Finnish Champions League referee Jari Levonen will give almost clean papers to the Swedish judges about the final match leading to the fourth World Championship in the history of the Lions.
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SM league referee and former referee legend Jari “Japa” Levonen defend Mikael Nordin and Linus Öhlundin performance in a tight spot.
– The duo did very well in a tough match, a manly performance. If you think about those pairs of camping ice, they were in line. Pretty much the guys let me play. In any case, the solution must be made quickly on ice, Levonen says.
According to Levonen, different situations related to refereeing always arise from each game. The situations that spoke in Sunday’s World Cup finals happened to be “pretty big situations” this time around.
This Canadian cool went wrong
Canadian Cole Sillinger’s Miro Heiskaseen however, the high racket should have been left untouched. Sillinger hit Heiskanen with his bat, which hit a Finn in the face. So Sillinger got cold from a high racket when Heiskanen hit himself in the face with his own racket.
– The judge next door was poorly placed and the chief judge far away in the middle raised his hand. In these situations, you need to be absolutely sure before you put it in the refrigerator.
In the Finnish early league match, a similar situation was checked on video and the penalty was revoked after the check. Levonen was left wondering why the situation was checked on video in the first series and this time not.
– Now the situation turned in Finland’s favor. Sometimes the decision is for and sometimes against, but usually in the long run the judgments go even, Levonen says.
After the situation, Finland gained the power of two men, which the Lions took advantage of. Mikael Granlund leveled the match 1-1, after which Finland scored two more goals in the final round.
The final moments of the final batch were confusing
According to Levonen, the second child happened to the judges at the end of the third round. According to Levonen, the Canadian 2-3 reduction paint should not have been accepted. The hit was preceded by a grim situation in Canada Josh Anderson lanasi Suomen Heiskanen on the right post.
– Of course, the crossbar should have whistled away and discarded the paint. Heiskanen could have hit his face into the goal frame and seriously injured himself.
Anderson was not penalized, but the puck went to the finish a moment later.
In the situation, it was also unclear whether the paint would move out of place when Heiskanen fell towards the pole.
The Canadians aired an important handicap when the godparents happened. First, referee Mikael Nordin announced that the Finnish coach had challenged the goal and announced to the public that the goal had been abandoned.
Immediately after the announcement, Nordin went with the jury to check the situation on video. In the end, the paint was approved.
It was unclear whether Finland would challenge the cold or not. The Lion should have been punished for the failed challenge. That did not happen.
Levonen is unable to comment on the video inspection episode in detail because he has no factual information about what happened and on what basis the judges made their decision.
Did Björninen film?
Finland’s winning goal was born in the extraordinary bout with superiority. The lions were overwhelmed by a situation that heated up emotions in the Canadian camp. Thomas Chabot got hooked in a situation where Hannes Björninen fell.
– However, I put my racket there and put myself in that situation. I think everyone agrees that he did a little film, Canadian Captain Chabot said.
According to Levonen, the verdict went right, even though the Finnish striker could make his fall a little more effective.
– Chabot’s racket is between Björninen’s legs. He takes the momentum out of Björninen, Levonen says.
– The fall of Björninen is such that one can discuss whether it is diving or not. On the other hand, the crash happened before he crashed.
Björninen commented on the situation for Helsingin Sanomat. He considered the situation completely normal.
– There was a lot of movement, cross-movement and relocation. The opponent’s racket was caught between the legs, there was nothing more miraculous about it. There was nothing to do. It’s a normal situation, Björninen told HS.