KooKoo defeated Jukurit and advanced to the winning semi-finals. The reign of reigning champion Luko ended as Tappara progressed clinically to the semifinals.
3.4. 20: 02 • Updated 3.4. 20:03
Jukurit leveled the hockey in the Finnish Championships in Saturday in the semi-finals of the semi-finals, but on Sunday in the home cave the people of Mikkeli were not ready. KooKoo spun off Jukuri with 5-1 goals and took the match series to 3-2.
Head coach of Jukuri Olli Jokinen apologized to the audience at a post-match press conference. 3,550 spectators had arrived in the auditorium.
– I have nothing to say except that I want to apologize to our home audience for the kind of game we offered them. We were not mentally ready to play, the preparation was bad, Jokinen regretted.
Jokinen was then asked what caused the dive after the Saturday performance.
– That’s what I know. Yes, we talked yesterday that if anyone thinks this series is turning to us and over, we grabbed the third win for free. We warned you to be awake.
– However, these are the games where you really start to measure your character. I am really amazed and surprised that we had such a performance today. I still apologize to all the people who came to the scene to watch and encourage us. Really shameful, embarrassing performance.
KooKoo struck the decisive rivet at the start of the third round with a force majeure when Joose Antonen was given a chance to change things around Teemu Rautiainen from the feed. Earlier in the second set, Antonen hit his first goal of the evening when Kim Strömberg also betrayed the gold helmet with the superiority of the place.
KooKoon scored in the opening round Kasperi Ojantakanen and Aleksi Ainali. The Jukuri narrowed down in the second installment Teemu Henritius and KooKoon from the last goal Ville Meskanen.
Kill clinically in the semi-finals
Tampere’s Tappara secured its place in the semi-finals of the Finnish Ice Hockey League on Sunday, when it won the reigning champion Rauma Luko 4-1. In the decisive match, Tappara defeated Rauma 4-1.
Tappara, the number one in the regular season, secured his semi-final position in a clinical way. Tappara defended immeasurably with certainty, and took advantage of his own situation in a rude way.
Tappara’s lead in the opening round finished with superiority Veli-Matti Savinainenthat twinkled Otto Leskinen loose disc network. Later Petteri Puhakka Tappara took two goals in the second installment and Joni Tuulola in the third installment for a three-goal run.
The only one finished from Rauma Anrei Hakulinenwho fired a puck at the Tappara guard Christian Heljangon through the back to the finish. However, the captain of Tappara finished the final scores to 4-1 Otto Rauhala.