HIFK’s season is over – Juhani Jasu started the rise of TPS

HIFK came into the match with full steam, much more prepared than TPS, and took command of the scoreboard midway through the opening round.

Defender who defeated the sixth match Yohann Auvitu fired an almost identical goal directly from the attacking head start. In Helsinki, the puck changed direction for the TPS defender About Ville Lajus and this time Eemil from Estonia.

Good luck with that, but the goal can be said to have been earned, as HIFK led 11-1.

At the end of the game, HIFK fumbled with two puck-to-spectator coolers, and TPS got better at catching up with the game.

After gaining momentum, TPS took second place Juhani Jasun and Aarne Intosen 2–0 and took the lead.

Captain’s example

– The start was really difficult. We must have tensioned ourselves out of that first installment. There was nervous gaming, Jasu said.

– Of course, it was already said before the game that we wouldn’t get excited but let’s enjoy. That you don’t get to moments like this many times in your career and someone never gets in. Maybe one of them realized that he was going to be blamed or clay, then everyone would be hit, Jasu explained TPS’s posture.

– However, this is just hockey, and mistakes happen. Yes, they still happened after that, but the game looked quite different. We fought and played each other for each other.

The captain showed the model and struck an extremely important level with a brazen ascent from the right side.

– Markmen Nurmen was on the brink of struggle. I trusted that “Makke” would win that puck, I rewinded and got into the situation at a slightly harder pace than their kit. I decided to drive to the finish line and try the pigs. Went in, and a good feeling of course, Jasu repeated his hit, which had exploded to the delight of a home crowd of more than 8,000.

– It came to an important place, but it doesn’t matter who scores the paint. That’s a cliché to say, of course, but I really feel that way.

There were enough events in the second installment when, in addition to the goals, two exits were seen. HIFK: n Johan Motin received a game penalty for a head tackle and TPS Jonne Tammela kneeling.

There were no particularly serious incidents and victims Topias Haapanen and Jere Innala were able to return to the game.

Defensive battle

In the final batch, HIFK fiercely sought a reduction, but TPS’s defense lasted Andrei Karejevin under.

Sometimes the Russian goalkeeper, who fought with his goal without a club, defeated 34 times in the match when To Niilo Halonen recorded 18 fights with HIFK paint.

The TPS field players also took part in the defensive work and blocked a total of nine shots.

Four seconds before the buzzer, Nurmi, the gold helmet, seals the joyous 3–1 victory of the people of Turku.

– The defense battle is familiar to us throughout the season. We’ve had a lot of goal games, Jasu recalled.

– And Karejev was really reliable today, the whole playoff series and the whole season, he thanked.

HIFK’s disappointment

HIFK head coach Ville Peltonen did not look for explanations after the defeat, although they could have been found in the corona that had plagued the team during the spring season and messed up the joint training.

Peltonen himself was out of the first five matches of the semi-finals due to illness.

Injuries also came to a bad seam. Second guard Halonen got too hard when Michael Garteigin the season ended at the end of the regular season.

Halo cannot be blamed for the loss of the match series, but the fact is that he missed the playoffs.

On the other hand, more or less all teams have had similar difficulties.

– Adversity is one part of the playoffs. This has by no means been an easy spring. Disappointment is hard, but still the most grateful thing is to be involved in this kind of thing, Peltonen said to C Morella.

– This was a great series. We had too much performance, and that probably made a small difference, he continued and congratulated TPS honestly.

Against the lynx

In the semi-finals, TPS will receive Ilves. In the regular season, the wins of the teams’ inter-team games went 2-2 at the end of each match. Ilves will start the semifinals at home on Saturday.

– Enthusiastic feeling, Jasu comments on fresh information about the future opponent.

– A certain team would have been worth it, but I understand that there is a pretty hard puck boom in Tampere. There will probably be a lot of crowds and a good mood in both halls, here and there.

Needless to say, as last year’s silver team, TPS’s goals are even higher than winning the semi-finals.