Jukuri and TPS leveled the semi-finals on Saturday night. Tampere’s Tappara can advance to the semi-finals on Sunday and Ilves on Monday.
The Turku Palloseura won a dramatic match in Helsinki with goals 7–5 and equalized the match wins with 2–2 in the semifinals of the Finnish Ice Hockey League. TPS was already in the lead for five goals in the match, but HIFK organized a fierce Kir in the Helsinki ice rink.
HIFK started the end of the match from 3 to 6, but managed to get to the end of the goal Roni Hirvosen and Jere Innalan hits.
However, the final readings for TPS were finalized Eemil Viro, who fired the puck into an empty goal. TPS leveled the match wins to 2-2.
TPS got a dream start for the match, as the team led the fight in 12.32 already 4–0. At this point, the HIFK guard Niilo Halonen was only allowed to make room for a 21-year-old who played mostly in Mestis To Roope Taponen.
In the second set, TPS already made it to the five-goal run, but after that HIFK started Kirin Reid Gardinerin with paint.
TPS’s number one chain Markus Nurmi scored 1 + 3. About his chainmates Mikael Wipe and Juuso Pärssinen scored 1 + 2.
HIFK’s most effective was Hirvonen, who finished with two goals, and Innala, who recorded 1 + 1.
Jormakka silenced the Kouvola audience
Jukurit won the KooKoo in Kouvola in front of more than 4,400 spectators with an extension. Finished 3–2 hits Pekka Jormakka, who played a place for himself and fired a puck Oskari Setänen between the legs in the net.
The jockeys’ victory leveled the match series to 2-2. The series will continue tomorrow in Mikkeli.
The match was Setänen’s first in the playoffs this spring. Previously, KooKoon’s goal was rejected Nick Malikbut he was not in the line – up at all this time.
KooKoo had a great place to settle a moment earlier, however Oskari Salminen rejected Kasperi Ojantakanen corporate.
Jormakka were the characters in the match as he got a pass point as well Petrus Palmun to guide Jukuri to another goal.
Ikonen shouted almost 12,000 spectators
Ilves took the 3–2 lead in the match series against Kärpp and the people of Tampere can secure the semi-finals on Monday in Oulu.
Ilves won the match Joona Ikosen with a scarce 1–0. Ikonen scored the target Aleksi from Elorinte, and moved the disc from the knuckle to the net. The match was followed by a total of 11,744 canopies.
The Tampereers already had a great opportunity to take the lead from the penalty shootout in the second round, but Kärpät-vahti Joel Blomqvist rejected Eemeli Finland easy company.
The match between Luko and Tappara advanced to the playoffs in a 2-2 situation.
Joona Luoto became Tappara’s hero
Tampere’s Tappara won Rauma Luko’s overtime with 3–2 goals and the team has a chance to advance to the semi-finals on Sunday at home. Tappara leads the series with 3-1 goals.
The solution to the struggle was overwhelming Joona Luoto, who was already third in this match series. Luoto got the puck to the corner, and quickly swung the puck into the net.
Luoto was Tappara’s hero, as he leveled the game to 2-2 just one and a half minutes before the end of the third set.
In the past, Lukko had twice taken the lead Pavol Skalickyn hits. Tappara finished the first goal Tyler Morley, who also introduced Luoto’s solution paint.