Pelicans and HPK are bound to win for the season to continue.
Jiri Smejkal was able to finish off the move. Mikko Lieri / AOP
The leagues of the first round of the playoffs will be decided in the league on Friday. KooKoo and Lukko lead their series with victories 1–0.
Pelicans and HPK, in turn, need wins to fight for the season to continue.
In Kouvola, KooKoo – Pelicans are in a 2–3 situation after two batches.
In the opening round, the people of Lahti immediately showed that they were fighting for a fingernail from the extension. Iikka Kangasniemi took the people from Lahti first in 7.54.
The next goal was seen just 27 seconds later when Jiri Smejkal succeeded in his free kick. On Thursday, Smejkal, who received a penalty for overthrowing a referee, misled and raised the puck to the ceiling.
Kangasniemi was allowed to continue painting in the same batch. The pier was completely forgotten in front of the goal, from which the third goal also came.
KooKoo woke up to battle in the second round while the Pelicans deactivated. The team’s goal account opened in the middle of the match Kim Strömberg took Samuli Ratisen from the feed.
The people of Kouvola made their second hit just eight seconds before the end of the round, when Ratinen directed Strömberg’s line draw into the cage. Pelicans guard Patrik Bartosak thought he had resisted the draw, but the puck flew in between the mattresses.
HPK is fighting
The lock leads in Hämeenlinna. Elmeri Elo / AOP
The lock, in turn, leads HPK in the second installment 2-1.
The lock moved to the 1-0 lead in the opening minute of the second round. Julius Mattila deprived the puck of the attacking blue line of the fumbled HPK star From Michael Jolyrushed to the counterattack and took the Rauma players one step closer to the semi-finals.
The people of Hämeenlinna put in Tommi Tikan led to game levels in 25.40.
However, the joy did not last long. Sebastian Repo had to get alone through when Niklas Friman hit him with a bat. Friman whistled two minutes about the situation.
The lock did not lose its place. The cool had just ended when Arttu Ilomäki built the situation, and Linus Nyman put Harri Kainulainen after pulling the loose disc to an almost empty finish.
If the Pelicans and HPK win by any result in regular time, the matches will be played in five-on-five games. 20-minute extra time will be scored until either team scores and completes the series.
A tie or a win is enough for KooKoo and Luko.