Steelers ei jättänyt Vaasassa jossiteltavaa
Vaahteraliigan lauantaisesta ottelusta koitui sangen yksipuolinen kamppailu. Vierasjoukkue Steelersin kauden toinen Vaasan matka päättyi kuopiolaisten 7–49 (7–35) –voittoon Royalsista. Liigan vahvin juoksuhyökkäys jauhoi jälleen lähes 250 jaardia ja oli suuri voiton tae.
Royals sinnitteli hetken
Sateen kastelemalla Kaarlen kentällä oli odotettavissa juoksuvoittoista peliä eikä ensimmäinen Steelers-vuoro tätä oletusta kumonnut. Jälleen oman vastuunsa tehokkaasti täyttänyt keskushyökkääjä Tuukka Lehtonen avasi maalihanat 51-jaardisella juoksulla.
Royals ei ennen lauantaita ollut vielä tehnyt ainuttakaan touchdownia. Tällä kertaa ei osumaa tarvinnut pitkään odottaa. Toisella Royalsin hyökkäyspelillä pelinrakentaja Brandon Gwinner löysi lyhyestä kuviostaan Tommy Kaczochan, joka rikkoi matkalla useammankin taklauksen ja vapautui lopulta 48-jaardiseen maalisuoritukseen. Markus Pylkkänen potkaisi lisäpisteellään pelin tasalukemiin 7–7.
Tämän jälkeen ei kotijoukkue enää pisteitä tehnyt vaan vieraat ottivat tulostaulun totaaliseen hallintaan iskemällä 42 pistettä lisää ja pitivät isännät nollilla.
Vieraille onnistumisia kaikilla osa-alueilla
Liigan tasapainoisin hyökkäyksen linja mahdollisti jälleen kerran Steelersille tehokkaan pelipäivän. Jouduttiin odottamaan päätösneljännekselle asti ennen kuin nähtiin vierasjoukkueen – ensimmäinen ja ainoa – lentopotku. Sitä ennen kuopiolaiset kuskasivat viisi hyökkäysvuoroa perätysten pallon maaliin.
Vierasjoukkueen juoksupeli oli jälleen tuottoisaa. Ottelun vakuuttavimmaksi pelaajaksi valittu Le’anthony Reasnover teki kaksi juoksumaalia ja eteni kaikkiaan 141 jaardia. Illan komein maali nähtiin yhdysvaltalaisen toimesta kolmannella neljänneksellä, kun ensin aloitussyöttö karkasi pelinrakentaja Joey Bradleyn käsien yli kauas Steelersin selustaan. Reasnover kävi poimimassa pallon, rikkoi puolenkymmentä taklausta ja juoksi 50-jaardisen maalin.
Pelinrakentaja Bradley juoksi yhden TD:n ja maalialuemuodostelmasta jälleen myös tukimies Maurice Wright.
Heittopeli jäi osin sateenkin takia juoksun varjoon, mutta muun muassa Bradleyn maaliheitot sekä Hannes Harjulle että Jefferson Alexandrelle olivat upeita suorituksia. Harju väläytti nopeuttaan pinkaisemalla myös yhden 21-jaardisen juoksupelin.
Puolustuksen puolella suurimmat Steelers-onnistumiset olivat Eero Vaijan ja Kalle Seppäsensyötönkatkot. Vaija katkaisi Gwinnerin heiton kahdesti maalialueella tai maalialueen tuntumassa. Ottelun ainoa säkitys tilastoitiin Semmie Radjin nimiin. Wright iski kovaa ja keräsi kaikkiaan kahdeksan taklausta.
Erikoismaininnan ansaitsee lisäksi kuopiolaisten potkaisija Markus Ojainväli, joka haarukoitti lauantaina kaikki seitsemän lisäpistettä. Kenttäpotkumaaliakin Ojainväli pääsi toisella puoliajalla koettamaan, mutta 41-jaardinen yritys jäi vajaaksi. Tuo oli Ojainvälin ensimmäinen epäonnistuminen pistepotkuissa koko kauden aikana.
Royalsillakin pienet ilonaiheensa
Kuten loppunumerotkin kertovat, ei jännitys ollut läsnä pitkään – sen verran omaa luokkaansa hallitseva mestari oli. Royalsinkin pelissä oli silti selviä kehitysaskeleita aiemmin nähtyyn. Raymond Lima pelasi puolustuksen linjassa täyden ajan ja osoitti olevansa maailmanluokan pelimies. Samalla muun muassa Axel Arvila pääsi osoittamaan linjan päädyssä omaa osaamistaan. Tukimies Sam Dickey oli kentän ahnein taklaaja yhdeksällä stopillaan.
Kotijoukkueen juoksupeli tuotti 109 jaardia ja sekä Nico Barrow, vähäisellä käytöllä ollut Tom Suoste että Gwinner löysivät tilaa edetä maata pitkin. Kaczochan (7 kiinniottoa/95 jaardia, 1 touchdown) lisäksi saksalaislaitahyökkääjä Jan Horschild (4/18) oli Gwinnerin heitoissa toistuvana kohteena. Silti Royalsin heittopeleissä Gwinner oli liian usein paineen alla ja heitoista onnistuikin vain reilu kolmannes (13/32).
Uutta runkoa joukkueeseensa rakentava Royals on hävinnyt kolme ensimmäistä otteluun piste-erolla 10–117. Vastassa on kuitenkin ollut kahdesti hallitseva mestari Steelers ja kertaalleen jopa yhdeksi finalistiehdokkaaksi mainittu Crocodiles. Selvää on silti, että Royalsin pudotuspelit tarkoittavat tänä vuonna sitä, että joukkue taistelee noustakseen pois seitsemänneltä sijalta ja välttääkseen putoamisen ykkösdivisioonaan.
Katso myös: Ottelun tilastot
Kuopio Steelers vs Vaasa Royals (Jul 10, 2021)
Scoring Summary |
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Kuopio Steelers vs Vaasa Royals (Jul 10, 2021 at Vaasa)
Kuopio Steelers (3-0) vs. Vaasa Royals (0-3)
Date: Jul 10, 2021 Site: Vaasa Stadium: Kaarlenkentta Attendance: 258
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
Kuopio Steelers | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
Vaasa Royals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
SCORING SUMMARY | STE -ROY | |||
1st | 10:11 | STE | Lehtonen T 51 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | |
3 plays, 73 yards, TOP 1:49 | 7 - 0 | |||
09:13 | ROY | Kaczocha T 58 yd pass from Gwinner B (Pylkkonen M kick) | ||
2 plays, 71 yards, TOP 0:52 | 7 - 7 | |||
05:06 | STE | Wright Jr M 2 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:07 | 14 - 7 | |||
03:18 | STE | Bradley J 12 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
3 plays, 30 yards, TOP 1:35 | 21 - 7 | |||
2nd | 06:18 | STE | Harju H 18 yd pass from Bradley J (Ojainvali M kick) | |
12 plays, 88 yards, TOP 5:21 | 28 - 7 | |||
02:11 | STE | Reasnover L 2 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 2:24 | 35 - 7 | |||
3rd | 05:56 | STE | Alexandre J 27 yd pass from Bradley J (Ojainvali M kick) | |
4 plays, 37 yards, TOP 2:04 | 42 - 7 | |||
4th | 08:36 | STE | Reasnover L 50 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | |
2 plays, 58 yards, TOP 1:11 | 49 - 7 |
Kickoff time: 16:32 End of Game: 18:52 Total elapsed time: 2h20min Referee: Lamminsalo V Umpire: Karppinen J Linesman: Suojanen R-V Line judge: Lehtinen J Back judge: Toijala H Field judge: Makarainen M Side judge: Lindroos T Temperature: +21c Wind: 3m/s E Weather: Pilvinen MVP #25 Reasnover Le'Anthony |
Team Statistics |
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Kuopio Steelers vs Vaasa Royals (Jul 10, 2021 at Vaasa)
Team Totals | STE | ROY |
FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 16 |
Rushing | 9 | 8 |
Passing | 8 | 4 |
Penalty | 1 | 4 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 247 | 109 |
Rushing Attempts | 30 | 25 |
Average Per Rush | 8.2 | 4.4 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 5 | 0 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 256 | 130 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 9 | 21 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 170 | 124 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 12-19-0 | 13-32-3 |
Average Per Attempt | 8.9 | 3.9 |
Average Per Completion | 14.2 | 9.5 |
Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 417 | 233 |
Total offense plays | 49 | 57 |
Average Gain Per Play | 8.5 | 4.1 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 10-80 | 6-39 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 1-39 | 2-27 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 39.0 | 13.5 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 39.0 | 13.5 |
Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Fair catch | 0 | 0 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 8-466 | 2-120 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 58.2 | 60.0 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 40.2 | 41.5 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 1 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 1-17-0 | 8-144-0 |
Average Per Return | 17.0 | 18.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 3-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | 24:35 | 23:25 |
1st Quarter | 7:31 | 4:29 |
2nd Quarter | 8:26 | 3:34 |
3rd Quarter | 3:03 | 8:57 |
4th Quarter | 5:35 | 6:25 |
Third-Down Conversions | 8 of 10 | 3 of 11 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 1 of 5 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 4-4 | 0-1 |
Touchdowns | 4-4 | 0-1 |
Field goals | 0-4 | 0-1 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-6 | 0-0 |
PAT Kicks | 7-7 | 1-1 |
Field Goals | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Points off turnovers | 7 | 0 |
Individual Statistics |
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Kuopio Steelers vs Vaasa Royals (Jul 10, 2021 at Vaasa)
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FUMBLES: Kuopio Steelers-None. Vaasa Royals-None. |
Drive Chart |
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Kuopio Steelers vs Vaasa Royals (Jul 10, 2021 at Vaasa)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
STE | 1st | S27 | 12:00 | Kickoff | R00 | 10:11 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-73 | 1:49 | |
STE | 1st | S20 | 09:13 | Kickoff | R00 | 05:06 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-80 | 4:07 | |
STE | 1st | R30 | 04:53 | Interception | R00 | 03:18 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-30 | 1:35 | |
STE | 2nd | S12 | 11:39 | Punt | R00 | 06:18 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 12-88 | 5:21 | |
STE | 2nd | R28 | 04:35 | Punt | R00 | 02:11 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-28 | 2:24 | |
STE | 2nd | S05 | 00:41 | Interception | S04 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:41 | ||
STE | 3rd | R37 | 08:00 | Downs | R00 | 05:56 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-37 | 2:04 | |
STE | 3rd | S14 | 00:59 | Downs | S21 | 11:49 | Punt | 3-7 | 1:10 | ||
STE | 4th | S42 | 09:47 | Downs | R00 | 08:36 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-58 | 1:11 | |
STE | 4th | R31 | 07:07 | Downs | R23 | 05:30 | Missed FG | 4-8 | 1:37 | ||
STE | 4th | S20 | 02:36 | Interception | S29 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-9 | 2:36 | ||
ROY | 1st | R29 | 10:05 | Kickoff | S00 | 09:13 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-71 | 0:52 | |
ROY | 1st | R27 | 04:58 | Kickoff | R27 | 04:53 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:05 | ||
ROY | 1st | R29 | 03:11 | Kickoff | R49 | 11:39 | Punt | 7-20 | 3:32 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R25 | 06:12 | Kickoff | R28 | 04:35 | Punt | 3-3 | 1:37 | ||
ROY | 2nd | R40 | 02:03 | Kickoff | S32 | 00:41 | Interception | 6-28 | 1:22 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R24 | 11:56 | Kickoff | R37 | 08:00 | Downs | 7-13 | 3:56 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R30 | 05:49 | Kickoff | S14 | 00:59 | Downs | 13-56 | 4:50 | ||
ROY | 4th | R40 | 11:49 | Punt | S42 | 09:47 | Downs | 7-18 | 2:02 | ||
ROY | 4th | R25 | 08:36 | Kickoff | R31 | 07:07 | Downs | 4-6 | 1:29 | ||
ROY | 4th | R23 | 05:30 | Missed FG | S30 | 02:36 | Interception | 7-47 | 2:54 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Kuopio Steelers | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 07:31 | 08:26 | 03:03 | 05:35 | 15:57 | 08:38 | 24:35 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 2/2 | 4/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 6/6 | 2/4 | 8/10 | ||
Average field position | S39 | S29 | S38 | S43 | S34 | S41 | S37 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Vaasa Royals | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 04:29 | 03:34 | 08:57 | 06:25 | 08:03 | 15:22 | 23:25 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/3 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 0/3 | 3/8 | 3/11 | ||
Average field position | R28 | R32 | R27 | R29 | R30 | R28 | R29 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1/5 | 1/5 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
STE | 1st | S27 | 12:00 | Kickoff | R00 | 10:11 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-73 | 1:49 | |
ROY | 1st | R29 | 10:05 | Kickoff | S00 | 09:13 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-71 | 0:52 | |
STE | 1st | S20 | 09:13 | Kickoff | R00 | 05:06 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-80 | 4:07 | |
ROY | 1st | R27 | 04:58 | Kickoff | R27 | 04:53 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:05 | ||
STE | 1st | R30 | 04:53 | Interception | R00 | 03:18 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-30 | 1:35 | |
ROY | 1st | R29 | 03:11 | Kickoff | R49 | 11:39 | Punt | 7-20 | 3:32 | ||
STE | 2nd | S12 | 11:39 | Punt | R00 | 06:18 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 12-88 | 5:21 | |
ROY | 2nd | R25 | 06:12 | Kickoff | R28 | 04:35 | Punt | 3-3 | 1:37 | ||
STE | 2nd | R28 | 04:35 | Punt | R00 | 02:11 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-28 | 2:24 | |
ROY | 2nd | R40 | 02:03 | Kickoff | S32 | 00:41 | Interception | 6-28 | 1:22 | ||
STE | 2nd | S05 | 00:41 | Interception | S04 | 00:00 | End of half | 1--1 | 0:41 | ||
ROY | 3rd | R24 | 11:56 | Kickoff | R37 | 08:00 | Downs | 7-13 | 3:56 | ||
STE | 3rd | R37 | 08:00 | Downs | R00 | 05:56 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 4-37 | 2:04 | |
ROY | 3rd | R30 | 05:49 | Kickoff | S14 | 00:59 | Downs | 13-56 | 4:50 | ||
STE | 3rd | S14 | 00:59 | Downs | S21 | 11:49 | Punt | 3-7 | 1:10 | ||
ROY | 4th | R40 | 11:49 | Punt | S42 | 09:47 | Downs | 7-18 | 2:02 | ||
STE | 4th | S42 | 09:47 | Downs | R00 | 08:36 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-58 | 1:11 | |
ROY | 4th | R25 | 08:36 | Kickoff | R31 | 07:07 | Downs | 4-6 | 1:29 | ||
STE | 4th | R31 | 07:07 | Downs | R23 | 05:30 | Missed FG | 4-8 | 1:37 | ||
ROY | 4th | R23 | 05:30 | Missed FG | S30 | 02:36 | Interception | 7-47 | 2:54 | ||
STE | 4th | S20 | 02:36 | Interception | S29 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-9 | 2:36 |
Defensive Statistics |
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Kuopio Steelers vs Vaasa Royals (Jul 10, 2021 at Vaasa)
## | Kuopio Steelers | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
8 | Wright Jr M | 7 | 2 | 8.0 | 3.0/5 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
23 | Laine R | 5 | . | 5.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
29 | Steffen L | 4 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
3 | Radji S | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.5/11 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/6 | . |
2 | Vaija E | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | . | . | . | 2-0 | 1 | . | . | . |
1 | Bafdile A | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5/5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
28 | Bakker C | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
55 | Allen I | 2 | . | 2.0 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
13 | Floret K | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
93 | Korhonen J | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
41 | Seppanen K | . | 3 | 1.5 | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . |
27 | Marshall I | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
43 | Tuominen T | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
52 | Heikkinen J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
19 | Alexandre J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
TM | Team Steelers | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
32 | Ojainvali M | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
92 | Kauppinen M | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
99 | Lindqvist J | . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
## | Vaasa Royals | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
5 | Dickey S | 5 | 8 | 9.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
90 | Arvila A | 4 | 4 | 6.0 | 2.5/6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
74 | Lima R | 2 | 5 | 4.5 | 0.5/0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
29 | Lundstrom P | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
97 | Kass M | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
2 | Manty V | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
80 | Hersi M | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
51 | Maenpaa N | . | 3 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
4 | Kaczocha T | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
20 | Penesumbu J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
34 | Majaniemi A | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
53 | Nybacka V | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
82 | Tuovinen A | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
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Kuopio Steelers vs Vaasa Royals (Jul 10, 2021 at Vaasa)
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Kuopio Steelers: 12-Vilpponen P, 14-Paananen J, 24-Kuisma J, 28-Bakker C, 32-Ojainvali M, 35-Lehtonen T, 37-Kurenniemi A, 52-Heikkinen J, 75-Myohanen H, 78-Keituri J, 92-Kauppinen M, 93-Korhonen J, 97-Savolainen J. |
Vaasa Royals: 3-Savolainen J, 6-Limam K, 7-Latikka L, 19-Kaas J, 40-Suoste T, 45-Malinen T, 63-Suominen S, 73-Kallio J, 80-Hersi M, 83-Korkeamaki O, 84-Pylkkonen M, 91-Dolinin V, 95-Turkkila M. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
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Kuopio Steelers vs Vaasa Royals (Jul 10, 2021 at Vaasa)
ROY voittaa kolikonheiton siirtaa valinnan STE palauttaa pohjoiseta | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste35 | ROY ball on ROY35. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy35 | Start of 1st quarter, clock 12:00. |
Pylkkonen M kickoff 55 yards to the STE10, Reasnover L return 17 yards to the STE27 (Dickey S). | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste27 | Reasnover L rush up middle for 27 yards to the ROY46, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Dickey S). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy46 | Reasnover L rush for 7 yards to the ROY39 (Lundstrom P), PENALTY STE holding (Lindsten V) 10 yards to the STE44, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 1-20 | at Ste44 | Lehtonen T rush up middle for 5 yards to the STE49 (Lima R;Dickey S). |
Ste | 2-15 | at Ste49 | Lehtonen T rush up middle for 51 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:11. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 7, Vaasa Royals 0 | |||
Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:55 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 55 yards to the ROY10, Lundstrom P return 19 yards to the ROY29 (Heikkinen J). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy29 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 10:05. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy29 | Barrow N rush up middle for 13 yards to the ROY42, 1ST DOWN ROY (Seppanen K;Steffen L). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy42 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Kaczocha T for 58 yards to the STE0, 1ST DOWN ROY, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:13. |
Pylkkonen M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 7, Vaasa Royals 7 | |||
Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, TOP 00:52 | |||
Pylkkonen M kickoff 65 yards to the STE0, touchback. | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste20 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 09:13. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste20 | Bradley J short left pass complete to Harju H for 10 yards to the STE30, 1ST DOWN STE (Hersi M). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste30 | Bradley J deep middle pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 2-10 | at Ste30 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Alexandre J for 8 yards to the STE38. |
Ste | 3-2 | at Ste38 | Reasnover L rush up middle for 18 yards to the ROY44, 1ST DOWN STE (Dickey S). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy44 | Lehtonen T rush up middle for loss of 4 yards to the ROY48 (Arvila A). |
Ste | 2-14 | at Roy48 | Bradley J short left pass complete to Harju H for 2 yards to the ROY46 (Penesumbu J). |
Ste | 3-12 | at Roy46 | Bradley J deep right pass complete to Alexandre J for 38 yards to the ROY8, 1ST DOWN STE (Manty V), PENALTY ROY pass interference (Manty V) 4 yards to the ROY4. |
Ste | 1-G | at Roy04 | 1st and 4. |
Ste | 1-G | at Roy04 | Wright Jr M rush up middle for 2 yards to the ROY2 (Maenpaa N;Dickey S). |
Ste | 2-G | at Roy02 | Wright Jr M rush up middle for 2 yards to the ROY0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:06. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 14, Vaasa Royals 7 | |||
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:15 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 54 yards to the ROY11, Lundstrom P return 16 yards to the ROY27 (Marshall I). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy27 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 04:58. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy27 | Gwinner B pass intercepted by Seppanen K at the ROY30, Seppanen K return 0 yards to the ROY30 (Nybacka V;Tuovinen A). |
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:05 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy30 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 04:53. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy30 | Reasnover L rush over right guard for 2 yards to the ROY28 (Arvila A). |
Ste | 2-8 | at Roy28 | Harju H rush reverse for 21 yards to the ROY7, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Kass M). |
Ste | 1-G | at Roy07 | PENALTY STE false start (Lehtonen T) 5 yards to the ROY12. |
Ste | 1-G | at Roy12 | Bradley J rush scrambling for 12 yards to the ROY0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:18. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 21, Vaasa Royals 7 | |||
Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:42 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 55 yards to the ROY10, Lundstrom P return 19 yards to the ROY29 (Korhonen J). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy29 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 03:11. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy29 | Gwinner B rush quarterback draw for loss of 1 yard to the ROY28 (Wright Jr M). |
Roy | 2-11 | at Roy28 | Gwinner B short middle pass complete to Kaczocha T for 7 yards to the ROY35 (Vaija E). |
Roy | 3-4 | at Roy35 | PENALTY STE offside defense (Tuominen T) 5 yards to the ROY40, 1ST DOWN ROY. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy40 | Barrow N rush up middle for 13 yards to the STE47, 1ST DOWN ROY (Vaija E). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste47 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Hochschild J for 10 yards to the STE37, 1ST DOWN ROY (Laine R). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste37 | Gwinner B rush quarterback draw for loss of 3 yards to the STE40 (Radji S;Lindqvist J). |
Roy | 2-13 | at Ste40 | Gwinner B sacked for loss of 6 yards to the STE46 (Radji S). |
Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, TOP 03:32 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 21, Vaasa Royals 7 |
Roy | 3-19 | at Ste46 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Roy | 3-19 | at Ste46 | Gwinner B deep right pass incomplete to Hochschild J (Vaija E). |
Roy | 4-19 | at Ste46 | PENALTY ROY delay of game (Barrow N) 5 yards to the ROY49. |
Roy | 4-24 | at Roy49 | Barrow N punt 27 yards to the STE24, downed, PENALTY STE face mask (Laine R) 12 yards to the STE12, 1st and 10, STE ball on STE12. |
Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, TOP 03:32 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste12 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 11:39. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste12 | Bradley J short left pass incomplete to Harju H, dropped pass. |
Ste | 2-10 | at Ste12 | Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 8 yards to the STE20 (Lima R;Kass M). |
Ste | 3-2 | at Ste20 | Reasnover L rush for 2 yards to the STE22, 1ST DOWN STE (Dickey S;Lundstrom P). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste22 | Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Alexandre J (Hersi M), PENALTY ROY pass interference (Hersi M) 15 yards to the STE37, 1ST DOWN STE, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste37 | Reasnover L rush up middle for 3 yards to the STE40 (Lima R). |
Ste | 2-7 | at Ste40 | Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Paananen J, QB hurry by Lima R. |
Ste | 3-7 | at Ste40 | Bradley J short middle pass complete to Harju H for 21 yards to the ROY39, 1ST DOWN STE (Lundstrom P). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy39 | Lehtonen T rush up middle for 15 yards to the ROY24, 1ST DOWN STE (Manty V;Dickey S). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy24 | Bradley J short left pass incomplete to Paananen J, dropped pass. |
Ste | 2-10 | at Roy24 | Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ROY21 (Lima R;Maenpaa N). |
Ste | 3-7 | at Roy21 | Bradley J short left pass complete to Harju H for 7 yards to the ROY14, 1ST DOWN STE (Dickey S). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy14 | Reasnover L rush for 14 yards to the ROY0, clock 11:39, PENALTY STE illegal block (Lindsten V) 4 yards to the ROY18, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 1-14 | at Roy18 | Timeout Vaasa Royals, clock 06:31. |
Ste | 1-14 | at Roy18 | Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Reasnover L. |
Ste | 2-14 | at Roy18 | Bradley J deep left pass complete to Harju H for 18 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:18. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 28, Vaasa Royals 7 | |||
Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, TOP 05:27 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 60 yards to the ROY5, Lundstrom P return 20 yards to the ROY25 (Bakker C). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy25 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 06:12. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy25 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Hochschild J for loss of 2 yards to the ROY23 (Bafdile A;Steffen L). |
Roy | 2-12 | at Roy23 | Barrow N rush for no gain to the ROY23 (Wright Jr M). |
Roy | 3-12 | at Roy23 | Gwinner B deep middle pass incomplete to Kaczocha T (Floret K). |
Roy | 4-12 | at Roy23 | Timeout Vaasa Royals, clock 04:42. |
Roy | 4-12 | at Roy23 | PENALTY STE offside defense (Kauppinen M) 5 yards to the ROY28. |
Roy | 4-7 | at Roy28 | Barrow N punt 0 yards to the ROY28, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:37 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy28 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 04:35. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy28 | Lehtonen T rush up middle for 4 yards to the ROY24 (Lima R). |
Ste | 2-6 | at Roy24 | Lehtonen T rush for loss of 1 yard to the ROY25 (Kass M). |
Ste | 3-7 | at Roy25 | PENALTY STE false start (Lindsten V) 5 yards to the ROY30. |
Ste | 3-12 | at Roy30 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 03:30. |
Ste | 3-12 | at Roy30 | Bradley J screen middle pass complete to Reasnover L for 15 yards to the ROY15, 1ST DOWN STE (Kaczocha T). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy15 | Reasnover L rush for 13 yards to the ROY2, 1ST DOWN STE (Lundstrom P;Arvila A). |
Ste | 1-G | at Roy02 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 02:20. |
Ste | 1-G | at Roy02 | Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the ROY0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:11. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 35, Vaasa Royals 7 | |||
Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:32 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 57 yards to the ROY8, Kaczocha T return 32 yards to the ROY40, out-of-bounds (Bakker C). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy40 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 02:03. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy40 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Kaczocha T for 11 yards to the STE49, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste49 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Hochschild J for 5 yards to the STE44, out-of-bounds (Laine R). |
Roy | 2-5 | at Ste44 | Suoste T rush up middle for 7 yards to the STE37, 1ST DOWN ROY (Wright Jr M). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste37 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Kaczocha T for 8 yards to the STE29 (Floret K). |
Roy | 2-2 | at Ste29 | Barrow N rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the STE32 (Radji S). |
Roy | 3-5 | at Ste32 | Timeout Vaasa Royals, clock 00:47. |
Roy | 3-5 | at Ste32 | Gwinner B deep left pass intercepted by Vaija E at the STE5, Vaija E return 0 yards to the STE5. |
Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:22 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste05 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 00:41. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste05 | Bradley J rush kneel down for loss of 1 yard to the STE4. |
Ste | 2-11 | at Ste04 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:41 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 35, Vaasa Royals 7 |
Ste | 2-11 | at Ste04 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Drive: 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:41 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 90 yards to the ROY6, Lundstrom P return 18 yards to the ROY24 (Laine R). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy24 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 11:56. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy24 | Barrow N rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the ROY30 (Steffen L). |
Roy | 2-4 | at Roy30 | PENALTY ROY false start (Kaczocha T) 5 yards to the ROY25. |
Roy | 2-9 | at Roy25 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 4 yards to the ROY29 (Wright Jr M). |
Roy | 3-5 | at Roy29 | Gwinner B pass complete to Kaczocha T for 9 yards to the ROY38, 1ST DOWN ROY (Steffen L). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy38 | Suoste T rush over right tackle for loss of 3 yards to the ROY35 (Wright Jr M). |
Roy | 2-13 | at Roy35 | Gwinner B pass complete to Tuominen S-J for 3 yards to the ROY38 (Team Steelers). |
Roy | 3-10 | at Roy38 | Gwinner B pass incomplete, QB hurry by Korhonen J. |
Roy | 4-10 | at Roy38 | Gwinner B screen left pass complete to Kaczocha T for loss of 1 yard to the ROY37 (Wright Jr M). |
Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, TOP 03:56 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy37 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 08:00. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy37 | Reasnover L rush for 2 yards to the ROY35 (Arvila A;Majaniemi A). |
Ste | 2-8 | at Roy35 | Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 5 yards to the ROY30 (Lundstrom P). |
Ste | 3-3 | at Roy30 | Reasnover L rush up middle for 3 yards to the ROY27, 1ST DOWN STE (Arvila A;Dickey S). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy27 | Bradley J deep right pass complete to Alexandre J for 27 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:56. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 42, Vaasa Royals 7 | |||
Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:11 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 55 yards to the ROY10, Viinamaki R return 20 yards to the ROY30 (Tuominen T). | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy30 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 05:49. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy30 | Gwinner B pass complete to Tuovinen A for 5 yards to the ROY35 (Wright Jr M), PENALTY ROY ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the ROY25, NO PLAY. |
Roy | 1-15 | at Roy25 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete to Tuovinen A. |
Roy | 2-15 | at Roy25 | Barrow N rush over right tackle for 12 yards to the ROY37, out-of-bounds (Bafdile A). |
Roy | 3-3 | at Roy37 | PENALTY STE offside defense 5 yards to the ROY42, 1ST DOWN ROY. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy42 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Kaczocha T for 3 yards to the ROY45 (Steffen L). |
Roy | 2-7 | at Roy45 | Barrow N rush up middle for 2 yards to the ROY47 (Wright Jr M). |
Roy | 3-5 | at Roy47 | Gwinner B rush quarterback draw for 7 yards to the STE46, 1ST DOWN ROY, PENALTY STE personal foul (Steffen L) 14 yards to the STE32, 1ST DOWN ROY. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste32 | 1st and 10. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste32 | Gwinner B short left pass incomplete to Hochschild J. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Ste32 | Gwinner B short middle pass incomplete to Viinamaki R, dropped pass. |
Roy | 3-10 | at Ste32 | Gwinner B short left pass complete to Hochschild J for 5 yards to the STE27 (Laine R). |
Roy | 4-5 | at Ste27 | Gwinner B rush quarterback draw for 8 yards to the STE19, 1ST DOWN ROY (Vaija E;Radji S). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste19 | Gwinner B SLC pass incomplete to Barrow N. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Ste19 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 5 yards to the STE14 (Alexandre J). |
Roy | 3-5 | at Ste14 | Gwinner B short left pass incomplete to Viinamaki R. |
Roy | 4-5 | at Ste14 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete to Kaczocha T (Wright Jr M). |
Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, TOP 04:50 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste14 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 00:59. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste14 | Bradley J short left pass incomplete to Harju H, dropped pass. |
Ste | 2-10 | at Ste14 | Bakker C rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the STE17 (Dickey S). |
Ste | 3-7 | at Ste17 | Bradley J S pass complete to Harju H for 4 yards to the STE21 (Manty V). |
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:10 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 42, Vaasa Royals 7 |
Ste | 4-3 | at Ste21 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
Ste | 4-3 | at Ste21 | Ojainvali M punt 39 yards to the ROY40, downed. |
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:10 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy40 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 11:49, VAASA ROYALS drive start at 11:49. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy40 | Gwinner B short left pass incomplete, QB hurry by Allen I. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Roy40 | Gwinner B short right pass complete to Viinamaki R for 8 yards to the ROY48 (Floret K). |
Roy | 3-2 | at Roy48 | Suoste T rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the ROY47 (Allen I), PENALTY STE face mask (Allen I) 15 yards to the STE38, 1ST DOWN ROY. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste38 | 1st and 10. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste38 | Gwinner B deep right pass incomplete to Kaczocha T. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Ste38 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for loss of 4 yards to the STE42, out-of-bounds (Bafdile A). |
Roy | 3-14 | at Ste42 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete to Hochschild J, dropped pass. |
Roy | 4-14 | at Ste42 | Gwinner B deep right pass incomplete. |
Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:02 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste42 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 09:47. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste42 | Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the STE45 (Lima R;Dickey S). |
Ste | 2-7 | at Ste45 | PENALTY ROY offside defense (Lima R) 5 yards to the 50 yardline. |
Ste | 2-2 | at Ste50 | Reasnover L rush for 50 yards to the ROY0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:36. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 49, Vaasa Royals 7 | |||
Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, TOP 01:11 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 40 yards to the ROY25, Lundstrom P return 0 yards to the ROY25. | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy25 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 08:36. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy25 | Gwinner B deep left pass incomplete to Hochschild J. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Roy25 | Suoste T rush up middle for 4 yards to the ROY29 (Wright Jr M;Seppanen K). |
Roy | 3-6 | at Roy29 | Suoste T rush up middle for 2 yards to the ROY31 (Wright Jr M;Korhonen J). |
Roy | 4-4 | at Roy31 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete to Hochschild J, dropped pass. |
Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:29 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy31 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 07:07. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Roy31 | Bradley J short left pass complete to Harju H for 8 yards to the ROY23 (Dickey S;Maenpaa N). |
Ste | 2-2 | at Roy23 | Bakker C rush up middle for no gain to the ROY23 (Arvila A). |
Ste | 3-2 | at Roy23 | Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Vilpponen P. |
Ste | 4-2 | at Roy23 | Ojainvali M field goal attempt from 41 MISSED - short, spot at ROY23, clock 05:30. |
Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:37 | |||
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy23 | VAASA ROYALS drive start at 05:30. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy23 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 05:30. |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy23 | Barrow N rush over left tackle for 15 yards to the ROY38, 1ST DOWN ROY, out-of-bounds (Laine R). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Roy38 | Gwinner B rush scrambling for 16 yards to the STE46, 1ST DOWN ROY (Ojainvali M). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste46 | Barrow N rush up middle for no gain to the STE46 (Seppanen K;Kauppinen M). |
Roy | 2-10 | at Ste46 | Barrow N rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the STE40 (Allen I). |
Roy | 3-4 | at Ste40 | Suoste T rush over left tackle for 10 yards to the STE30, 1ST DOWN ROY (Steffen L). |
Roy | 1-10 | at Ste30 | Gwinner B short right pass incomplete to Viinamaki R. |
Roy | 2-10 | at Ste30 | Gwinner B deep right pass intercepted by Vaija E at the STE0, Vaija E return 0 yards to the STE0, touchback. |
Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:54 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste20 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 02:36. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste20 | Bakker C rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the STE19 (Arvila A). |
Ste | 2-11 | at Ste19 | Bakker C rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the STE18 (Arvila A;Lima R). |
Ste | 3-12 | at Ste18 | Bradley J short right pass complete to Vilpponen P for 12 yards to the STE30, 1ST DOWN STE (Dickey S;Hersi M). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste30 | Bradley J rush kneel down for loss of 1 yard to the STE29. |
Ste | 2-11 | at Ste29 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:36 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
Kuopio Steelers 49, Vaasa Royals 7 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
MIESTEN VAAHTERALIIGA 2021
Kuopio Steelers vs Vaasa Royals (Jul 10, 2021 at Vaasa)
Kuopio Steelers Vaasa Royals Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 30 19 49 OVERALL.......... 24 33 57 1ST DOWN......... 16 8 24 1ST DOWN......... 9 15 24 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 3 0 3 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 0 1 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 0 1 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 7 4 11 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 8 6 14 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 1 3 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 0 6 6 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 2 8 10 4TH DOWN......... 0 0 0 4TH DOWN......... 1 4 5 Kuopio Steelers Vaasa Royals Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 30 19 49 ............... 24 33 57 |
Vahvistunut Royals hakee revanssia Steelersistä
Vaahteraliiga-kauden neljäs peliviikko tulee valmiiksi lauantaina, kun Wasa Royals ja Kuopio Steelers kohtaavat Vaasassa. Joukkueet lähtevät kamppailuun erilaisista tilanteista: Royals on hävinnyt molemmat pelaamansa ottelut, kun taas Steelers on molemmat ottelunsa voittanut. Avauskierroksella vaasalaiset ja kuopiolaiset olivat myös vastakkain – silloin Steelers voitti 3–35.
Royalsin ensimmäinen touchdown vielä tekemättä
Royals on saanut punoa juoniaan lähes parin viikon ajan ja varmasti päävalmentaja John Booker käyttänyt runsaasti aikaa ja vaivaa hyökkäyksen umpisolmun avaamiseen. Kahdessa ensimmäisessä ottelussa kovat Steelersin ja Crocodilesin puolustukset eivät ole olleet yllätettävissä, ja vaasalaiset ovatkin tehneet ainoastaan kolme pistettä Markus Pylkkäsen kenttäpotkumaalin muodossa.
Tom Suoste, Nico Barrow ja Brandon Gwinner muodostavat vaasalaisversion kolmipäisestä juoksuhirviöstä. Keskimäärin kolmikko kantaakin palloa reilut 60 jaardia ottelua kohden. Tukimies Maurice Wright sekä linjan möröt Jani Lindqvist, Semmie Radji ja Ikeem Allen tulevat olemaan suurin este murrettavaksi Royalsin hyökkäyksen linjalle, joka saa nyt mukaansa myös ranskalaisen Bilel Lakehalin. Steelers on liigan tehokkain pysäyttämään juoksua, vaikka viikko sitten Crocodilesin Christian Powell onnistuikin yli 100 jaardia kuopiolaisia vastaan keräämään.
Gwinner on onnistunut heitoistaan tasan 50 prosentin varmuudella, mutta mukana on myös useita lyhyitä heittoja Suosteen käsiin. Lauantaina onkin mielenkiintoista nähdä miten nuori ja lahjakas laitahyökkääjäkolmikko Roni Viinamäki – Aaro Tuovinen – Oskari Korkeamäki onnistuu haastamaan Steelersin ranskalaiskulmapuolustajia Adel Bafdilea ja Kenny Florettia sekä saksalaissafety Lars Steffeniä.
Oman mausteensa Royalsin hyökkäykseen tuo Tommy Kaczochan pyrähdykset. Entistä joukkuettaan vastaan pelaava puolalais-yhdysvaltalainen takamies onkin Royalsin ykköskiinniottaja (6 kiinniottoa / 55 jaardia).
Steelers – juoksujoukkue?
Oli aika, jolloin päävalmentaja Pekka Utriaisen ja pelinrakentaja Seth Petersin heittopainotteinen ja nopeatempoinen pelityyli muuttui eräänlaiseksi käsitteeksi – niin vahvaksi, että edelleen Steelersin pelisuunnitelmasta hakee ensin heittopelin nyansseja. Totuus kahden pelin perusteella on toinen: Steelersin ykkösase on vahva hyökkäyksen linja ja juoksupeli.
Le’Anthony Reasnover ja Tuukka Lehtonen juoksivat viikko sitten kumpikin yli 130 jaardia ja Ville Lindsten tukee fullbackin paikalta. Lisäksi maalialueen läheisyyteen kuopiolaiset ovat rakentaneet omanlaisensa goal line -hyökkäyksen, jossa palloa kantaa useasti tukimies Wright.
Monesti käy niin, että kun juoksu kulkee, niin heittopeliltä ei vaaditakaan huipputehoja. Joey Bradley on toki osoittanut, että heittouhkakin on ilmeinen, mutta ensimmäisten otteluiden perusteella kuopiolaisten heittopeli ei vielä parastaan ole näyttänyt. Jeff Alexandre on ainoana laitahyökkääjänä kerännyt yli 100 jaardia ja yllättäen toiseksi kovin koppaaja on fullbackin ja tight endin paikalla pelaava Lindsten.
Potentiaalia on silti edelleen: Jaakko Paananen ei vielä ennen edellistä ottelua ollut ehtinyt juurikaan harjoittelemaan Bradleyn kanssa, joten Vaasassa nähdään paremmin, missä kunnossa NFL-akatemiasta Lontoosta palannut pelimies on. Rovaniemeläislähtöinen Hannes Harju on myös pelaaja, joka saattaa breikata nopeasti tähtiluokkaan. Uran ensimmäinen touchdown syntyi viime viikolla. Eikä unohtaa sovi myöskään monipuolista Isaak Marshallia.
Lima tekee paluun
Kotijoukkueen kannalta positiivinen uutinen on se, että linjapuolustaja Ray Lima palaa pelaavaan kokoonpanoon lauantaina. Lima muodostaa Martti Kassin kanssa yhden jykevimmistä linjakeskustoista ja samalla tämä antaa liikkumatilaa tukimies Sam Dickeylle, joka onkin isossa roolissa Steelersin juoksuhyökkäyksen tulppaamisessa. Lamin Latikan status on epävarma ja hänen puuttumisensa olisi luonnollisesti iso menetys Royalsille.
Royals lähtee otteluun 4-2-5 –mallisella puolustuksella, ja takakenttä kestää ainakin paperilla vertailun mihin tahansa muuhun joukkueeseen. Peter Lundström ja Kaczocha ovat palloahneita pelureita, Viktor Mänty ja Jose Penesumbu erinomaisia urheilijoita ja varmoja taklaajia. Saksalaistakamies Jan Horchild varmistaa syviä kuvioita vastaan. Laitahyökkääjäksi kokoonpanoon merkityn Horchildin pelaaminen on tosin Royalsin mukaan vielä epävarmaa.
Suuren avun Royalsin puolustus tarvitsee ottelussa myös omalta hyökkäykseltään. Kahdessa aiemmassa ottelussa vaasalaisten puolustus on joutunut uurastamaan melkoisesti. Jos hyökkäys nyt pääsee parempaan rytmiin, pysyy tuoreempana ja aggressiivisena myös Royalsin puolustus.
Ottelu Kaarlen kentällä potkaistaan käyntiin lauantaina 10. heinäkuuta klo 16.30. Suora JedX-studio Ruutu+ palvelussa käynnistyy jo klo 16.00.
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