A surprise winner brought Jymy close to the Finnish championship: “You have to be ready for everything”

Sotkamon’s Jymy rose sensationally to victory in the second final of the men’s Superpesis against Vimpelin Veto.

Jymy’s decisive 1–0 (1–1, 3–2) victory was unexpectedly ensured Niilo Piiponniemiwhen the beater joker Roope Korhonen At the end of the second period, he went to the home nest.

Piiponniemi, who plays as Jymy’s forward and replacement joker, rose to an unpredictable value in the match. In addition to the winning run, he tied the game at 2–2 in the previous inning.

– My role is such that there probably won’t be a single situation planned before the game in the match. You have to be ready for everything. It has happened many times this season, Piiponniemi commented to Urheilu.

Piiponniemi also got help in his handicap run from the brazen runner home from second place From Kalle Kuosmase.

Piiponniemi was the last batter, so Vimpeli tried to prevent breakthroughs. I bet the jackpot Mikko Vihriälä messed around with the ball enough that Kuosmanen managed to get into the home net.

– I have never been hitting in a similar situation. Sometimes maybe as a forward, but I don’t remember more precisely if I have brought a run, Piiponniemi summed up.

You can watch the runs scored by Piiponniemi in the following video.

Perseverance was rewarded

If in the opening match, Vimpel had difficulties to create scoring chances, this time Jymy was weak in substitution situations. Jymy had only ten three-point situations in the match. The pennant was able to create four more three-point chances.

– The pennant was overall better inside. However, we played a really great outside game, Jymy the game director Mikko Kuosmanen rejoiced to .

According to Kuosmanen, the tenacity was visible in Jymy’s playing. He reminded the team of the underdog position and stated that the team was not in pain at any point.

– Then luck changed a bit.

The first episode was particularly difficult for Jymy. Kuosmanen was also aware of it.

– We played the way we should not play in this match series. We went small tactically. With the style of play we had in Vimpel, we can knock Veto down.

The repatriation of the pennant was delayed

The Vimpelians’ first match put you in first place and Mikko Kanalan into trouble, but in the second final match, Kanala was able to create situations.

– We were worse today. Regrettably, we gave away the runs of the second period from the flipper. The game is tight and you don’t suffer to make mistakes like that, Kanala summed up.

Repatriation was difficult for the Vimpelians, because the main repatriates Matias Rinta-aho, Jukka-Pekka Vainionpää and Janne Mäkelä scored just three runs in 14 home runs.

– Today we played a very good game and got up mentally for the final series. With repatriation, we will improve a little bit more. The series is badly unfinished, Veto’s game director Tomi Niskanen inch.

Veto and Jymy will have to wait a long time for the next match, as the series continues on Saturday next week. Having played in several finals, Kanala has enough experience for a five-day break.

– When you look back on previous years, the waiting is the hardest time. After such a loss, I would like to play immediately tomorrow. Let’s return and strike with full force next week, Kanala acknowledged.

Vihanto gets the break he needs

To Jymyn, who violated the path Iivari for Vihanno the break, on the other hand, rises to an unpredictable value.

Vihanto moved from the top scorer to number nine, but was able to play until the end of the match.

– The leg lasted just fine. No problem after all.

– Many times as a junior I could play every day of the week, but now it’s good to have a break, Vihanto summed up.

With two wins, Jymy has three chances to decide the Finnish championship. According to Vihanno, it releases the atmosphere mentally.

– Now it doesn’t depend on one game, and there’s no need to start getting excited because of that. Of course, it can be a treacherous setup in itself, that you start to loosen up too much. My guess is that we’ll break the streak at Pennant.

“The pennant has looked small”

Sports expert Sami Partanen says that almost a week is a long time to wait for the next match in both camps.

– In any case, I would like to play in both cases. For the players, this is at the same time great, but a difficult time to wait and train, says Partanen.

Vimpel’s biggest challenge is finding relaxation, especially in home situations. Veto rallied to a large number of victories in the regular season, but now it is facing a new situation.

– Jymy has set the claim hard. With their outdoor game, they have made Vimpel even look surprisingly small, even though they are big men. The challenge for Vimpeli is to find a suitable relaxation for the indoor game.