Roope Taponen saves Finland with a goal. Jukka Jalonen mixed up the chains of the Lions.
The head coach of the Lions, Jukka Jalonen, has stirred the chains of Finland.
IFK Helsinki’s goalkeeper Roope Taponen makes his debut in Leijon when he saves pucks in Finland’s goal against the Czech Republic on Saturday at the Nokia Arena. The match is Finland’s second in the Karelia tournament.
Taponen served as goalkeeper in Thursday’s match against Switzerland, but now he gets to play the first international match of his career.
Jalonen has made other changes to the lineup. Henrik Borgström jump to the middle of the second chain. Ville Koivunen and Niko Huuhtanen in turn rise to the sides of the triple chain.
Niklas Friman and Jesper Mattila.
Thus, on the side of the assembly are Janne KuokkanenAnton Levtchi, Joona Ikonen, Mikael Seppälä and Petteri Lindbohm.
The match between Finland and the Czech Republic starts at 17:00.
The line-up for the Czech match
Attack Chains:
29 Ahti Oksanen – 74 Antti Suomela (A) – 39 Sebastian Repo
10 Kristian Vesalainen – 19 Henrik Borgström – 20 Jerry Turkulainen
41 Ville Koivunen – 24 Hannes Björninen (C) – 23 Niko Huuhtanen
51 Juha Jääskä – 62 Julius Mattila – 37 Eemil Erholtz
Defense pairs:
50 Juuso Riikola (A) – 18 Vili Saarijärvi
3 Niklas Friman – 80 Sami Niku
28 Otto Leskinen – 2 Oskari Laaksonen
33 Veli-Matti Vittasmäki – 22 Jesper Mattila
Goalkeepers:
31 Roope Taponen
Reserve: 30 Christian Heljanko
Jukka Jalonen (center) crushed the chains of the Lions. Petri Saarelainen / AOP
Roope Taponen made his debut in Leijon. Tomi Natri / All Over Press