The Lions World Cup final in Tampere was an unforgettable thriller that Finland managed to win in the playoffs. Sports expert Ismo Lehkonen saw the final as clearly the best game in the tournament.
1. Finland survived an amazing entertainment play as a winner
The Lions rose handsomely from the chase in the third round to a two-goal lead, which they lost in the last minutes. Sakari Manninen freed the home crowd outright with their superiority hit in a time of 66.42.
Lehkonen states that the match offered everything possible.
Lehkonen says that you could start with everything from the finals, but that is secondary when it comes to the entertainment business and marketing the sport.
– The game was of the best quality in the Games, and Canada, which was well prepared for the match, came for the purpose of plundering gold, putting Finland really cramped. Defending both was world-class by both the top five and the individual.
2. NHL stars twinkle when needed
NHL reinforcements at the World Championships have a duration theme that comes up every spring. The Lions have been successful as a strong team in recent years, but those who came across the Atlantic in weekend medal games Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Joel Armia showed that their performance was a real confirmation. Fire support was provided with a secure grip Esa Lindell mixed Juho Lammikko.
Lehkonen emphasizes that the Finns always play with a big heart for the team, and the players are there for the right reasons.
– If you think a little about the big stars of other countries through nega, there was a little slipping in the discipline. None of us who come under this coaching team will pull in. They are exemplary in doing what is expected of them.
Granlund, who played in his sixth World Cup, melted the hearts of the Finns with his open-minded grip already in Bratislava 11 years ago, and now the star of Nashville, who knocked out the 2 + 1 in the finals, once again enchanted people.
– This wasn’t the first time for him in these dances. When pressure and stress are at their highest and games are solved, he wants to take responsibility for it. Some people have a thing in dna that they become cold cool and they find the little cracks from which solutions can be made.
3. There are no more obstacles or curses
Head coach Jukka Jalosen The ability to tune Lions to attack at important moments has been strongly tested in recent years. Finland, which celebrated Olympic and World Championship gold during the same spring, has been able to win a lot of matches in recent years, and now the team has also managed to break the curse of the home games.
Finland only became the third country after the Soviet Union in 1986 and Sweden in 2013, which has celebrated World Cup gold in the home tournament.
– This herd, which has been modified by the coaching team, does not allow any secondary factors to be affected. They will not lie down in history and the past because it cannot be influenced. Therefore, the result has been almost positive in recent times.
– When a player joins the team, he is just one small piece and does not have to carry the burden that may be on the club team. They are able to accept their role and throw themselves into it.
Success, both as a team and as individuals, fuels the continuum of the future.
– The last few years have given faith to our youth. Today, a tough thing was broken when Filppula got to the three gold club. For us at the time, a bronze medal was a dream, but today’s generation can dream that they would sometimes get into the same club.