Jukurit, who played in the sensational regular season, fell to KooKoo in the quarterfinals. Head coach Olli Jokinen regretted the inefficient inefficiency at the finish line throughout the season.
7.4. 07: 31 • Updated 7.4. 08:33
Mikkeli Jukuri’s first season as a newcomer coach Olli Jokisen The team ended in disappointment when KooKoo sensationally advanced to the semifinals in the decisive seventh playoff.
Jukurit started second in the regular season as a pre-favorite, and in advance KooKoo had to be suitable for the people of Mikkeli. KooKoo, who is ranked eighth in the regular season, is 19 years old Nick Malik took the battle of the goalkeepers, however, repelling his team in a great way in the semifinals.
– We played well, but only the goals were missing. The last game described the series pretty well. We had enough places to score more goals, but the opponent’s goalkeeper was standing on this series, Jokinen stated after the match to C Morelle, emphasizing that KooKoo had earned his place in the medal games.
– I’m really proud of our players. I know the pain is really hard for many. Most of it was a tear in the eye of the booth. This is the downside of the sport, when one has to lose and the other wins, Jokinen continued.
Sports Expert Topi Nättinen considers the loss of the Jukuri in the seventh match to the people of Mikkeli as a really big disappointment. The jurors had an all-time opportunity for the semi-finals.
Nättinen emphasized that Jukurit had a team of KooKoo level with his excellent regular season and good luck.
– Jukuri can play in the semi-finals next season, but they won’t have that opportunity for a moment. Nothing out of KooKoo, but then there will hardly be any teams at KooKoo level, Nättinen stated.
Cinderella’s story
Nättinen does not think that Jukurit will reach the second place in the regular season next season. Also, players may not be able to play at the same level every season.
– This was an ash-story thing. Next season, that team will be received in a completely different way in the ranks of their opponents and they will be thought of as a strong team. For Olli Jokinen, the first season is easier to enter the series than the second season.
– Different expectations are already being set for next season and now they are coming from outside. Now they were able to challenge and come through the criticism. I think this should have been used, Nättinen said.
Nättinen sees that the series turned to KooKoo as a goalkeeper and head coach Olli Salon thanks to. With KooKoo’s goal, Malik played two draws and conceded only ten goals in the series. The rejection rate of 95.78 is the best in league playoffs.
Regarded nine playoffs in the regular season Oskari Salminen did not play in the last two playoffs, but the number of goals conceded was 12 (90.40%).
– Oskari Salminen and the goalkeeper game won the regulars in the regular season. I really don’t blame or pour this on Salminen’s neck, but that’s one aspect.
Nättinen also sees that Salo took a tactically longer streak to seven matches in the stretched series.
– I think KooKoo had broken the game into pretty good pieces. Jukurit always played one game against an opponent in the regular season, who always had his own process in progress. Now, as the game began to “rebel,” it was perhaps the second thing Jukuri had left in the barrel, even though it was a small one.
“Yes, there was hunger for the next one”
Jokinen regretted the ineffectiveness of goal scoring after the match, which Jukurit has suffered throughout the season, he said. Jukurit was the seventh most effective in the regular season with 166 goals, clearly behind the other two top teams Tappara (188) and Ilves (191).
In the playoffs, the players of the profit center Aatu Räty, Joachim Rohd and Otto Mäkinen did not succeed in finishing once. Many players missed one goal, and only Petrus Palmu succeeded twice.
– The finish in this series was really ineffective. The ease of painting was a small challenge for us throughout the season. Really a lot of goal games especially in terms of the number of places we were able to create. At no point in the season was there the kind of efficiency that needs to be, Jokinen lamented.
Despite everything, Jokinen thanked his team for playing a great season.
– I’m really proud of the players, what kind of season they pulled. More than 15 players played in the best season of their careers in light of points. These were the first playoffs for many, and these games will give them a lot to go on.
– This was the first year here, and there was a hunger for the next one.