Harri Säteri was gone again.
According to Jukka Jalonen, Säteri has “small ailments”. Jussi Saarinen
Jussi Olkinuora played again between the poles of the Lions. The third draw in the race was already in the statistics, when Austria fell 3-0.
Instead, Beijing Olympic hero Harri Säteri was once again exhausted from the line-up list. The hatch was opened as a second guard Frans Tuohimaaas against the United Kingdom.
Olkinuora hoses from time to time, and he did so now when asked about Säter’s situation.
– I don’t really even know where he is, Olkinuora said.
Head coach Jukka Jalonen confirmed that Säteri is not fully fit to play.
– A little trouble, that’s why he was gone. I can’t say if he’s on Tuesday, Jalonen replied.
“Positive surprise”
Although Austria made it from the reserve, it looked clearly better on ice than the British team.
– Quite a tight game. With superiority, we could have been better. We also gave a couple of seats. 3-0, I wonder if you can’t be happy with that.
– I told the boys that Austria has been a positive surprise for them at the Games. Even today, they had as good players as our team. Many of them play in Central Europe, for example in the EBEL league, Jalonen emphasized.
Austria severely crowded the center and forced the Lion to come through the outskirts.
According to Jalonen, however, Finland managed to keep the opponent in check.
– We played close to their bottom threes in the attack zone. That way we were able to prevent them from attacking directly.
Finland now has two days off. Sunday is dedicated to rest and players can meet their loved ones. The Czech Republic will be on Tuesday in the final match of the first round.