Steelers - Crocodiles 03.09.2021

Kuopio Steelers varmisti neljäntenä kautena perättäin paikan Vaahteraliigan loppuotteluun. Perjantain iltavalaistuksessa pelatussa välierässä Seinäjoki Crocodiles kaatui ylivoimaisen esityksen jälkeen lukemin 52-14 (28-7)

Kuopion Väinölänniemen isäntä pelasi perjantain illassa varsin tylyn pelin. Vastustajalta otettiin luulot pois heti ensimmäisellä hyökkäysvuorolla ja ensimmäisen neljänneksen jälkeen Steelers oli edetyissä jaardeissa edellä vastustajaansa jo lukemin 208-16 pelin ollessa tilanteessa 14-0.

Crocodiles pääsi pelin rytmiin mukaan ottelun toisella neljänneksellä, mutta pelin voittajasta ei ollut epäselvyyttä ensimmäisen neljänneksen kuopiolaisnäytöksen jälkeen.

Bradley yllätti juoksullaan

Kuopio Steelersin pelinrakentaja Joey Bradley on pelannut läpi kauden varsin ilmeetöntä peliä antaen tähtikeskushyökkääjä LeAnthony Reasnoverin kerätä kuopiolaishyökkäyksen suurimman huomion. Perjantain pelissä Bradley laittoi kroppaa likoon ennenäkemättömällä tavalla edeten juoksuillaan lähes sata jaardia. Kaikkiaan Steelers-hyökkäys antoi myrskyvaroituksen tulevalle finaalivastustajalleen järjestämällä kotiyleisölleen hienot kotipelien jäähyväiset tämän kauden osalta.

Reasnover oli jälleen kerran loistava 270 juoksujaardillaan sekä neljällä TD:llä. Kostealla Vänärin nurmella pelatussa iltavalaistuksessa myös laitahyökkääjä Jeff Alexandre onnistui hyvin keräten 107 jaardia ja kaksi touchdownia viidellä kiinniotollaan. Kaikkiaan Steelers tarjoili kotiyleisölleen suurten pelien illan. Bradley ja Reasnover vetäisivät kumpainenkin yhdet 80 jaardiset siivut ja Alexandrekin karkasi kertaalleen 60 jaardin TD-kiinniottoon.

Steelers-puolustus teki sen mitä kentällä piti tehdä pysäyttäen edellisessä pelissään hirmujaardeja juosseen Crocodilesin Christian Powelin. Perjantaina puolustajista eniten taklauksia keräsi Maurice Wright jr (7,5 kpl).

Ottelun jälkeen Pohjola Vakuutuksen vakuuttavimpana pelaajana palkittu Bradley kertoi vetäneensä pitkään henkeä 80 jaardin juoksunsa päätteeksi.

Greenlee vihdoinkin kentällä

Crocodiles sai välieräpeliin kentälle vihdoinkin ýhdysvaltalaispelinrakentajansa Zack Greenleen. Pelaamattomuus näkyi otteissa pelin alussa, eikä miehen 17 heitosta tavoittanut vastaanottajansa koo pelin aikana kuin neljä. Jaardeja heitoilla kertyi surulliset 24. Crocojen hyökkäyslinjalle täydet pisteet siitä, että liigan kovaotteisin puolustusfrontti ei onnistunut säkittämään toipilaana ollutta Greenleetä kertaakaan.

Croodiles on elänyt ja kuollut keskushyökkääjä Powellin onnistumisten tahtiin läpi kauden ja perjantaina oli vuoro päättä kausi siihen kuolemaan. Powell teki välierässä kaikkensa, mutta 146 jaardia ja kaksi touchdownia eivät varmaankaan lohduta ketään hävityn kuolemanpelin jälkeen.

Semmie Radji ja koko Kuopion puolustusfrontti piti Crocojen Christian Powellin kurissa välieräpelissä (Kuva: jari Turunen)

Crocodilesin kausi päättyy neljänteen sijaan, joka on täsmälleen sama kuin edellisellä kaudella. Joukkueen kauden rikkoivat pelinrakentajiin liittyvät lukuisat murheet, eikä seinäjokiset päässeet pelaamaan parhaalla kokoonpanollaan kuin avauspelinsä, jossa Wasa Royals kaatui lukemin 33-0.

Kuopio Steelers jatkaa matkaansa Lahteen. Joukkueen päävalmentaja Pekka Utriainen on erityisen tyytyväinen joukkueen saamaan pitkään valmistautumisaikaan sunnuntaina 12.9. pelattavaan Vaahteramalja XLII peliin.

Seinajoki Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 03, 2021)

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

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary (Final)
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Seinajoki Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 03, 2021 at Kuopio)

Seinajoki Crocodiles (4-5) vs. Kuopio Steelers (8-1)

Date: Sep 03, 2021 • Site: Kuopio • Stadium: Vainolanniemi • Attendance: 491

Score by Quarters	1	2	3	4	Score
Seinajoki Crocodiles	0	7	0	7	14
Kuopio Steelers	14	14	7	17	52

SCORING SUMMARY				CRO -STE
1st	09:53	STE	Reasnover L 4 yd run (Alexandre J kick)
			5 plays, 86 yards, TOP 2:07	0 - 7
	00:06	STE	Wright Jr M 3 yd run (Alexandre J kick)
			6 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:57	0 - 14
2nd	07:53	CRO	Powell C 3 yd run (Maki-Maunus E kick)
			9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:12	7 - 14
	05:26	STE	Alexandre J 60 yd pass from Bradley J (Alexandre J kick)
			6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:27	7 - 21
	03:51	STE	Reasnover L 5 yd run (Alexandre J kick)
			2 plays, 85 yards, TOP 0:26	7 - 28
3rd	05:48	STE	Reasnover L 9 yd run (Alexandre J kick)
			4 plays, 45 yards, TOP 2:07	7 - 35
4th	11:14	STE	Alexandre J 15 yd pass from Bradley J (Alexandre J kick)
			6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 3:48	7 - 42
	08:54	CRO	Powell C 37 yd run (Maki-Maunus E kick)
			5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:12	14 - 42
	08:41	STE	Reasnover L 80 yd run (Alexandre J kick)
			1 play, 80 yards, TOP 0:13	14 - 49
	00:00	STE	Alexandre J 29 yd field goal
			12 plays, 60 yards, TOP 6:47	14 - 52

Kickoff time: 18.30 • End of Game: 21.13 • Total elapsed time: 2h 43min
Referee: Lamminsalo V • Umpire: Immonen M • Linesman: Vierikko P • Line judge: Eloranta P • Back judge: Toijala H • Field judge: Julkunen T • Side judge: Roimela P •
Temperature: + 9 C • Wind: 7 m/s • Weather: sadekuuroja

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
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Seinajoki Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 03, 2021 at Kuopio)

Team Totals	CRO	STE
FIRST DOWNS	9	25
Rushing	7	17
Passing	2	7
Penalty	0	1
NET YARDS RUSHING	153	469
Rushing Attempts	25	42
Average Per Rush	6.1	11.2
Rushing Touchdowns	2	5
Yards Gained Rushing	157	472
Yards Lost Rushing	4	3
NET YARDS PASSING	24	155
Completions-Attempts-Int	4-17-0	11-19-0
Average Per Attempt	1.4	8.2
Average Per Completion	6.0	14.1
Passing Touchdowns	0	2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	177	624
Total offense plays	42	61
Average Gain Per Play	4.2	10.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost	1-1	1-1
Penalties: Number-Yards	6-48	7-60
PUNTS-YARDS	7-264	1-32
Average Yards Per Punt	37.7	32.0
Net Yards Per Punt	35.6	26.0
Inside 20	1	1
50+ Yards	0	0
Touchbacks	0	0
Fair catch	1	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	3-185	8-438
Average Yards Per Kickoff	61.7	54.8
Net Yards Per Kickoff	40.7	42.8
Touchbacks	2	0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	1-6-0	2-15-0
Average Per Return	6.0	7.5
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	7-96-0	1-23-0
Average Per Return	13.7	23.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	19:08	28:52
1st Quarter	3:45	8:15
2nd Quarter	6:58	5:02
3rd Quarter	4:11	7:49
4th Quarter	4:14	7:46
Third-Down Conversions	2 of 10	7 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions	1 of 1	0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	1-1	6-6
Touchdowns	1-1	5-6
Field goals	0-1	1-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards	0-0	0-0
PAT Kicks	2-2	7-7
Field Goals	0-0	1-1
Points off turnovers	0	0

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
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RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Powell C	24	146	4	142	2	37	5.9
Lehtonen V	1	11	0	11	0	11	11.0
Totals...	25	157	4	153	2	37	6.1

RUSHING	No.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg	Avg.
Reasnover L	24	273	3	270	4	80	11.2
Bradley J	3	96	0	96	0	80	32.0
Lehtonen T	12	92	0	92	0	21	7.7
Bakker C	2	8	0	8	0	7	4.0
Wright Jr M	1	3	0	3	1	3	3.0
Totals...	42	472	3	469	5	80	11.2

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Greenlee \|	4-17-0	24	0	10	0
Totals...	4-17-0	24	0	10	0

PASSING	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Long	Sack
Bradley J	11-19-0	155	2	60	0
Totals...	11-19-0	155	2	60	0

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Plu B	2	13	0	9
Sarkela Ja	2	11	0	10
Totals...	4	24	0	10

RECEIVING	No.	Yds	TD	Lg
Alexandre J	5	107	2	60
Marshall I	2	24	0	13
Lindsten V	2	12	0	11
Harju H	1	11	0	11
Reasnover L	1	1	0	1
Totals...	11	155	2	60

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Sarkela Ja	7	264	37.7	47	1	0
Totals...	7	264	37.7	47	1	0

PUNTING	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	In20	TB
Alexandre J	1	32	32.0	32	1	0
Totals...	1	32	32.0	32	1	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Plu B	0	0	0	3	45	30	0	0	0
Rodriques A	1	6	6	3	34	16	0	0	0
Powell C	0	0	0	1	17	17	0	0	0
Totals...	1	6	6	7	96	30	0	0	0

	Punts			Kickoffs			Intercept
ALL RETURNS	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg	No	Yds	Lg
Bafdile A	1	14	14	1	23	23	0	0	0
Floret K	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals...	2	15	14	1	23	23	0	0	0

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Powell C	142	0	17	0	0	159
Plu B	0	13	45	0	0	58
Rodriques A	0	0	34	6	0	40
Lehtonen V	11	0	0	0	0	11
Sarkela Ja	0	11	0	0	0	11
Totals...	153	24	96	6	0	279

ALL PURPOSE	Rush	Rcv	KR	PR	IR	Total
Reasnover L	270	1	0	0	0	271
Alexandre J	0	107	0	0	0	107
Bradley J	96	0	0	0	0	96
Lehtonen T	92	0	0	0	0	92
Bafdile A	0	0	23	14	0	37
Marshall I	0	24	0	0	0	24
Lindsten V	0	12	0	0	0	12
Harju H	0	11	0	0	0	11
Bakker C	8	0	0	0	0	8
Wright Jr M	3	0	0	0	0	3
Floret K	0	0	0	1	0	1
Totals...	469	155	23	15	0	662

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
Alexandre J	4th	00:00	29 yards	Good

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Sarkela Ja	3	185	2	0	61.7

KICKOFFS	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg.
Alexandre J	8	438	0	1	54.8

FUMBLES: Seinajoki Crocodiles-Powell C 1-1. Kuopio Steelers-Lehtonen T 1-1.

Drive Chart

Drive Chart (Final)
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	Drive Started				Drive Ended				Consumed
Team	Qtr	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time		How Lost	Pl-Yds	TOP	RZ
CRO	1st	C29	09:44	Kickoff	C32	08:00		Punt	3-3	1:44
CRO	1st	C07	03:49	Fumble	C11	02:03		Punt	3-4	1:46
CRO	1st	C34	00:05	Kickoff	S00	07:53	*	TOUCHDOWN	9-66	4:12	#
CRO	2nd	C25	05:21	Kickoff	C38	04:17		Punt	4-13	1:04
CRO	2nd	C35	03:51	Kickoff	C34	02:28		Punt	3--1	1:23
CRO	2nd	C19	00:19	Punt	C17	00:00		End of half	1--2	0:19
CRO	3rd	C36	11:54	Kickoff	C38	11:45		Fumble	1-2	0:09
CRO	3rd	C23	09:05	Downs	C19	07:55		Punt	3--4	1:10
CRO	3rd	C03	05:46	Kickoff	C08	03:02		Punt	7-5	2:44
CRO	4th	C27	11:06	Kickoff	S00	08:54	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-73	2:12
CRO	4th	C35	08:34	Kickoff	C35	06:47		Punt	3-0	1:47

STE	1st	S14	12:00	Kickoff	C00	09:53	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-86	2:07	#
STE	1st	S22	08:00	Punt	C07	03:49		Fumble	7-71	4:11
STE	1st	C41	02:03	Punt	C00	00:06	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-41	1:57	#
STE	2nd	S20	07:53	Kickoff	C00	05:26	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-80	2:27
STE	2nd	S15	04:17	Punt	C00	03:51	*	TOUCHDOWN	2-85	0:26	#
STE	2nd	S31	02:28	Punt	C45	00:19		Punt	6-24	2:09
STE	3rd	C38	11:45	Fumble	C23	09:05		Downs	7-15	2:40
STE	3rd	C45	07:55	Punt	C00	05:48	*	TOUCHDOWN	4-45	2:07	#
STE	3rd	C37	03:02	Punt	C00	11:14	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-37	3:48	#
STE	4th	S20	08:54	Kickoff	C00	08:41	*	TOUCHDOWN	1-80	0:13
STE	4th	S29	06:47	Punt	C11	00:00	*	FIELD GOAL	12-60	6:47	#

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Seinajoki Crocodiles	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	03:45	06:58	04:11	04:14	10:43	08:25	19:08
3rd Down Conversions	0/2	1/3	0/3	1/2	1/5	1/5	2/10
Average field position	C23	C26	C20	C31	C24	C24	C24
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	0/0	1/1	1/1

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
Kuopio Steelers	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Qtr	Half	Half	Total
Time of possession	08:15	05:02	07:49	07:46	13:17	15:35	28:52
3rd Down Conversions	1/1	2/3	2/3	2/3	3/4	4/6	7/10
Average field position	S31	S22	C40	S24	S26	S45	S35
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/1

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

	Drive Started				Drive Ended				Consumed
Team	Qtr	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time		How Lost	Pl-Yds	TOP	RZ
STE	1st	S14	12:00	Kickoff	C00	09:53	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-86	2:07	#
CRO	1st	C29	09:44	Kickoff	C32	08:00		Punt	3-3	1:44
STE	1st	S22	08:00	Punt	C07	03:49		Fumble	7-71	4:11
CRO	1st	C07	03:49	Fumble	C11	02:03		Punt	3-4	1:46
STE	1st	C41	02:03	Punt	C00	00:06	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-41	1:57	#
CRO	1st	C34	00:05	Kickoff	S00	07:53	*	TOUCHDOWN	9-66	4:12	#
STE	2nd	S20	07:53	Kickoff	C00	05:26	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-80	2:27

CRO	2nd	C25	05:21	Kickoff	C38	04:17		Punt	4-13	1:04
STE	2nd	S15	04:17	Punt	C00	03:51	*	TOUCHDOWN	2-85	0:26	#
CRO	2nd	C35	03:51	Kickoff	C34	02:28		Punt	3--1	1:23
STE	2nd	S31	02:28	Punt	C45	00:19		Punt	6-24	2:09
CRO	2nd	C19	00:19	Punt	C17	00:00		End of half	1--2	0:19
CRO	3rd	C36	11:54	Kickoff	C38	11:45		Fumble	1-2	0:09

STE	3rd	C38	11:45	Fumble	C23	09:05		Downs	7-15	2:40
CRO	3rd	C23	09:05	Downs	C19	07:55		Punt	3--4	1:10
STE	3rd	C45	07:55	Punt	C00	05:48	*	TOUCHDOWN	4-45	2:07	#
CRO	3rd	C03	05:46	Kickoff	C08	03:02		Punt	7-5	2:44
STE	3rd	C37	03:02	Punt	C00	11:14	*	TOUCHDOWN	6-37	3:48	#
CRO	4th	C27	11:06	Kickoff	S00	08:54	*	TOUCHDOWN	5-73	2:12

STE	4th	S20	08:54	Kickoff	C00	08:41	*	TOUCHDOWN	1-80	0:13
CRO	4th	C35	08:34	Kickoff	C35	06:47		Punt	3-0	1:47
STE	4th	S29	06:47	Punt	C11	00:00	*	FIELD GOAL	12-60	6:47	#

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics (Final)
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##	Seinajoki Crocodiles	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	Sack/Yds	QBH
44	Tuokko A	7	3	8.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
45	Korpela V-M	3	8	7.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
77	Lundberg L	4	3	5.5	1.0/3	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
7	Rodriques A	4	1	4.5	.	.	1-0	.	.	.	.	.
99	Zacok F	2	5	4.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
34	Varinen J	3	2	4.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
43	Koivumaki Juh	2	4	4.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
20	Robitaille N	3	.	3.0	1.0/1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.
24	Jallow S	1	1	1.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
22	Mehtonen M	.	2	1.0	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
56	Hietala L	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
25	Lehtonen V	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
26	Havulehto M	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
2	Toivola H	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
66	Makinen M	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

##	Kuopio Steelers	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	Blkd	Sack/Yds	QBH
8	Wright Jr M	5	5	7.5	.	1	1-0	.	1	.	.	.
29	Steffen L	2	6	5.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
3	Radji S	1	5	3.5	1.5/2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
55	Allen I	1	3	2.5	1.5/2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
41	Seppanen K	.	5	2.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
13	Floret K	1	1	1.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
92	Kauppinen M	1	1	1.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
23	Laine R	1	1	1.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
59	Tuppurainen T	1	1	1.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
1	Bafdile A	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.
99	Lindqvist J	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
24	Kuisma J	1	.	1.0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
2	Vaija E	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
35	Lehtonen T	.	1	0.5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.

Participation Report

Participation Report (Final)
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Seinajoki Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 03, 2021 at Kuopio)

Seinajoki Crocodiles
Pos	##	Offense
QB	3	Greenlee \|
RB	15	Powell C
FB	25	Lehtonen V
WR	1	Plu B
WR	18	Sarkela Jo
WR	17	Sarkela Ja
LT	74	Rajala M
LG	72	Hvitfelt T
OC	78	Rinta-Aho A
RG	75	Lafargue A
RT	76	Anttila L

Seinajoki Crocodiles
Pos	##	Defense
DE	99	Zacok F
DT	85	Rantala P
DT	66	Makinen M
DE	54	Ceken T
LB	34	Varinen J
LB	45	Korpela V-M
LB	43	Koivumaki Juh
CB	2	Toivola H
SS	7	Rodriques A
FS	55	Hannelin A
CB	20	Robitaille N

Kuopio Steelers
Pos	##	Offense
QB	7	Bradley J
RB	25	Reasnover L
RB	34	Lindsten V
WR	80	Harju H
WR	27	Marshall I
WR	19	Alexandre J
LT	77	Weber B
LG	71	Hirsch T
OC	73	Korhonen R
RG	51	Saastamoinen E
RT	68	Laitinen O

Kuopio Steelers
Pos	##	Defense
DE	3	Radji S
DT	55	Allen I
DT	99	Lindqvist J
DE	41	Seppanen K
LB	8	Wright Jr M
LB	41	Seppanen K
CB	1	Bafdile A
DB	13	Floret K
FS	2	Vaija E
SS	29	Steffen L
CB	23	Laine R

Seinajoki Crocodiles: 21-Gavelin R, 22-Mehtonen M, 24-Jallow S, 26-Havulehto M, 30-Hautala S, 33-Yli-Rahko M, 44-Tuokko A, 47-Hietala Tim, 52-Maki-Maunus E, 56-Hietala L, 68-Saarikoski A, 70-Ristolainen J-P, 77-Lundberg L, 79-Kortesniemi A, 90-Kuusisto M, 94-Salmi S.

Kuopio Steelers: 12-Vilpponen P, 24-Kuisma J, 28-Bakker C, 35-Lehtonen T, 37-Kurenniemi A, 43-Tuominen T, 44-Haukka R, 52-Heikkinen J, 59-Tuppurainen T, 67-Ovaskainen S, 78-Keituri J, 83-Kuikka N, 86-Juvonen S, 92-Kauppinen M, 93-Korhonen J, 97-Savolainen J.

Play-by-Play Summary

Play-by-Play Summary
MIESTEN VAAHTERALIIGA 2021
Seinajoki Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 03, 2021 at Kuopio)

1st Quarter

			Crocodiles voitti arvonnan ja siirsi. Steelers palauttaa.
			Sarkela Ja kickoff 59 yards to the STE6, Bafdile A return 23 yards to the STE29, PENALTY STE illegal block 15 yards to the STE14, 1st and 10, STE ball on STE14.
Ste	1-10	at Ste14	Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 33 yards to the STE47, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Tuokko A).
Ste	1-10	at Ste47	Reasnover L rush over left guard for 31 yards to the CRO22, 1ST DOWN STE (Rodriques A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro22	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 11 yards to the CRO11, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Tuokko A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro11	Reasnover L rush over right guard for 7 yards to the CRO4 (Koivumaki Juh;Zacok F).
Ste	2-3	at Cro04	Reasnover L rush over right guard for 4 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:53.
			Alexandre J kick attempt good.
			Kuopio Steelers 7, Seinajoki Crocodiles 0
			Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, TOP 02:16
			Alexandre J kickoff 53 yards to the CRO12, Powell C return 17 yards to the CRO29 (Steffen L;Wright Jr M).
Cro	1-10	at Cro29	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 09:44.
Cro	1-10	at Cro29	Powell C rush over right guard for 2 yards to the CRO31 (Wright Jr M;Seppanen K).
Cro	2-8	at Cro31	Deadball foul, PENALTY STE offside defense 5 yards to the CRO36, NO PLAY.
Cro	2-3	at Cro36	Greenlee \| short left pass incomplete to Plu B.
Cro	3-3	at Cro36	Greenlee \| short right pass complete to Sarkela Ja for 1 yard to the CRO37.
Cro	4-2	at Cro37	PENALTY CRO delay of game (Sarkela Ja) 5 yards to the CRO32.
Cro	4-7	at Cro32	Sarkela Ja punt 46 yards to the STE22, fair catch by Bafdile A.
			Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:44
Ste	1-10	at Ste22	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 08:00.
Ste	1-10	at Ste22	Reasnover L rush over right guard for 9 yards to the STE31 (Rodriques A).
Ste	2-1	at Ste31	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the STE38 (Rodriques A;Lundberg L), PENALTY STE holding (Lindsten V) 10 yards to the STE21, NO PLAY.
Ste	2-11	at Ste21	Bradley J short right pass complete to Lindsten V for 11 yards to the STE32, 1ST DOWN STE (Rodriques A).
Ste	1-10	at Ste32	Bradley J rush over right end for 14 yards to the STE46, 1ST DOWN STE (Korpela V-M).
Ste	1-10	at Ste46	Bradley J short middle pass complete to Harju H for 11 yards to the CRO43, 1ST DOWN STE (Tuokko A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro43	Lehtonen T rush over left guard for 5 yards to the CRO38 (Jallow S).
Ste	2-5	at Cro38	Lehtonen T rush over left tackle for 11 yards to the CRO27, 1ST DOWN STE (Korpela V-M).
Ste	1-10	at Cro27	Lehtonen T rush over right guard for 17 yards to the CRO10, fumble forced by Robitaille N, fumble by Lehtonen T recovered by CRO Rodriques A at CRO7.
			Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:11
Cro	1-10	at Cro07	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 03:49.
Cro	1-10	at Cro07	Powell C rush over left guard for 5 yards to the CRO12 (Wright Jr M).
Cro	2-5	at Cro12	Deadball foul, PENALTY CRO false start (Sarkela Jo) 5 yards to the CRO7, NO PLAY.
Cro	2-10	at Cro07	Powell C rush draw play for 4 yards to the CRO11 (Vaija E;Seppanen K), PENALTY CRO illegal block declined.
Cro	3-6	at Cro11	Greenlee \| short right pass incomplete to Lehtonen V (Wright Jr M).
Cro	4-6	at Cro11	Sarkela Ja punt 44 yards to the STE45, Bafdile A return 14 yards to the CRO41 (Mehtonen M;Tuokko A).
			Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:46
Ste	1-10	at Cro41	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 02:03.
Ste	1-10	at Cro41	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 5 yards to the CRO36 (Koivumaki Juh).
Ste	2-5	at Cro36	Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the CRO28, 1ST DOWN STE (Rodriques A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro28	Reasnover L rush over right tackle for loss of 3 yards to the CRO31 (Lundberg L).
Ste	2-13	at Cro31	Bradley J short left pass incomplete to Lindsten V, dropped pass.
Ste	3-13	at Cro31	Bradley J deep right pass complete to Alexandre J for 28 yards to the CRO3, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Robitaille N).
Ste	1-G	at Cro03	Timeout Seinajoki Crocodiles, clock 00:12.
Ste	1-G	at Cro03	Wright Jr M rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:06.
			Alexandre J kick attempt good.
			Kuopio Steelers 14, Seinajoki Crocodiles 0
			Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, TOP 01:58
			Alexandre J kickoff 52 yards to the CRO13, Rodriques A return 6 yards to the CRO19, out-of-bounds (Bafdile A), deadball foul, PENALTY STE unsportsmanlike conduct (Bafdile A) 15 yards to the CRO34, 1st and 10, CRO ball on CRO34.
Cro	1-10	at Cro34	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 00:05.
Cro	1-10	at Cro34	Greenlee \| short left pass complete to Plu B for 4 yards to the CRO38.
			Drive: 1 plays, 4 yards, TOP 04:12
			Kuopio Steelers 14, Seinajoki Crocodiles 0

2nd Quarter

Cro	2-6	at Cro38	Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00.
Cro	2-6	at Cro38	Greenlee \| short left pass complete to Sarkela Ja for 10 yards to the CRO48, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds (Laine R).
Cro	1-10	at Cro48	Powell C rush over right guard for 7 yards to the STE45 (Wright Jr M).
Cro	2-3	at Ste45	Greenlee \| screen left pass incomplete to Plu B.
Cro	3-3	at Ste45	Powell C rush over right guard for 21 yards to the STE24, 1ST DOWN CRO, out-of-bounds (Floret K).
Cro	1-10	at Ste24	Powell C rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the STE25 (Allen I;Radji S).
Cro	2-11	at Ste25	Deadball foul, PENALTY STE offside defense (Radji S) 5 yards to the STE20, NO PLAY.
Cro	2-6	at Ste20	Greenlee \| short left pass complete to Plu B for 9 yards to the STE11, 1ST DOWN CRO (Steffen L).
Cro	1-10	at Ste11	Powell C rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the STE3 (Kauppinen M).
Cro	2-2	at Ste03	Powell C rush over left end for 3 yards to the STE0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:53.
			Maki-Maunus E kick attempt good.
			Kuopio Steelers 14, Seinajoki Crocodiles 7
			Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 04:12
			Sarkela Ja kickoff 61 yards to the STE4, touchback.
Ste	1-10	at Ste20	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 07:53.
Ste	1-10	at Ste20	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the STE26, out-of-bounds (Tuokko A).
Ste	2-4	at Ste26	Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the STE29 (Koivumaki Juh;Korpela V-M).
Ste	3-1	at Ste29	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 5 yards to the STE34, 1ST DOWN STE (Tuokko A), PENALTY STE offside defense declined.
Ste	1-10	at Ste34	Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Alexandre J.
Ste	2-10	at Ste34	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the STE40 (Varinen J;Koivumaki Juh).
Ste	3-4	at Ste40	Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 05:35.
Ste	3-4	at Ste40	Bradley J short right pass complete to Alexandre J for 60 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:26.
			Alexandre J kick attempt good.
			Kuopio Steelers 21, Seinajoki Crocodiles 7
			Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:32
			Alexandre J kickoff 52 yards to the CRO13, Rodriques A return 12 yards to the CRO25, out-of-bounds (Kuisma J).
Cro	1-10	at Cro25	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 05:21.
Cro	1-10	at Cro25	Powell C rush over right guard for 13 yards to the CRO38, 1ST DOWN CRO (Lindqvist J).
Cro	1-10	at Cro38	Greenlee \| screen left pass incomplete to Lehtonen V.
Cro	2-10	at Cro38	Greenlee \| short right pass incomplete to Sarkela Ja.
Cro	3-10	at Cro38	Greenlee \| deep right pass incomplete.
Cro	4-10	at Cro38	Sarkela Ja punt 47 yards to the STE15, downed, deadball foul, PENALTY CRO unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, PENALTY STE unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting.
			Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, TOP 01:04
Ste	1-10	at Ste15	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 04:17.
Ste	1-10	at Ste15	Bradley J rush over right end for 80 yards to the CRO5, 1ST DOWN STE (Varinen J).
Ste	1-G	at Cro05	Timeout Seinajoki Crocodiles, clock 03:59.
Ste	1-G	at Cro05	Reasnover L rush over right end for 5 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:51.
			Alexandre J kick attempt good.
			Kuopio Steelers 28, Seinajoki Crocodiles 7
			Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, TOP 00:26
			Alexandre J kickoff 61 yards to the CRO4, out-of-bounds, CRO ball on CRO35.
Cro	1-10	at Cro35	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 03:51.
Cro	1-10	at Cro35	Powell C rush over right guard for 4 yards to the CRO39 (Seppanen K;Radji S).
Cro	2-6	at Cro39	Greenlee \| rush scrambling for 16 yards to the STE45, out-of-bounds, PENALTY CRO holding (Anttila L) 10 yards to the CRO29, NO PLAY.
Cro	2-16	at Cro29	Deadball foul, PENALTY STE offside defense (Lindqvist J) 5 yards to the CRO34, NO PLAY.
Cro	2-11	at Cro34	Greenlee \| short right pass incomplete to Sarkela Jo.
Cro	3-11	at Cro34	Timeout Seinajoki Crocodiles, clock 02:44.
Cro	3-11	at Cro34	Greenlee \| pass incomplete.
Cro	4-11	at Cro34	Sarkela Ja punt 36 yards to the STE30, Floret K return 1 yards to the STE31 (Mehtonen M;Lehtonen V).
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:23
Ste	1-10	at Ste31	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 02:28.
Ste	1-10	at Ste31	Bradley J short left pass complete to Marshall I for 11 yards to the STE42, 1ST DOWN STE (Korpela V-M;Tuokko A).
Ste	1-10	at Ste42	Bradley J screen left pass complete to Alexandre J for loss of 1 yard to the STE41 (Robitaille N).
Ste	2-11	at Ste41	Bradley J short middle pass complete to Marshall I for 13 yards to the CRO46, 1ST DOWN STE (Tuokko A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro46	Bradley J screen left pass complete to Reasnover L for 1 yard to the CRO45 (Varinen J).
Ste	2-9	at Cro45	Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 01:02.
Ste	2-9	at Cro45	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for no gain to the CRO45 (Koivumaki Juh;Zacok F).
Ste	3-9	at Cro45	Bradley J short left pass incomplete to Harju H.
Ste	4-9	at Cro45	Alexandre J punt 32 yards to the CRO13, Rodriques A return 6 yards to the CRO19 (Steffen L).
			Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, TOP 02:09
Cro	1-10	at Cro19	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 00:19.
Cro	1-10	at Cro19	Powell C rush over left guard for loss of 2 yards to the CRO17 (Radji S).
Cro	2-12	at Cro17	End of half, clock 00:00.
			Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:19
			Kuopio Steelers 28, Seinajoki Crocodiles 7

3rd Quarter

Cro	2-12	at Cro17	Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, STE ball on STE35.
			Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:19
			Alexandre J kickoff 59 yards to the CRO6, Plu B return 30 yards to the CRO36, out-of-bounds.
Cro	1-10	at Cro36	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 11:54.
Cro	1-10	at Cro36	Powell C rush over right guard for 2 yards to the CRO38, fumble forced by Wright Jr M, fumble by Powell C recovered by STE Wright Jr M at CRO38.
			Drive: 1 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:09
Ste	1-10	at Cro38	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 11:45.
Ste	1-10	at Cro38	Bradley J screen left pass complete to Alexandre J for 5 yards to the CRO33, out-of-bounds.
Ste	2-5	at Cro33	Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Marshall I.
Ste	3-5	at Cro33	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the CRO26, 1ST DOWN STE (Jallow S;Korpela V-M).
Ste	1-10	at Cro26	Reasnover L rush over left end for 1 yard to the CRO25 (Zacok F).
Ste	2-9	at Cro25	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the CRO24 (Lundberg L).
Ste	3-8	at Cro24	Bradley J screen right pass complete to Lindsten V for 1 yard to the CRO23, out-of-bounds (Rodriques A;Tuokko A).
Ste	4-7	at Cro23	Bradley J short right pass incomplete to Alexandre J.
			Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:40
Cro	1-10	at Cro23	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 09:05.
Cro	1-10	at Cro23	Powell C rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the CRO24 (Radji S;Wright Jr M).
Cro	2-9	at Cro24	Greenlee \| deep right pass incomplete to Sarkela Ja.
Cro	3-9	at Cro24	Deadball foul, PENALTY CRO false start (Sarkela Jo) 5 yards to the CRO19, NO PLAY.
Cro	3-14	at Cro19	Greenlee \| deep left pass incomplete to Plu B (Bafdile A).
Cro	4-14	at Cro19	Sarkela Ja punt 26 yards to the CRO45, downed.
			Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:10
Ste	1-10	at Cro45	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 07:55.
Ste	1-10	at Cro45	Bradley J rush over right end for 2 yards to the CRO43.
Ste	2-8	at Cro43	Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 32 yards to the CRO11, 1ST DOWN STE (Tuokko A).
Ste	1-10	at Cro11	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the CRO9 (Zacok F;Korpela V-M).
Ste	2-8	at Cro09	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 9 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:48.
			Alexandre J kick attempt good.
			Kuopio Steelers 35, Seinajoki Crocodiles 7
			Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:09
			Alexandre J kickoff 64 yards to the CRO1, Plu B return 2 yards to the CRO3.
Cro	1-10	at Cro03	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 05:46.
Cro	1-10	at Cro03	Powell C rush over left guard for no gain to the CRO3 (Steffen L;Radji S).
Cro	2-10	at Cro03	Powell C rush over right guard for 7 yards to the CRO10 (Steffen L;Wright Jr M).
Cro	3-3	at Cro10	Powell C rush over right guard for 2 yards to the CRO12 (Wright Jr M;Seppanen K).
Cro	4-1	at Cro12	Timeout Seinajoki Crocodiles, clock 03:50.
Cro	4-1	at Cro12	Powell C rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the CRO16, 1ST DOWN CRO (Wright Jr M).
Cro	1-10	at Cro16	Greenlee \| short right pass incomplete to Sarkela Ja, deadball foul, PENALTY CRO unsportsmanlike conduct (Hvitfelt T) 8 yards to the CRO8.
Cro	2-18	at Cro08	2nd and 18.
Cro	2-18	at Cro08	Greenlee \| short left pass incomplete to Plu B, dropped pass.
Cro	3-18	at Cro08	Greenlee \| deep right pass incomplete to 11.
Cro	4-18	at Cro08	Sarkela Ja punt 29 yards to the CRO37, downed.
			Drive: 7 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:44
Ste	1-10	at Cro37	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 03:02.
Ste	1-10	at Cro37	Lehtonen T rush over right guard for 2 yards to the CRO35 (Korpela V-M).
Ste	2-8	at Cro35	Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the CRO29 (Toivola H;Korpela V-M).
Ste	3-2	at Cro29	Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the CRO27, 1ST DOWN STE (Varinen J).
Ste	1-10	at Cro27	Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 00:50.
Ste	1-10	at Cro27	Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the CRO20 (Hietala L;Zacok F).
			Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, TOP 03:56
			Kuopio Steelers 35, Seinajoki Crocodiles 7

4th Quarter

Ste	2-3	at Cro20	Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00.
Ste	2-3	at Cro20	Bradley J deep left pass intercepted by Robitaille N at the CRO0, Robitaille N return to the CRO0, touchback, PENALTY CRO pass interference off-setting, PENALTY STE pass interference off-setting, NO PLAY.
Ste	2-3	at Cro20	Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the CRO15, 1ST DOWN STE (Lundberg L).
Ste	1-10	at Cro15	Bradley J deep right pass complete to Alexandre J for 15 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:14.
			Alexandre J kick attempt good.
			Kuopio Steelers 42, Seinajoki Crocodiles 7
			Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 03:56
			Alexandre J kickoff 54 yards to the CRO11, Rodriques A return 16 yards to the CRO27 (Tuppurainen T;Lehtonen T).
Cro	1-10	at Cro27	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 11:06.
Cro	1-10	at Cro27	Lehtonen V rush over left tackle for 11 yards to the CRO38, 1ST DOWN CRO (Radji S;Steffen L).
Cro	1-10	at Cro38	Powell C rush over right guard for 18 yards to the STE44, 1ST DOWN CRO (Floret K;Laine R).
Cro	1-10	at Ste44	Powell C rush over left guard for 1 yard to the STE43 (Wright Jr M).
Cro	2-9	at Ste43	Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 09:41.
Cro	2-9	at Ste43	Powell C rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the STE37 (Seppanen K;Steffen L).
Cro	3-3	at Ste37	Powell C rush over left guard for 37 yards to the STE0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:54.
			Maki-Maunus E kick attempt good.
			Kuopio Steelers 42, Seinajoki Crocodiles 14
			Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:12
			Sarkela Ja kickoff 65 yards to the STE0, touchback.
Ste	1-10	at Ste20	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 08:54.
Ste	1-10	at Ste20	Reasnover L rush over left tackle for 80 yards to the CRO0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:41.
			Alexandre J kick attempt good.
			Kuopio Steelers 49, Seinajoki Crocodiles 14
			Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:20
			Alexandre J kickoff 43 yards to the CRO22, Plu B return 13 yards to the CRO35 (Tuppurainen T).
Cro	1-10	at Cro35	SEINAJOKI CROCODILES drive start at 08:34.
Cro	1-10	at Cro35	Powell C rush over right guard for no gain to the CRO35 (Kauppinen M;Allen I).
Cro	2-10	at Cro35	Powell C rush over right guard for 1 yard to the CRO36 (Allen I;Steffen L).
Cro	3-9	at Cro36	Powell C rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the CRO35 (Allen I).
Cro	4-10	at Cro35	Sarkela Ja punt 36 yards to the STE29, downed.
			Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:47
Ste	1-10	at Ste29	KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 06:47.
Ste	1-10	at Ste29	Bradley J deep right pass incomplete to Vilpponen P.
Ste	2-10	at Ste29	Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for no gain to the STE29 (Lundberg L;Zacok F).
Ste	3-10	at Ste29	Bradley J screen right pass incomplete to Reasnover L, PENALTY CRO roughing passer (Lundberg L) 15 yards to the STE44, 1ST DOWN STE, NO PLAY.
Ste	1-10	at Ste44	Reasnover L rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the STE47 (Korpela V-M;Lundberg L).
Ste	2-7	at Ste47	Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for no gain to the STE47 (Lundberg L).
Ste	3-7	at Ste47	Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 21 yards to the CRO32, 1ST DOWN STE (Zacok F).
Ste	1-10	at Cro32	Bradley J pass incomplete to Harju H, PENALTY STE ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the CRO37, NO PLAY.
Ste	1-15	at Cro37	Bradley J deep left pass incomplete to Marshall I.
Ste	2-15	at Cro37	Lehtonen T rush over left guard for 9 yards to the CRO28 (Varinen J;Korpela V-M).
Ste	3-6	at Cro28	Lehtonen T rush over right tackle for 9 yards to the CRO19, 1ST DOWN STE (Koivumaki Juh).
Ste	1-10	at Cro19	Bradley J deep left pass incomplete to Harju H (Mehtonen M).
Ste	2-10	at Cro19	Bakker C rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the CRO18 (Lundberg L;Makinen M).
Ste	3-9	at Cro18	Bakker C rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the CRO11 (Korpela V-M;Havulehto M).
Ste	4-2	at Cro11	Timeout Seinajoki Crocodiles, clock 00:04.
Ste	4-2	at Cro11	Alexandre J field goal attempt from 29 GOOD, clock 00:00.
			Kuopio Steelers 52, Seinajoki Crocodiles 14
Ste	1-G	at Ste35	End of game, clock 00:00.
			Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, TOP 06:47
			FINAL SCORE
			Kuopio Steelers 52, Seinajoki Crocodiles 14

Play Breakdown Summary

Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
MIESTEN VAAHTERALIIGA 2021
Seinajoki Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (Sep 03, 2021 at Kuopio)




Seinajoki Crocodiles                   Kuopio Steelers

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   25   17     42     OVERALL..........   42   19     61
1ST DOWN.........   15    3     18     1ST DOWN.........   21   10     31
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    1    2      3     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    2      2     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    3    1      4
2ND DOWN-LONG....    4    4      8     2ND DOWN-LONG....   10    3     13
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    0    0      0     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    3    1      4     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    1      1
3RD DOWN-LONG....    1    5      6     3RD DOWN-LONG....    4    3      7
4TH DOWN.........    1    0      1     4TH DOWN.........    0    1      1

Seinajoki Crocodiles                   Kuopio Steelers

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   25   17     42       ...............   42   19     61




Seinajoki Crocodiles (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (15 RUN, 3 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 S44 #15   1 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 C38 #3  to #25     - [     ] SCL
1-10 C07 #15   5 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 C34 #3  to #1      4 [     ] SL
1-10 S24 #15  -1 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 C16 #3  to #17     - [     ] scrambling
1-10 C03 #15   0 [    ] over left guard
1-10 C19 #15  -2 [    ] over left guard
1-10 C27 #25  11 [    ] over left tackle
1-10 C48 #15   7 [    ] over right guard
1-10 C35 #15   0 [    ] over right guard
1-10 C29 #15   2 [    ] over right guard
1-10 C36 #15   2 [    ] over right guard
1-10 C35 #15   4 [    ] over right guard
1-10 C25 #15  13 [    ] over right guard
1-10 C38 #15  18 [    ] over right guard
1-10 S11 #15   8 [    ] over right tackle
1-10 C23 #15   1 [    ] over right tackle

2ND-SHORT RUN  (1 RUN, 2 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-2  S03 #15   3 [    ] over left end                            2-3  S45 #3  to #1      - [     ] SCL
                                                                 2-3  C36 #3  to #1      - [     ] SL

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 2 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 2-6  S20 #3  to #1      9 [     ] SL
                                                                 2-6  C38 #3  to #17    10 [     ] SL

2ND-LONG RUN  (4 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-10 C07 #15   4 [    ] draw play                                2-9  C24 #3  to #17     - [     ] draw play
2-10 C03 #15   7 [    ] over right guard                         2-18 C08 #3  to #1      - [     ] SL
2-10 C35 #15   1 [    ] over right guard                         2-10 C38 #3  to #17     - [     ] scrambling
2-9  S43 #15   6 [    ] over right tackle                        2-11 C34 #3  to #18     - [     ] scrambling

3RD-SHORT RUN  (0 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (3 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  S37 #15  37 [    ] over left guard                          3-3  C36 #3  to #17     1 [     ] scrambling
3-3  C10 #15   2 [    ] over right guard
3-3  S45 #15  21 [    ] over right guard

3RD-LONG RUN  (1 RUN, 5 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-9  C36 #15  -1 [    ] over right tackle                        3-11 C34 #3  to #       - [     ]
                                                                 3-14 C19 #3  to #1      - [     ] DL
                                                                 3-18 C08 #3  to #11     - [     ] draw play
                                                                 3-10 C38 #3  to #       - [     ] draw play
                                                                 3-6  C11 #3  to #25     - [     ] scrambling

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-1  C12 #15   4 [    ] over right tackle


Kuopio Steelers (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (21 RUN, 10 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 C26 #25   1 [    ] over left end                            1-15 C37 #7  to #27     - [     ] DL
1-10 S47 #25  31 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 C19 #7  to #80     - [     ] DL
1-10 C43 #35   5 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 S29 #7  to #12     - [     ] draw play
1-10 C41 #25   5 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 C15 #7  to #19    15 [     ] draw play
1-10 C11 #25   2 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 S34 #7  to #19     - [     ] draw play
1-10 S20 #25  80 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 S42 #7  to #19    -1 [     ] SCL
1-10 C22 #25  11 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 C38 #7  to #19     5 [     ] SCL
1-10 S20 #25   6 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 C46 #7  to #25     1 [     ] SCL
1-3  C03 #8    3 [    ] over left tackle                         1-10 S31 #7  to #27    11 [     ] SL
1-5  C05 #25   5 [    ] over right end                           1-10 S46 #7  to #80    11 [     ] SM
1-10 C45 #7    2 [    ] over right end
1-10 S32 #7   14 [    ] over right end
1-10 S15 #7   80 [    ] over right end
1-10 C11 #25   7 [    ] over right guard
1-10 S22 #25   9 [    ] over right guard
1-10 C37 #35   2 [    ] over right guard
1-10 C27 #35  17 [    ] over right guard
1-10 C28 #25  -3 [    ] over right tackle
1-10 S44 #25   3 [    ] over right tackle
1-10 S14 #25  33 [    ] over right tackle
1-10 C27 #35   7 [    ] over right tackle

2ND-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-3  C04 #25   4 [    ] over right guard
2-3  C20 #25   5 [    ] over right tackle

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (3 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-5  C38 #35  11 [    ] over left tackle                         2-5  C33 #7  to #27     - [     ] scrambling
2-5  C36 #25   8 [    ] over right tackle
2-4  S26 #25   3 [    ] over right tackle

2ND-LONG RUN  (10 RUN, 3 PASS)                                   2ND-LONG PASS
2-15 C37 #35   9 [    ] over left guard                          2-13 C31 #7  to #34     - [     ] SL
2-10 S34 #25   6 [    ] over left tackle                         2-11 S41 #7  to #27    13 [     ] SM
2-9  C45 #25   0 [    ] over left tackle                         2-11 S21 #7  to #34    11 [     ] scrambling
2-9  C25 #25   1 [    ] over left tackle
2-8  C09 #25   9 [    ] over left tackle
2-8  C43 #25  32 [    ] over right tackle
2-10 C19 #28   1 [    ] over right tackle
2-7  S47 #35   0 [    ] over right tackle
2-8  C35 #35   6 [    ] over right tackle
2-10 S29 #35   0 [    ] over right tackle

3RD-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1  S29 #25   5 [    ] over left tackle
3-2  C29 #35   2 [    ] over right tackle

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
                                                                 3-4  S40 #7  to #19    60 [     ] scrambling

3RD-LONG RUN  (4 RUN, 3 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-5  C33 #25   7 [    ] over left tackle                         3-13 C31 #7  to #19    28 [     ] draw play
3-9  C18 #28   7 [    ] over right tackle                        3-8  C24 #7  to #34     1 [     ] SCR
3-7  S47 #35  21 [    ] over right tackle                        3-9  C45 #7  to #80     - [     ] SL
3-6  C28 #35   9 [    ] over right tackle

4TH DOWN RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
                                                                 4-7  C23 #7  to #19     - [     ] scrambling

Vaahteraliigan runkosarjan ykkösjoukkue Kuopio Steelers ja sarjanelonen Seinäjoki Crocodiles ratkaisevat perjantaina kumpi jatkaa matkaa Vaahteramalja XLII-otteluun. Joukkueet ovat kohdanneet toisensa kaudella ja kaksi kertaa ja molemmilla Steelers on vienyt voiton.

Vaahteraliigan välieräpelit avaa perjantaina Steelersin ja Crocodilesin kohtaaminen. Samat joukkueet tapasivat samoissa merkeissä myös viime kaudella, jolloin kuopiolaiset etenivät Vaahteramaljaan lukemin 35-13. Kaikkiaan joukkueet ovat kohdanneet 2000-luvulla Vaahteraliigassa kahdeksan kertaa. Steelers on vienyt voiton seitsemästi ja vain kertaalleen (22.8.2020) Crocodiles on onnistunut kukistamaan savolaiset. Keskinäisten otteluiden maaliero on Steelersin hyväksi 314-214.

Kuluvalla kaudella Steelers voitti molemmat runkosarjakohtaamiset (38-24 ja 31-13) ja lähtee omalla kotikentällään pelattavaan ratkaisupeliin selkeässä ennakkosuosikin asemassa.

Steelersille tappio kenraaliharjoituksissa

Mestaruutta puolustava Steelers kärsi yllättäen tappion runkosarjan viimeisessä pelissään. Sarjanousija United Newland Crusaders (58-50) vei voiton Hangossa pelatussa kampailussa, jossa yhteenlaskettu edettyjen jaardien määrä ylitti tuhannen. Sanotaan, että huono kenraaliharjoitus tietää hyvää ensi-iltaa. Perjantaina kuopiolaisilla ei ole varaa päästää vastustajaa neljän maalin karkumatkalle ennen heräämistä.

Steelers on pelannut varsin rutinoitua jenkkifutista läpi kauden. Erityisesti joukkueen puolustus on pelannut raudanlujaa peliä, ja Hangon notkahdusta lukuun ottamatta pitänyt vastustajien hyökkäyspelin kurissa. Kuopiolaispuolustus on päästänyt Vaahteraliigassa vähiten juoksujaardeja taakseen (52,1/peli) ja ennen murheellista UNC-peliä sama päti myös heittopuolustukseen.

Perjantain pelissä kohtaavat kaksi sarjan tehokkainta keskushyökkääjää. Steelersin LeAnthony Reasnover keräsi kauden 8 pelissä 1252 jaardia jääden tilasto ykköseksi nousseen Crocodilesin Christian Powelin etenemästä matkasta vain 53 jaardia. Keskushyökkääjien vertailussa Reasnoverilla on kuitenkin parempi keskiarvo per yritys (Reasnover 8,8 / Powell 7,3). mYÖS Juoksumaalien tilaston vei Reasnover 15 TD:llä ennen 12 TD:n Powellia.

Steelers lähtee välieräpeliin hyvin levänneenä ja lähes parhaalla mahdollisella miehistöllä. Avauskokoonpanon pelaajista ainoastaan laitahyökkääjä Jaakko Paananen sekä takapuolustaja/potkaisija Markus Ojainväli ovat poissa rosterista. Kun vielä aina aurinkoiselle Väinölänniemelle on ennusteiden mukaan odotettavissa poutakeliä, pääsee päävalmentaja Pekka Utriainen toteuttamaan pelisuunnitelmaansa suotuisissa olosuhteissa.

Crocodilesin kokoonpano on yhä arvoitus

Crocodilesin kautta sotkeneet pelinrakentajahaasteet eivät tunnu saavan loppua. Perjantain otteluun yhdysvaltalainen Zack Greenlee on merkitty aloittavan pelinrakentajanpaikalle, mutta miehen rosteririvin kohdalla on myös maininta pelaamisen epävarmuudesta. Greenlee on päässyt kauden Vaahteraliigassa kentälle ainoastaan kahdesti, joista toinen oli heinäkuun lopun Steelers-peli. Kuka marssii pelin alussa Crocodiles-hyökkäyksen hudlen keskelle kertomaan pelivalinnoista, pysynee arvoituksena perjantai-iltaan saakka.

Siinä missä Steelers menetti momentuminsa viimeisessä runkosarjapelissään, pääsi Crocodiles nostamaan itsetuntoaan reippaasti kukistamalla Roostersin runsasnumeroisesti (44-22) Vaahteraliigan runkosarjan viimeisessä kohtaamisessa. Joukkue pyrkii siirtämään onnistumisen tunteen kentälle myös välieräpeliin, johon seinäjokiset lähtevät altavastaajan asemasta. Erityisesti joukkueen hyökkäyksen ykkösnyrkki Christian Powell oli vauhdissa kukonpoikia kynittäessä ja saalisti pelissä komeat neljä juoksutouchdownia sekä 298 jaardia. Vastaan asettuu kuitenkin perjantaina liigan kovin juoksupuolustus, jonka murtamiseen Crocodilesin hyökkäyslinja saa keksiä uusia kikkoja onnistuakseen edellisiä kohtaamisia paremmin.

Onko Crocoille mahdollisuus yllättää Steelers?

No kyllä on, mutta se edellyttää hyökkäyspelin yllätyksellisyyttä sekä kurinalaista juoksupuolustusta. Siitä ei pääse mihinkään, että Steelers on se ennakkosuosikki kotikentällään. Jos Zack Greenlee pelaa, saatetaan illan aikana nähdä useampia pelivalintoja, jotka ovat olleet muilta pimennossa aiemmissa peleissä. Jos Crocot saavat peliin hyvän alun saattaa se viimeisen kierroksen tappio alkaa nakertamaan Steelers-pelaajien takaraivoissa.

Joukkuetilastojen valossa Steelers on Crocojen edellä kaikissa muissa mitattavissa kategorioissa, paitsi heittopuolustuksessa jolta osin UNC:n Robert Johnson tuhosi kuopiolaisten aiemmin alle 100 jaardin ottelukeskiarvon.

Vaahteraliigan välieräpeli Kuopio Steelers – Seinäjoki Crocodiles pelataan perjantaina 3.9. Kuopion Väinölänniemellä. Ottelu potkaistaan käyntiin klo 18.30. Liput kannattaa ostaa ennakkoon Lippu.fi. Suora lähetys Ruutu+ kanavalla vauhtiin jo 18.00

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