The Turku Palloseura won HIFK three times in the regular season of the men’s hockey league and continued on the road to victories in the opening match of the semi-finals on Sunday in Turkuhalli.
The upbeat Palloseura left HIFK to zero with a 2-0 win and kept the home advantage. Andrei Karejeville the playoffs were the second in the league career.
– A tight and steady game where we steadfastly defended throughout the game. We had good offensive games and two good goals, bundled TPS’s tonight’s head coach Jussi Ahokas.
Tyler Steenbergen took the home team lead at the end of the opening round, when the Canadian pier got a great pass from the one-time hit in the match From Juraj Slafkovsky. A skillful winger circled the goal and surprised the HIFK guard Niilo Halonen old-fashioned.
In the middle of the second batch, nearly three weeks of sick leave returned to the trough Juuso Pärssinen increased TPS’s management. Persian struck Markus Nurmen after a great preliminary work, the puck irresistibly finished.
– We got well in front of the goal in the second set, and there were places for more hits. We were very involved in the game, and our defense worked well, Pärssinen rejoiced.
There were 5,483 pairs of spectators in Turku, and this time the spectators were nice and loud according to the TPS camp.
– The audience was the sixth field player for us today. The mood and atmosphere was conveyed to the players and coaching, Ahokas glowed at his spectators.
HIFK head coach Ville Peltonen was sidelined due to coronavirus infection. Kimmo Kuhta walks on Sunday with an ear button in a HIFK barn along with a coaching duo Samuel Tilkanen – Cory Murphyn with.
The guests had their own search time in the opening round, however Iiro Pakarinen and a cast iron puck Yohann Auvitu did not take advantage of the scenes.
– We had a good start to the match and the first installment was what we were looking for. In the second installment, we couldn’t catch up with it anymore. TPS raised his level a bit and we had it (done) in the locker room. In the third installment, we didn’t get the blow that is always required for this tough fighting game, HIFK coach Samuel Tilkanen commented and promised to tighten the screw the next time the teams meet on Tuesday in Helsinki.
Four wins are required for the semi-finals.