In the only match of the evening in the Ice Hockey Championship League, ässät came from two goals behind to win 4–3 in the winning goal competition.
Hinn Hirvonen,
STT Sports
Only one match was played in the ice hockey men’s championship league on Thursday, but the meeting between Ässie and KalPa went down in history.
Defender of Aces Rami Määtä ended his scoreless streak that had lasted 176 SC league matches.
Määttä, who is playing in his fourth season in the league, had never before succeeded in scoring in the SM league. He held the longest period without a goal in the SM league.
Määtä had climbed to the top of the list this season. The previous longest goalless streak was by a player who played for SaiPa and the Pelicans Matti Hanallawho never scored a goal in the SM league.
On Thursday, Määtä’s streak was broken when he narrowed the match to 1–2 in the second set with his accurate shot.
If the goal still didn’t stick in the public’s mind, at least the airing that followed it did. The defender from Pori took control of the home crowd and tried to do push-ups on the surface of the ice, among other things.
– The ventilation was planned, but it wasn’t that. I fell, so I had to apply it, Määtä said during a break in an interview with MTV.
Määtä, who seems to have hit her, comments ironically.
– I haven’t been in the habit of scoring ugly goals in the League.
The Pori crowd received Määtä’s hit and the subsequent round of honor with ecstasy. A large part of the Isomää hall spectators stood up.
The end was not to come to the celebration after the game. Määtä took his audience on the ice, and the entire Aces team with their support groups and injured players came to rejoice.
Määtä also thanked his teammate profusely.
– Aleksi Matinmiko I’m thankful. He has scored my opening goal both in the A-youths and in the League. Little by little, it starts to take shape, what has happened.
The opening set of the match was scoreless, but the visiting team KalPa took a 2–0 lead in the second set. Oliver Kapanen and by Matyas Kantner with hits. Määtä’s tying goal came in the second half of the second period. Dylan Fabre at the beginning of the final set, you brought them to level with superiority, but Jesper Mattila took the visitors back to the lead moments later.
In the last minute, the Aces leveled without a goalkeeper Jan-Mikael Järvinen by hitting
The home team’s night was crowned by the match turning into a 4-3 win in the winning goal race, as the Pori team, which was below the playoff line, was desperately in need of points. The decisive hit struck Will Graber.
Ässät passed TPS to the playoff spot, tenth. KalPa is ranked seventh.
You can see the league table from this link.