Anni Montonen was a hero of Kiekko-Espoo when Espoo won the first ice hockey Auro League finals.
Anni Montonen It was twice in the right place at the right time when Kiekko-Espoo fell in the HPK follow-up 2-1 in the first final of the Aurora League.
First Montonen leveled the match to 1-1 in the third round when he guided the front of the goal Nea Katajamäki a shot for the wigs of the Hämeenlinna goal.
For the second time, Montonen smelled well in the goal of the goal. Emma Nuutinen threw a reel to the end of HPK and HKP watchdog Anni Keisala Tried to stop the puck on his club.
However, the puck bounced, and Montonen hit the Hämeenlinna goal again. Prior to this, Montonen had only completed only one hit in these playoffs.
HPK started the match actively and boldly and it was able to keep the home team tight for the first two rounds. Kiekko-Espoo could not overtake Keisala, even though it was offered three superiority in the first round.
HPK was able to score the opening goal in the second round. Julia Matejkova Hailed the reel greedily From Ada Eroschallenged and deceived Tiia Pajarinen ice and took the lead with a spectacular individual to HPK.
It was Matejkova’s first playoff game, and this time it was the only club.
HPK also had the opportunity to finish the second goal in the final minute of the actual match, but Pajarinen fought off the defender Jutta Stoltenberg Great bet.
Montonen admitted that both teams had the opportunity to win the match. However, he was pleased that the winner was the winner of Kiekko-Espoo.
“We could wait for HPK to get hard and put pressure on,” Montonen said in an interview with and praised the patience of the players.
– We believed in our own game that the goals would come, and from there they came. After all, those goals are always nice to score, but the team’s win is the most important.
The teams will meet next time on Thursday. Four wins are required for the championship.
The winner of the regular season Kiekko-Espoo has won the championship for the last time in 2022 and has been in silver in 2023 and 2024. HPK has won Finnish Championship gold once in 2011.