Expert Annina Rajahuhta analyzes Finland’s US victory on Monday night.
Sakari Manninen (left) and Mikko Lehtonen aired in Manse on Monday night. Jussi Saarinen
The swing of US players on Monday night distracted the Lions from taking a handsome 4-1 win.
– The lions played really convincingly in the first two rounds, says Iltalehti’s expert Annina Rajahuhta.
The beginnings of the matches were challenging for Finland both in the Beijing Olympic Tournament and in the first two matches of the Tampere World Championships.
On Monday, the mono was eating from the moment the little black first fell into the ice.
– It was the best game in Finland. Especially how the Lions left for Monday’s match. The beginnings have not been so stiff, but then progress has been on the rise. Now the first two batches were really stiff and tight.
What do you mean?
– The attackers came very well. The United States did not get a pair of dangerous scoring spots. Finland was well able to play outside the US. Then came a little different variation on offensive play, Rajahuhta replies.
He then unlocks the changed offensive game.
– There have been no terrible direct attacks from Finland before. Now the game flowed from end to end, so the Lions were able to turn around and get over the midfield at a rapid pace. Finland was able to create goals from direct attacks.
The lions seem to be in golden condition.
– Looked like a pretty finished package. The force majeure package worked and the force majeure worked. First supremacy has more variations. Secondary superiority should reach more trigger locations. But all in all, Monday was a solid performance from Finland.