolan K rush scrambling for 16 yards to the ROY41, 1ST DOWN SAI, out-of-bounds. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy41 | Nolan K short right pass incomplete to Kyei M. |
Sai | 2-10 | at Roy41 | Nolan K deep middle pass complete to Laine I for 26 yards to the ROY15, 1ST DOWN SAI (Manty V;Saari L). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy15 | Nolan K short right pass complete to Kyei M for 15 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN SAI, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:22. |
Nolan K pass attempt failed. | |||
ROYALS 27, SAINTS 15 | |||
Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, TOP 01:26 | |||
Laine I kickoff 46 yards to the ROY19, out-of-bounds, ROY ball on ROY35. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | ROYALS drive start at 07:22. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | Williams J rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the ROY38 (Jaakkola M). |
Roy | 2-7 | at Roy38 | Williams J rush up middle for 3 yards to the ROY41 (Ballon T;Jaakkola M). |
Roy | 3-4 | at Roy41 | Williams J rush over right guard for 6 yards to the ROY47, 1ST DOWN ROY (Kreus J;Maki T). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy47 | Williams J rush up middle for 12 yards to the SAI41, fumble forced by Jeffcoat E, fumble by Williams J recovered by SAI Haantaus S at SAI41. |
Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 02:17 | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai41 | SAINTS drive start at 05:05. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai41 | Nolan K pass incomplete. |
Sai | 2-10 | at Sai41 | Lehtonen Tuu rush up middle for 17 yards to the ROY42, 1ST DOWN SAI (Manty V). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Roy42 | Nolan K deep left pass incomplete to Sellis O (Saari L). |
Sai | 2-10 | at Roy42 | Nolan K short left pass incomplete to Sellis O, dropped pass. |
Sai | 3-10 | at Roy42 | Nolan K short left pass complete to Kyei M for 9 yards to the ROY33 (John D). |
Sai | 4-1 | at Roy33 | Nolan K short middle pass incomplete to Sellis O. |
Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 01:12 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy33 | ROYALS drive start at 03:53. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy33 | Williams J rush up middle for no gain to the ROY33 (Maki T;Suojanen V-V). |
Roy | 2-10 | at Roy33 | Williams J rush over right end for 8 yards to the ROY41 (Haantaus S). |
Roy | 3-2 | at Roy41 | Williams J rush up middle for no gain to the ROY41 (Ylikoski M;Ballon T). |
Roy | 4-2 | at Roy41 | Timeout SAINTS, clock 02:34. |
Roy | 4-2 | at Roy41 | Tresfield V punt 29 yards to the SAI30, Jeffcoat E return 1 yards to the SAI31 (Manty V;Ovesen K). |
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:30 | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai31 | SAINTS drive start at 02:23. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai31 | Nolan K short right pass complete to Kyei M for 19 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN SAI, out-of-bounds (Williams J). |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai50 | Nolan K short left pass incomplete to Kyei M. |
Sai | 2-10 | at Sai50 | Nolan K short left pass incomplete to Sellis O. |
Sai | 3-10 | at Sai50 | Nolan K short left pass complete to Kyei M for 8 yards to the ROY42 (John D). |
Sai | 4-2 | at Roy42 | Lehtonen Tuu rush draw for loss of 5 yards to the ROY47 (Hannula L). |
Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 01:06 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy47 | ROYALS drive start at 01:17. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy47 | Williams J rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the ROY46 (Viitanen E;Ylikoski M). |
Roy | 2-11 | at Roy46 | Timeout SAINTS, clock 01:11. |
Roy | 2-11 | at Roy46 | Suoste T rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the SAI48 (Jeffcoat E). |
Roy | 3-5 | at Sai48 | Timeout SAINTS, clock 01:04. |
Roy | 3-5 | at Sai48 | Suoste T rush up middle for loss of 4 yards to the ROY48 (Pasquali A;Ballon T). |
Roy | 4-9 | at Roy48 | PENALTY ROY delay of game (Fisher I) 5 yards to the ROY43. |
Roy | 4-14 | at Roy43 | Tresfield V punt 30 yards to the SAI27, downed. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:09 | |||
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai27 | SAINTS drive start at 00:08. |
Sai | 1-10 | at Sai27 | Lehtonen Tuu rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the SAI26 (John D). |
Sai | 2-11 | at Sai26 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
End of Game | |||
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:08 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
ROYALS 27, SAINTS 15 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
VAAHTERALIIGA
SAINTS vs ROYALS (Jun 8,2018 at Vaasa)
SAINTS ROYALS Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 19 37 56 OVERALL.......... 35 24 59 1ST DOWN......... 10 16 26 1ST DOWN......... 18 7 25 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 2 2 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 2 0 2 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 2 2 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 0 1 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 4 9 13 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 8 10 18 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.... 3 7 10 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 1 6 7 4TH DOWN......... 2 1 3 4TH DOWN......... 2 1 3 SAINTS ROYALS Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 19 37 56 ............... 35 24 59 |
Royals:
Hyökkäys: |
Puolustus: |
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QB | 13 | Isaac Fisher | DE | 57 | Akeem Ayola | |
RB | 34 | Justin Williams | DT | 97 | Lauri Hannula | |
RB | 40 | Tom Suoste | DT | 99 | Thomas Ceken | |
WR | 81 | Roni Viinamäki | DE | 90 | Robin Khalifa | |
WR | 88 | Jerrah Young | LB | 5 | Walter Vasanoja | |
WR | 8 | Jerome Valbon | LB | 4 | Steeven Tresfield | |
LT | 75 | Teemu Salo | LB | 33 | Stacey Thomas | |
LG | 70 | Antti Niemelä | CB | 14 | Denny John | |
C | 55 | Vesa Mäkelä | SS | 26 | Lauri Saari | |
RG | 60 | Tuomas Paavola | FS | 2 | Viktor Mänty | |
RT | 77 | Soul Ashak | CB | 1 | Kurtis Ovesen |
Pois: Jussi Kaas, Bogdan Tudor, Esa Kylmäluoma, Väinö Nybacka
Epävarmat: Rufail Khalifa, Oskari Korkeamäki, Thomas Ceken
Saints:
Hyökkäys: |
Puolustus: |
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QB | 11 | Kyle Nolan | DE | 51 | Juha Yli-Arvela | |
RB | 23 | Juzz Tiny | DT | 97 | Janne Kreus | |
WR | 86 | Juuso Alakoski | DT | 94 | Matias Jaakkola | |
WR | 8 | Micky Kyei | DE | 98 | Ville Pietikäinen | |
WR | 84 | Ilari Laine | LB | 1 | Tony Ballon | |
WR | 88 | Ralf Tambets | LB | 13 | Tobias Mäki | |
LT | 53 | Terho Hytönen | LB | 48 | Miko Ylikoski | |
LG | 67 | Jami Helenius | CB | 33 | Janne Moisio | |
C | 55 | Oliver Kanto | SS | 20 | Ville-Valtteri Suojanen | |
RG | 78 | Juho Pietilä | FS | 19 | Elliott Jeffcoat | |
RT | 64 | AP Reinikainen | CB | 5 | Sami Haantaus |
Pois: Joni Virtanen, Ilkka Minkkinen
Epävarmat: Johan Asala, Paavo Pennanen, Thomas Salenius, Joni Pyrhönen, Juuso Kantola, Janne Sulin, Miro Palmu, Lauri-Matias Reponen, Aleksi Patteri, Hannes Mattila, Joni Riihelä
Tuomariryhmä:
Päätuomari | Jani Sipi |
Aputuomari | Perttu Hautala |
Linjatuomari | Piia Vierikko |
Rajatuomari | Jukka Lehtinen |
Sivutuomari | Terhi Julkunen |
Kenttätuomari | Alexandra Naumanen |
Takatuomari | Kalle Kivimaa |
Royals ja Saints avaavat viidennen peliviikon perjantai-iltana, kun joukkueet kohtaavat Kaarlen kentällä kello 18.30 alkavassa ottelussa. Kummallakin on vyöllään vasta yksi voitto, joten sanomattakin on selvää, että tämä ottelu on kummallekin äärimmäisen tärkeä. Varsinkin se on sitä Royalsille, jonka runkosarja on puolivälissä perjantain pelin jälkeen.
Pelistä on löydettävissä varsin hyviä vastinpareja. Saints on pelinrakentaja Kyle Nolanin johdolla ollut liigan toiseksi tehokkain heittojoukkue (257 jaardia ottelua kohden), mutta vastaavasti Royalsin heittopuolustus on ollut jaardimääräisesti liigan paras (126 j.). Royals puolestaan on juossut Justin Williamsin johdolla toiseksi eniten jaardeja (143) ottelua kohden, mutta Saintsilla on laittaa vastaan liigan varmin juoksupuolustus (72 jaardia ottelussa).
Näiden tilastojen pohjalta olennainen tarkkailun kohde löytyy siitä, kumpi joukkueista saa ns. ”leipäpelinsä” toimimaan paremmin. Eli kärjistäen sanottuna Royalsin juoksu tai Saintsin heitto. Royalsin Isaac Fisher kyllä heitti parhaimman ottelunsa viikko sitten Kuopiossa, ja Saints juoksi vähintäänkin kelvollisesti Roostersia vastaan, joten pelkästään yksipuolisia hyökkäyksiä kentällä ei nähdä.
Kaksi taisteluparia:
WR Ilari Laine, Saints vs LB Stacey Thomas, Royals
Tässä vaiheessa on vielä mahdotonta arvioida, miten Royalsin puolustuksen koordinaattori Arthur Tolliver tulee puolustuksensa ryhmittämään, mutta selvää on, että hänen on keksittävä keinoja Saintsin slot-laitahyökkääjien eli Laineen ja Micky Kyein varalle. Odotettavissa on, että ottelussa nähdään runsaasti tilanteita, jossa ulompana tukimiehenä tai safetyna pelaava Thomas kohtaa ulottuvan Laineen. Kolmessa ottelussaan Laine on tehnyt neljä touchdownia ja kopannut pallon reilut viisi kertaa ottelua kohden. Thomas puolestaan on ollut yksi Royalsin alkukauden suurimmista onnistujista ja nyt hänen onnistumistaan tarvitaan jälleen.
Royalsin hyökkäyksen linja vs Saintsin puolustuksen linja
Tämä on varsin klassinen ja perustavanlaatuinen match up, mutta tämän ottelun kulun kannalta koko ottelun tärkein taistelu. Royals on joutunut muuntamaan hyökkäyksen linjansa muotoa viikko viikolta, ja perjantaina joukosta puuttuu oikea tackle Esa Kylmäluoma. Saintsin puolustuksen linja pelasi vahvan ottelun Roostersia vastaan ja erityisesti Janne Kreus pääsi keskustassa juhlimaan. Toistaiseksi Royals ei ole pystynyt tarjoamaan Fisherille aikaa heittopeleissä, mutta juoksupeleissä linjan työ on ollut tärkeässä roolissa. Nyt haaste on varsin kova.
Tilastonostot: kolmannet yritykset ja pallonmenetykset
Kolmansien yrityksien onnistumisprosentti on yksi hyökkäyksien ja puolustuksien tehokkuuden mittareista. Näiden tilastojen valossa tässä ottelussa nähdään liigan kärkijoukkueet. Saintsin hyökkäys on saanut 10-jaardisen matkan täyteen peräti 43 prosentissa pelaamistaan kolmansista yrityksistä. Royals on kyseisessä tilastossa toisena. Vaasalaisten puolustus puolestaan on liigan paras kolmansilla yrityksillä, sillä Royals on päästänyt näissä tilanteissa vastustajan uusiin vain noin joka neljännellä kerralla. Lähes samaan lukemaan pääsee Saints. Jompikumpi joutuu perjantaina tyytymään selvästi heikompiin prosentteihin. Kannattaa seurata kolmansia yrityksiä erityisen tarkkaan!
Tärkeä peli kummallekin
Kumpikin joukkueista on voittanut vasta yhden ottelun. Royalsin runkosarja on perjantain pelin jälkeen puolivälissä, ja jos Saintsia vastaan tulee jo kauden neljäs tappio, alkaa pudotuspelijuna karkaamaan vaasalaisilta jo ennen kuin joukkue pääsee edes aseman portille. Osittain sama koskee myös Saintsia. Odotukset ovat suuria vahvistuneessa joukkueessa, mutta tässä ottelussa miehistön osaamisen pitää siirtyä myös voittosarakkeeseen.
Vierasjoukkue on kamppailun ennakkosuosikki – monen mielestä selvälläkin marginaalilla. Royalsin taisteluilme ja peli-ilo ovat varmasti entistä suurempia nyt, kun joukkue pääsee pelaamaan ensikertaa tällä kaudelle tutulla Kaarlen kentällä. Saints on Vaahteraliiga-otteluissa saanut Royalsilta varsin kovaa kohtelua lähes identtisin lukemin Kaarlella. 2016 Royals voitti 48–14 ja vuosi sitten 49–14.
Vaahteraliiga, 5. peliviikko:
PE 08.06.2018 | 18:30 | Kaarlen kenttä, Vaasa:
Wasa Royals – Tampere Saints
Live-tilastot: http://www.sajl-tilastot.net/vaahteraliiga/royals-saints-08-06-2018/
Ottelu katsottavissa suorana lähetyksenä myös Ruudusta, jossa ennakkostudio käynnistyy kello 15. Lähetyksen näet tästä: https://www.ruutu.fi/stream/3241548
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