Tappara, coached by Rikard Grönborg, scored four goals in the third round, which was too much for Vaasa Sport.
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Tappara rose in the hockey league after two mild rounds in the final round from 0 to 2 to 4-3 home winning from Vaasa Sport. The victory was only the second for the reigning champion to the last eleven league signs.
Daniel Brickley He controlled the dramatic solution with his skate three seconds before the end.
– Tappara has a great rise and an extremely facilitating victory. Of course, the winning goal was lucky, but the team was in the end, an expert, an expert Jesse Saarinen stressed.
Second on the point exchange, Sport’s star defender Atro Leppänen got one input point, rose to 51 points (16+35) and needs only three points to skip Pekka Rautakallio The season record for defenders in the name. It is 53 points (25+28) from 1978-79.
– We started well, but we must be smarter to the end. We gave three easy goals today, Ynnni Sport coach Juuso Hahl and was frustrated with the growth of the injury list.
KooKoo continued its point and winning streak in Mikkeli. The league jumbo Jukurit fell from the ride in the first round and bent at 1-4.
Jouko Myrrän For the ascending crew, the victory was fourth in the tube and the 11 consecutive measure, which it scratches at least one point. Two goals struck Rarek Koblizek is in four struggles.
– A difficult game, but we scored at the right places and also the winning goalkeeper and good underpower. We weren’t in the game mode as we should have, Myrrä said despite the victory.
On Saturday, the Jukuri will travel to Kouvola, a bigger trough.
– We have two floors. The rotten boards must be tackled, when they do nothing in hockey, Jukuri responsible coach Jonne Virtanen would speak.
KalPa in his class, HIFK hit the troop
Jaakko Rissanen, Juuso Mäenpää and Kasper to Simontaipale With goals, KalPa fell JYP 3-0 in Jyväskylä. Stefanos Lekkas needed 16 tackles in their zero game. The teams will meet each other in Kuopio on Saturday.
Serial leader Lukko suffered his third consecutive defeat when HIFK won a 4-1 victory in Rauma. Keeper Niko Hovinen was too much Tomi Lämsän for the troops. The lock took the fighting shot 53-33.
– HIFK was stupid and effective. We kept them off the goals. The harsh readings compared to match events, says Lämsä.
Pelicans’ new head coach Jussi Taipale suffered his fourth consecutive defeat. HPK in a six -match score was defeated by a 3-1 3-1.
In total, the loss was already sixth in the Pelicans. The 11th club in the series tore the point of the last Pelicans in the last ten. The same teams will strike together on Saturday in Hämeenlinna.
SaiPa already scored an eighth underdog of the season when Henri Nikkinen (1+1) hit the TPS network in the final round of 5-2. Janne Naukkarinen finished two goals Raimo Helminen to the crosswalks for which the victory was fifth consecutive. For TPS, the loss was second in the tube.
– SaiPa was good from start to finish. Instead, we couldn’t get to the match, commented TPS pilot that sounded disappointed Tommi Miettinen.
In the late match, the Flyers defeated Ilves 3-2 in overtime. Reid Gardiner He became a solver with his 24 -season hit. The opening goal was passed Teemu Turunen 300 Power Point in the SM League.
Ilves, who advanced in the nine -match score, was strong in the third round, where the series second rose to 2-2 behind two goals.
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