The flies took the men’s hockey league’s Friday semi-final game 3–2 against Friday and leveled the series 2–2.
Flies Troy Bourke was allowed to steer the puck to an almost empty goal after applying the extension of the previous game Juhamatti Aaltonen offered him a tasty spot in 77.35 in Oulu, where the record crowd of the season – 6,030 spectators – was allowed to watch a steady thrill.
Ilves was already in the 2–0 lead, but changed to Kärppie’s goal Joel Blomqvist tapped the stern of Oulu and gave his team a chance to win. Flies Ville Leskinen leveled the game just 22 seconds before the end.
The lynx’s lucky warrior was a defender Simon Johanssonwho unloaded the disc into the auditorium and had to watch the solution from the ice rink.
The last three games in the series have all settled for a superiority overpower.
– The nature of the team is indicated by the fact that it rises at the end, without a goalkeeper playing in the extra time. Without it, the series would have been 1-3. Ice coldness was one important factor. In addition, it is good that we have such superiority (2/2). When the opportunity arises, it makes a difference, the Head Coach of the Flies Lauri Marjamäki said.
Two penalties were whistled in the game. Both were sentenced to Ilves and both ended in the finish of the Flies.
Injured on Wednesday Petri Kontiola was not in Ilves’ lineup. Contained in Kontiola David Sklenicka came this time Henrik Haapalan destiny. Haapala’s knee twisted in a fight with Sklenicka, and the Ilves striker did not return to the trough from the first break.
The series continues on Saturday in Tampere. On Monday in Oulu, either team will have the first chance to redeem the semi-finals.