Rauma Lukko hosts the first encounter of the winter classic on the Pori artificial ice rink today. Tomorrow Satakunta teams will meet in the Pori Ace home match.
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The net swung tonight on the Pori artificial ice rink nine times.
The host team Rauma Lukko took home to the Friday of the Winter Classic. The game ended against Pori Ace in overtime of 5-4.
So the winning streak of the series, which began in December, will continue to grow. Aces will try to cut it again tomorrow as the Pori team hosts the next encounter in the local fight.
Ace fan Anniina Nyllynd He is delighted that the cities in the hate-love relationship were able to join forces and organize such an event.
Aces and Lukko last met in an outdoor match in 1970, even in Pori.
The weather today was favorable for the game. The snowfall paused well in advance and the temperature stayed a bit on the plus side. The atmosphere kept the crowd warm, but it was still good to be prepared for the outside for many hours. Lock fan Niklas oak acknowledged the color from head to toe.
The mayors of Pori and Rauma met each other on the edge of the rink funny fists upright. Rauma Esko Poikela I was delighted that the auditorium was full of Rauma people, even though the game was played in Pori. Pori Lauri Inna In turn, he thanked the icebreaker club Narukerä, which hosted the artificial ice rink, which allowed the outdoor match.
The captain of the Pori aces Jan-Mikael Järvinen was responsible for the first goal of the game. Even before the reel falls, his attitude was waiting for effective performance.
– Smile in the mouth and work trucks cheerfully, but angry, was his game plan.
There was a touch of joy and anger at the game, but this time they turned to Luke’s advantage.
Maybe they would dazzle the goalkeeper – unless the lighting had an effect on it. Even before the game, Järvinen hoped that more lights had been received on the field. Playing on the outside as the evening darkened posed surprising challenges.
– Yes, the eye gets used to the shadows, but they may have an effect on the mill.
In the fall season Joni Ortio Now positioned at the other end of the trough. He did not carry sorrow to jump into an enemy camp, but the lighting made the man think.
– These paintings make it easier for the lights to dazzle on the surface of the ice, so they do not just have the appearance. Yes, these are a little help, Ortio told about the black lines on his cheek.
However, their power could not be tested by Ortio, as he was eventually not seen with Luke’s paint, which was guarded today John Lethemon.
The winter classic will continue on Saturday in Pori at 5 pm.
In the Finnish Championship, seven outdoor matches had been played before. The last of them were seen in 2017 in Helsinki. The league site Everybody ended with one goal difference. This evening’s winter classic followed the tradition conscientiously.