The floorball women of the Turku Palloseura won not only the first championship in their history but also their first Finnish Championship medals.
Emma Hyyppä,
Veli-Matti Markkanen
23.4. 18:52 • Updated April 23rd. 19:47
Turku Palloseura has won the first Finnish floorball women’s championship in its history. TPS struggled as a guest of the Porvoo Floorball Club in the seventh and decisive final of the F-League, who won 2–1.
TPS won the first two games of the final series, but PSS took the next three encounters and the championship was broken. TPS stretched the solution to the seventh match in Turku on Wednesday. The final series culminated in a steady and low-level struggle in Porvoo.
Defending the championship, PSS took the driver’s place in the opening round when Ella Sundström guided the hosts 1-0 lead goal in the ninth minute Inka Lampisen from the feed. The goal was already eighth for Sundström in the final series.
No goals were seen for the next half hour, and the Porvoo team took the second break in the 1-0 lead. The third round was played five minutes after the TPS Milla Nordlund smoothed the readings to 1-1 Jenna Saarion serving.
With less than ten minutes left, PSS’s Sundström got a top spot at close range. Noora Vuorela however, stretched to a good fight. In the next attack on TPS Sofia Leino bait from behind the paint Noora Rantanenwho scored a 2-1 lead.
The match was also even in terms of shots: TPS’s Noora Vuorela blocked 14 times and PSS’s Arla Salo 15 times.
This is not only TPS’s first Finnish championship but also its first time with Finnish Championship medals.
The match was watched by 540 spectators in the full hall of Porvoo, some of whom were Turku fans. Noora Rantanen, who scored the winning goal, arrived at ‘s interview emotionally in the middle of TPS’s festive humor.
– I can’t find the words right now. This is just incredibly great. I am so proud of our entire team, background teams, coaches, fans and just about everyone, Rantanen said and continued:
– The team has a really good spirit and everyone is playing for each other. Incredibly great people filled the whole team.
According to Rantanen, the first championship in club history was based on irrefutability. In the standings final, TPS played more than half of the match as a chaser.
– We continued to work until the end today. We gave our all and did not give up. The work rewarded this time, Rantanen rejoiced.
After two seasons at SB-Pro, the head coach returned to the helm of TPS Aki Vilander praised his team for their courage and perseverance in a tight spot.
A year ago, Vilander was a losing party with SB-Pro when the Finnish championship was won by PSS. Now Vilander was able to celebrate SM gold at the expense of PSS.
– I’m a little sensitive to me. This was the 21st game for us this spring season. It’s been a truckload, but the team has been damn tough. Even today, we still came from behind. This is a really good thing for floorball and Turku floorball. There’s a small boom on, that kind of itching, Vilander said.