Finland opens the World Cup tournament against the United States.
There will be no surprises on the Finnish pitch when the Lions open the World Cup against the United States.
The World Cup debutant starts with the goal Emil Larmi and guarding the hatch Jussi Olkinuora.
Jukka Jalonen strength can be found in the first chain of the lion pack. Mikko Rantanen the golden hero of the last games gets help From Sakari Mannis and bull-like Teemu from Hartikainen.
The match starts at Tampere’s Nokia Arena at 16:20.
The Lions field against the United States
At the goal:
33 Emil Larmi
Fields:
1:
70 Teemu Hartikainen–65 Sakari Manninen–96 Mikko Rantanen
4 Mikko Lehtonen–55 Atte Ohtamaa
2:
10 Joel Armia–74 Antti Suomela–84 Kaapo Kakko
3 Olli Määttä–50 Miika Koivisto
3:
76 Jere Sallinen–91 Juho Lammikko–42 Kasperi Kapanen
52 Mikael Seppälä–2 Ville Pokka
4:
29 Ahti Oksanen–24 Hannes Björninen–12 Marko Anttila
6 Niklas Friman–23 Nikolas Matinpalo
In reserve:
45 Jussi Olkinuora
NHL superstar Mikko Rantanen will start on the wing of the first team. Jussi Saarinen