Raportti
Seinäjoki Crocodiles teki lauantaina sen, mihin kukaan muu joukkue ei ole pystynyt vuosikausiin. Vierasvoitto aina aurinkoisella Väinölänniemellä lukemin 14-24 (0-13) vie seinäjokiset liigan kärkipaikalle ja samalla koko kauden suurimmaksi ennakkosuosikiksi.
Lauantain odotettu vaahteraliigakamppailu osoittautui kahden vahvan puolustuksen taisteluksi, jossa jaardeilla ei mässäilty. Jenkkifutispelissä on pohjimmiltaan kyse pisteidentekokilpailusta, jonka hyvin peliin latautuneet seinäjokiset vei kymmenen pisteen marginaalilla. Aluevaltauskisan, eli pelissä kerättyjen jaardien kamppailun vei kotijoukkue Steelers lukemin 240–225. Pelissä oli mukana paljon tunnetta, josta osoituksena rangaistusten suuri määrä. Tuon kisan vei Steelers 9–8. Tasaista oli myös pelin suihkukomennusten määrässä. Molemmilta puolilta palloa laitettiin pelaaja pakolliseen huiliin kesken pelin törttöilyjensä takia.
Seinäjoki Crocodiles lähti peliin nälkäisempänä osapuolena lukemattomat kerrat bussi Seinäjoelta Kuopion Vänärille oli ehtinyt vuosien aikana palaamaan kotikonnuille pettyneillä pelaajilla lastattuna. Lauantaina crocodiililauma lähti peliin vahvasti ja piti aggressiivisella puolustuksellaan kotijoukkueen pistehanoja kiinni ottelun puoliväliin saakka. Saman aikaisesti seinäjokiset ehtivät siirtyi 0-13 johtoon kahdella Eetu Mäki-Maunuksen potkumaalilla, sekä yhdellä Christian Powellin juosten tehdyllä TD:llä. Kaikkian Powell teki pelissä kaksi touchdownia ja kuljei palloa eteenpäin yhteensä 187 jaardia.
Ottelun ratkaisijana voidaan pitää tuulisessa säässä kolme potkumaalia ja yhden lisäpisteen onnistuneesti maalihaarukan läpi potkaissutta Mäki-Maunusta, jonka tekemät kymmenen pistettä riittivät ottelun voittomarginaaliksi. Ikävä kyllä ottelun Vakuuttavimmaksi Pelaajaksi valittu Crocodiles-potkaisija sai kolhuja pelin lopulla, eikä päässyt kertomaan fiiliksistään loppuhaastatteluun.
Vahvaa joukkuepuolustusta
Crocodiles puolustus pelasi erinomaisesti tiiminä, eikä kukaan pelaajista noussut taklausluvuillaan selväti muiden edelle. Eniten taklauksia kirjattiin takapuolustaja Aatu Tuokolle, joka 3,5 pysäytyksen lisäki palautta katkaisemaansa syöttöa 41 jaardin matkan kohti Steelers maalialuetta. Syötönkatkoissa Crocoista onnistuvat myös Eric Irvin ja Juhani Koivumäki. Kunniamaininnan ansaitsee myös koko juoksupuolustus, joka piti liigan ykköskeskushyökkääjänä pidetyn Le’Anthonyt Reasnoverin jaardin alle sadassa (83 y).
Ottelun jälkeen syötönkatkon napannut Tuokko oli tyytyväinen koko joukkueen suoritukseen:
Kotijoukkue Steelers lähti peliin muutaman avainpelaajan loukkaantumisen rasittamana. Joukkueen keskushyökkääjäkalusto oli kapea ja Crocodiles oli päättänyt pysäyttää vaarallisen Reasnoverin juoksupelit alkuunsa. Yhdysvaltalaisen pisin juoksusiivu oli 27 jaardin mittainen ja touchdowneja Reasnoverin tilille kirjattiin yksi. Steelersin toisen TD:n nappasi Iisak Marshall pelinrakentaja Amro Urjanssonin 10 jaardin heittopelistä. Lauantai ei ollut nuorelle Urjanssonille se paras pelipäivä. Hyvän alun liigakaudelleen saanut suomalaispelinrakentaja heitti tärkeässä pelissä kolme syötönkatkoa, joista saaduista kenttäasetelista vierasjoukkue rankaisi tehokkaasti.
Steelers-puolustuksessa suurin taklausmäärä kirjattiin yhdysvaltalaistukimies Akileis Leroylle. 11,5 taklausmerkintää kertoo miehen virittäytyneen pysäytämään Crocojen juoksupeliä aggressiivisesti. Takapuolustaja Lars Steffenille kirjattiin pelissä 6,5 taklausta.
Pelin jälkeen Steffen kertoi tunnelmistaan näin:
Seinäjoki Crocodiles on nyt voittanut kaikki päävastustajansa Vaahteraliigan alkukierroksilla. Joukkueen kannalta ikävästi vain kahden pelin tulokset ovat nyt esillä sarjataulukossa avauspelistä tuomitun pistemenetyksen takia. Seinäjokisten joukkue on tasaisesti hyvä ja taistelee vakuuttavalla tavalla nyt paikasta playoff-peleihin ja syyskuussa siintävään Vaahteramaljaan – joka siis pelataan joukkueista riippumatta Seinäjoella.
Ottelun data ja tilastot: 27.5.2023 16:30 Steelers – Crocodiles, Vaahteraliiga – Jenkkifutis tulospalvelu
Otsikkkokuva: Juha Leskinen
Tilastot
Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (May 27, 2023)
Scoring Summary |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (May 27, 2023 at Kuopio)
Crocodiles (2-1) vs. Kuopio Steelers (2-1)
Date: May 27, 2023 Site: Kuopio Stadium: Vainolanniemi Attendance: 390
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
Crocodiles | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
Kuopio Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
SCORING SUMMARY | CRO -STE | |||
1st | 03:20 | CRO | Maki-maunus E 42 yd field goal | |
4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 0:41 | 3 - 0 | |||
2nd | 11:53 | CRO | Maki-maunus E 27 yd field goal | |
7 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:51 | 6 - 0 | |||
00:29 | CRO | Powell C 3 yd run (Maki-maunus E kick) | ||
9 plays, 81 yards, TOP 4:36 | 13 - 0 | |||
3rd | 09:54 | CRO | Powell C 29 yd pass from Whitehead Z (Ollonqvist V pass from Whitehead Z) | |
5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:01 | 21 - 0 | |||
02:18 | STE | Reasnover L 9 yd run (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
5 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:29 | 21 - 7 | |||
4th | 04:00 | CRO | Maki-maunus E 35 yd field goal | |
6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 1:30 | 24 - 7 | |||
03:42 | STE | Marshall I 10 yd pass from Urjansson A (Ojainvali M kick) | ||
5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 0:13 | 24 - 14 |
Kickoff time: 16.30 End of Game: 19.02 Total elapsed time: 2h 32min Referee: Makarainen M Umpire: Schroderus J-P Linesman: Heiskanen T Line judge: Heinonen T Back judge: Vierikko P Field judge: Immonen M Side judge: Viitanen M Temperature: + 14 Wind: 3 m\s Weather: Aurinkoinen |
Team Statistics |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (May 27, 2023 at Kuopio)
Team Totals | CRO | STE |
FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 14 |
Rushing | 11 | 3 |
Passing | 3 | 9 |
Penalty | 3 | 2 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 162 | 68 |
Rushing Attempts | 43 | 18 |
Average Per Rush | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 182 | 86 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 20 | 18 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 63 | 172 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 9-15-0 | 15-32-3 |
Average Per Attempt | 4.2 | 5.4 |
Average Per Completion | 7.0 | 11.5 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 225 | 240 |
Total offense plays | 58 | 50 |
Average Gain Per Play | 3.9 | 4.8 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-75 | 9-73 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 3-103 | 2-53 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 34.3 | 26.5 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 27.7 | 26.5 |
Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 1 | 0 |
Fair catch | 0 | 1 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 6-253 | 3-85 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 42.2 | 28.3 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 27.3 | 21.7 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 1 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 2-0-0 | 6-89-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 14.8 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 3-54-0 | 0-0-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | 29:54 | 18:06 |
1st Quarter | 6:07 | 5:53 |
2nd Quarter | 4:43 | 7:17 |
3rd Quarter | 8:26 | 3:34 |
4th Quarter | 10:38 | 1:22 |
Third-Down Conversions | 6 of 14 | 2 of 10 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 1 of 1 | 1 of 3 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 3-3 | 2-4 |
Touchdowns | 1-3 | 2-4 |
Field goals | 2-3 | 0-4 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-16 | 2-7 |
PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 2-2 |
Field Goals | 3-3 | 0-0 |
Points off turnovers | 9 | 0 |
Individual Statistics |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (May 27, 2023 at Kuopio)
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FUMBLES: Crocodiles-None. Kuopio Steelers-None. |
Drive Chart |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (May 27, 2023 at Kuopio)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
CRO | 1st | C35 | 08:57 | Punt | S49 | 05:15 | Punt | 6-16 | 3:42 | ||
CRO | 1st | S30 | 04:01 | Interception | S25 | 03:20 | * | FIELD GOAL | 4-5 | 0:41 | |
CRO | 1st | S31 | 01:44 | Interception | S11 | 11:53 | * | FIELD GOAL | 7-20 | 1:51 | |
CRO | 2nd | C19 | 05:05 | Downs | S00 | 00:29 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-81 | 4:36 | |
CRO | 3rd | S47 | 11:55 | Kickoff | S00 | 09:54 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-47 | 2:01 | |
CRO | 3rd | C39 | 07:49 | Punt | C40 | 03:47 | Punt | 7-1 | 4:02 | ||
CRO | 3rd | C20 | 02:18 | Kickoff | C45 | 06:34 | Punt | 12-25 | 7:44 | ||
CRO | 4th | S30 | 05:30 | Interception | S18 | 04:00 | * | FIELD GOAL | 6-12 | 1:30 | |
CRO | 4th | C47 | 03:18 | Kickoff | S37 | 00:00 | End of half | 5-16 | 3:18 | ||
STE | 1st | S25 | 12:00 | Kickoff | S43 | 08:57 | Punt | 6-18 | 3:03 | ||
STE | 1st | S20 | 05:15 | Punt | S24 | 04:01 | Interception | 3-4 | 1:14 | ||
STE | 1st | S40 | 03:19 | Kickoff | C48 | 01:44 | Interception | 2-12 | 1:35 | ||
STE | 2nd | S32 | 11:45 | Kickoff | C19 | 05:05 | Downs | 16-49 | 6:40 | ||
STE | 2nd | S40 | 00:26 | Kickoff | C20 | 00:00 | End of half | 6-40 | 0:26 | ||
STE | 3rd | S43 | 10:01 | Kickoff | S30 | 07:49 | Punt | 3--13 | 2:12 | ||
STE | 3rd | S33 | 03:47 | Punt | C00 | 02:18 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-67 | 1:29 | |
STE | 4th | S28 | 06:34 | Punt | S27 | 05:30 | Interception | 4--1 | 1:04 | ||
STE | 4th | S46 | 03:55 | Kickoff | C00 | 03:42 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-54 | 0:13 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Crocodiles | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 06:07 | 04:43 | 08:26 | 10:38 | 10:50 | 19:04 | 29:54 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 1/3 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/9 | 6/14 | ||
Average field position | S42 | C19 | C37 | S42 | C48 | C45 | C46 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Kuopio Steelers | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 05:53 | 07:17 | 03:34 | 01:22 | 13:10 | 04:56 | 18:06 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 1/3 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2/8 | 0/2 | 2/10 | ||
Average field position | S28 | S36 | S38 | S37 | S31 | S37 | S34 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/3 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
STE | 1st | S25 | 12:00 | Kickoff | S43 | 08:57 | Punt | 6-18 | 3:03 | ||
CRO | 1st | C35 | 08:57 | Punt | S49 | 05:15 | Punt | 6-16 | 3:42 | ||
STE | 1st | S20 | 05:15 | Punt | S24 | 04:01 | Interception | 3-4 | 1:14 | ||
CRO | 1st | S30 | 04:01 | Interception | S25 | 03:20 | * | FIELD GOAL | 4-5 | 0:41 | |
STE | 1st | S40 | 03:19 | Kickoff | C48 | 01:44 | Interception | 2-12 | 1:35 | ||
CRO | 1st | S31 | 01:44 | Interception | S11 | 11:53 | * | FIELD GOAL | 7-20 | 1:51 | |
STE | 2nd | S32 | 11:45 | Kickoff | C19 | 05:05 | Downs | 16-49 | 6:40 | ||
CRO | 2nd | C19 | 05:05 | Downs | S00 | 00:29 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 9-81 | 4:36 | |
STE | 2nd | S40 | 00:26 | Kickoff | C20 | 00:00 | End of half | 6-40 | 0:26 | ||
CRO | 3rd | S47 | 11:55 | Kickoff | S00 | 09:54 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-47 | 2:01 | |
STE | 3rd | S43 | 10:01 | Kickoff | S30 | 07:49 | Punt | 3--13 | 2:12 | ||
CRO | 3rd | C39 | 07:49 | Punt | C40 | 03:47 | Punt | 7-1 | 4:02 | ||
STE | 3rd | S33 | 03:47 | Punt | C00 | 02:18 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-67 | 1:29 | |
CRO | 3rd | C20 | 02:18 | Kickoff | C45 | 06:34 | Punt | 12-25 | 7:44 | ||
STE | 4th | S28 | 06:34 | Punt | S27 | 05:30 | Interception | 4--1 | 1:04 | ||
CRO | 4th | S30 | 05:30 | Interception | S18 | 04:00 | * | FIELD GOAL | 6-12 | 1:30 | |
STE | 4th | S46 | 03:55 | Kickoff | C00 | 03:42 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 5-54 | 0:13 | |
CRO | 4th | C47 | 03:18 | Kickoff | S37 | 00:00 | End of half | 5-16 | 3:18 |
Defensive Statistics |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (May 27, 2023 at Kuopio)
## | Crocodiles | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
44 | Tuokko A | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | . | . | . | 1-41 | . | . | . | . |
92 | Zins S | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0/16 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/16 | . |
25 | Irvin E | 3 | . | 3.0 | . | . | . | 1-4 | 1 | . | . | . |
5 | Anessiadis T | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
43 | Koivumaki J | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | . | . | . | 1-9 | . | . | . | . |
21 | Toivola H | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
10 | Tapola O | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
7 | Maki-maunus E | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
56 | Hietala L | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
45 | Malinen T | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
46 | Jarvenpaa T | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
29 | Koivumaki M | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
6 | Lundberg L | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
54 | Broo T | 1 | . | 1.0 | 1.0/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
26 | Tuovinen E | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
24 | Jallow S | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
2 | Watson E | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
## | Kuopio Steelers | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
33 | Leroy A | 6 | 11 | 11.5 | 2.0/4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
27 | Steffen L | 3 | 7 | 6.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
24 | Otto S | 3 | 4 | 5.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
14 | Paananen J | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.0/3 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
82 | Lindqvist J | 3 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.0/4 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/4 | . |
32 | Ojainvali M | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
59 | Tuppurainen T | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
97 | Jaaskelainen JA | . | 5 | 2.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
23 | Laine R | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
26 | Uotila A | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0/9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
99 | Heikkinen J | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0/3 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/3 | . |
79 | Steiger J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
80 | Harju H | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
25 | Reasnover L | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
44 | Laherma J | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
43 | Tuominen T | . | 2 | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (May 27, 2023 at Kuopio)
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Crocodiles: 6-Lundberg L, 8-Nilsen R, 12-Pajueranta T, 22-Tuominiemi J, 26-Tuovinen E, 29-Koivumaki M, 33-Luuri J, 44-Tuokko A, 45-Malinen T, 46-Jarvenpaa T, 47-Hietala T, 54-Broo T, 60-Kujala J, 69-Makela R, 70-Enkelman M, 76-Lehtimaki R, 79-Stenroos M, 90-Kuusisto M. |
Kuopio Steelers: 2-Hotti K, 12-Rabin J, 18-Karki O, 26-Uotila A, 31-Kaikkonen T, 40-Makela T, 47-Jumpponen N, 54-Ropponen T, 59-Tuppurainen T, 60-Saastamoinen L, 71-Ralli J, 78-Keituri J, 83-Kuikka N, 85-Vartiainen J, 86-Marshall I, 87-Paakki I-P, 91-Ruokolainen R, 93-Korhonen J, 95-Markkinen J. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (May 27, 2023 at Kuopio)
Maki-maunus E kickoff 45 yards to the STE20, McDonald V return 5 yards to the STE25, out-of-bounds. | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste25 | Reasnover L rush for no gain to the STE25 (Jallow S;Hietala L). |
Ste | 2-10 | at Ste25 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to McDonald V. |
Ste | 3-10 | at Ste25 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 15 yards to the STE40, 1ST DOWN STE (Anessiadis T). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste40 | Reasnover L rush for 2 yards to the STE42 (Zins S;Koivumaki J). |
Ste | 2-8 | at Ste42 | Reasnover L rush for 1 yard to the STE43 (Koivumaki J;Zins S). |
Ste | 3-7 | at Ste43 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Harju H (Anessiadis T). |
Ste | 4-7 | at Ste43 | Ojainvali M punt 22 yards to the CRO35, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, TOP 03:03 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro35 | CROCODILES drive start at 08:57. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro35 | Powell C rush for 5 yards to the CRO40, out-of-bounds (Leroy A). |
Cro | 2-5 | at Cro40 | Powell C rush for 5 yards to the CRO45, 1ST DOWN CRO (Lindqvist J). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro45 | Powell C rush for 10 yards to the STE45, 1ST DOWN CRO (Leroy A;Steffen L). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste45 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Ollonqvist V for 6 yards to the STE39 (Otto S). |
Cro | 2-4 | at Ste39 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Ollonqvist V for no gain to the STE39, PENALTY CRO holding 10 yards to the STE49, NO PLAY. |
Cro | 2-14 | at Ste49 | Nilsen R rush for no gain to the STE49 (Leroy A;Tuominen T). |
Cro | 3-14 | at Ste49 | Whitehead Z pass incomplete to Sarkela Jo (Paananen J). |
Cro | 4-14 | at Ste49 | Whitehead Z punt 49 yards to the STE0, touchback. |
Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, TOP 03:42 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste20 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 05:15. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste20 | Reasnover L rush for 3 yards to the STE23 (Tapola O). |
Ste | 2-7 | at Ste23 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 1 yard to the STE24 (Toivola H). |
Ste | 3-6 | at Ste24 | Urjansson A pass intercepted by Irvin E at the STE34, Irvin E return 4 yards to the STE30 (Harju H). |
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:14 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste30 | CROCODILES drive start at 04:01. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste30 | Whitehead Z pass incomplete (Steffen L). |
Cro | 2-10 | at Ste30 | Powell C rush for 5 yards to the STE25 (Tuominen T;Leroy A). |
Cro | 3-5 | at Ste25 | Powell C rush for no gain to the STE25, out-of-bounds (Steffen L). |
Cro | 4-5 | at Ste25 | Maki-maunus E field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 03:20. |
Crocodiles 3, Kuopio Steelers 0 | |||
Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:42 | |||
Maki-maunus E kickoff 45 yards to the STE20, McDonald V return 20 yards to the STE40 (Koivumaki M). | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste40 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 03:19. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste40 | Reasnover L rush for 12 yards to the CRO48, 1ST DOWN STE (Irvin E). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro48 | Urjansson A pass intercepted by Tuokko A at the CRO28, Tuokko A return 41 yards to the STE31, out-of-bounds (Steiger J). |
Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 01:35 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste31 | CROCODILES drive start at 01:44. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste31 | Whitehead Z pass incomplete to Ollonqvist V. |
Cro | 2-10 | at Ste31 | Powell C rush for 9 yards to the STE22 (Laherma J). |
Cro | 3-1 | at Ste22 | Powell C rush for 4 yards to the STE18, 1ST DOWN CRO (Steffen L;Leroy A). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste18 | PENALTY STE unsportsmanlike conduct (Paananen J) 8 yards to the STE10, 1ST DOWN CRO. |
Cro | 1-G | at Ste10 | Whitehead Z rush for 1 yard to the STE9 (Ojainvali M). |
Cro | 2-G | at Ste09 | Powell C rush for loss of 2 yards to the STE11 (Steffen L;Leroy A). |
Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:59 | |||
Crocodiles 3, Kuopio Steelers 0 |
Cro | 3-G | at Ste11 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Cro | 3-G | at Ste11 | Whitehead Z pass incomplete to Harju K. |
Cro | 4-G | at Ste11 | Maki-maunus E field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 11:53. |
Crocodiles 6, Kuopio Steelers 0 | |||
Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:59 | |||
Maki-maunus E kickoff 40 yards to the STE25, McDonald V return 7 yards to the STE32 (Tuovinen E). | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste32 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 11:45. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste32 | Reasnover L rush for loss of 2 yards to the STE30, out-of-bounds (Anessiadis T). |
Ste | 2-12 | at Ste30 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 3-12 | at Ste30 | Urjansson A pass complete to Paakki I-P for 12 yards to the STE42, 1ST DOWN STE (Tuokko A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste42 | Reasnover L rush for 7 yards to the STE49 (Zins S). |
Ste | 2-3 | at Ste49 | Reasnover L rush for 4 yards to the CRO47, 1ST DOWN STE (Hietala L). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro47 | Urjansson A pass complete to Reasnover L for loss of 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Broo T). |
Ste | 2-13 | at Ste50 | Urjansson A pass complete to Harju H for 8 yards to the CRO42, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 3-5 | at Cro42 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to McDonald V. |
Ste | 4-5 | at Cro42 | Urjansson A pass incomplete (16), PENALTY CRO offside defense (Koivumaki J) 5 yards to the CRO37, 1ST DOWN STE, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro37 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Choate N. |
Ste | 2-10 | at Cro37 | Reasnover L rush for 2 yards to the CRO35 (Irvin E). |
Ste | 3-8 | at Cro35 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Reasnover L (Lundberg L). |
Ste | 4-8 | at Cro35 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 10 yards to the CRO25, 1ST DOWN STE (Tuokko A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro25 | Reasnover L rush for 5 yards to the CRO20 (Tapola O). |
Ste | 2-5 | at Cro20 | Urjansson A rush for 1 yard to the CRO19 (Lundberg L). |
Ste | 3-4 | at Cro19 | Reasnover L rush for no gain to the CRO19 (Zins S;Maki-maunus E). |
Ste | 4-4 | at Cro19 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Harju H (Toivola H). |
Drive: 16 plays, 49 yards, TOP 06:40 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro19 | CROCODILES drive start at 05:05. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro19 | Powell C rush for 23 yards to the CRO42, 1ST DOWN CRO (Steffen L;Otto S). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro42 | Powell C rush for 8 yards to the 50 yardline (Paananen J;Otto S). |
Cro | 2-2 | at Cro50 | Powell C rush for 9 yards to the STE41, 1ST DOWN CRO (Paananen J). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste41 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Sarkela Jo for 11 yards to the STE30, 1ST DOWN CRO (Paananen J), PENALTY STE personal foul (Heikkinen J) 15 yards to the STE15, 1ST DOWN CRO. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste15 | 1st and 10. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste15 | Powell C rush for 8 yards to the STE7 (Tuppurainen T;Steffen L). |
Cro | 2-2 | at Ste07 | Powell C rush for no gain to the STE7 (Lindqvist J;Tuppurainen T). |
Cro | 3-2 | at Ste07 | Powell C rush for 4 yards to the STE3, 1ST DOWN CRO (Tuppurainen T;Leroy A). |
Cro | 1-G | at Ste03 | Powell C rush for no gain to the STE3 (Leroy A). |
Cro | 2-G | at Ste03 | Powell C rush for 3 yards to the STE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:29. |
Maki-maunus E kick attempt good. | |||
Crocodiles 13, Kuopio Steelers 0 | |||
Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, TOP 04:39 | |||
Maki-maunus E kickoff 30 yards to the STE35, Korhonen J return 5 yards to the STE40 (Jarvenpaa T). | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste40 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 00:26. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste40 | Reasnover L rush for 3 yards to the STE43, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 2-7 | at Ste43 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 11 yards to the CRO46, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro46 | Urjansson A pass complete to Harju H for 26 yards to the CRO20, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Toivola H). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro20 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Paakki I-P. |
Ste | 2-10 | at Cro20 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to McDonald V. |
Ste | 3-10 | at Cro20 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 00:03. |
Ste | 3-10 | at Cro20 | Timeout Crocodiles, clock 00:03. |
Ste | 3-10 | at Cro20 | Reasnover L pass incomplete to McDonald V (Irvin E). |
Ste | 4-10 | at Cro20 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:26 | |||
Crocodiles 13, Kuopio Steelers 0 |
Ste | 4-10 | at Cro20 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, STE ball on STE35. |
Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:26 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 17 yards to the CRO48, Tuovinen E return 0 yards to the CRO48, PENALTY STE offside 5 yards to the STE47, 1st and 10, CRO ball on STE47. | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste47 | CROCODILES drive start at 11:55. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste47 | Powell C rush for 12 yards to the STE35, 1ST DOWN CRO (Leroy A;Steffen L). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste35 | Whitehead Z rush for 6 yards to the STE29. |
Cro | 2-4 | at Ste29 | Whitehead Z pass incomplete to Sarkela Jo. |
Cro | 3-4 | at Ste29 | Powell C rush for no gain to the STE29, out-of-bounds (Steffen L). |
Cro | 4-4 | at Ste29 | Timeout Crocodiles, clock 10:36. |
Cro | 4-4 | at Ste29 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Powell C for 29 yards to the STE0, 1ST DOWN CRO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:54. |
Whitehead Z pass attempt to Ollonqvist V good. | |||
Crocodiles 21, Kuopio Steelers 0 | |||
Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 01:54 | |||
Maki-maunus E kickoff 34 yards to the STE31, Lindsten V return 12 yards to the STE43 (Malinen T). | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste43 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 10:01. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste43 | Urjansson A sacked for loss of 16 yards to the STE27 (Zins S). |
Ste | 2-26 | at Ste27 | McDonald V rush for no gain to the STE27, PENALTY STE holding 10 yards to the STE17, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 2-36 | at Ste17 | PENALTY STE false start 5 yards to the STE12. |
Ste | 2-41 | at Ste12 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Harju H. |
Ste | 3-41 | at Ste12 | PENALTY STE delay of game (Urjansson A) 5 yards to the STE7. |
Ste | 3-46 | at Ste07 | Urjansson A pass complete to Choate N for 23 yards to the STE30 (Koivumaki J). |
Ste | 4-23 | at Ste30 | Ojainvali M punt 31 yards to the CRO39, fair catch by Koivumaki J. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 13 yards, TOP 02:12 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro39 | CROCODILES drive start at 07:49. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro39 | Powell C rush for 6 yards to the CRO45, out-of-bounds (Otto S). |
Cro | 2-4 | at Cro45 | Powell C rush for no gain to the CRO45 (Tuppurainen T). |
Cro | 3-4 | at Cro45 | Powell C rush for 10 yards to the STE45, 1ST DOWN CRO (Laine R). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste45 | PENALTY CRO false start 5 yards to the 50 yardline. |
Cro | 1-15 | at Cro50 | PENALTY CRO false start (Tapola O) 5 yards to the CRO45. |
Cro | 1-20 | at Cro45 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Sarkela Jo for 8 yards to the STE47 (Paananen J), PENALTY CRO personal foul (Stromstedt O) 15 yards to the CRO38. |
Cro | 1-27 | at Cro38 | Powell C rush for 5 yards to the CRO43 (Lindqvist J). |
Cro | 2-22 | at Cro43 | Powell C rush for loss of 3 yards to the CRO40 (Paananen J). |
Cro | 3-25 | at Cro40 | Powell C rush for no gain to the CRO40 (Leroy A). |
Cro | 4-25 | at Cro40 | 4th and 25, Whitehead Z punt 27 yards to the STE33, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 7 plays, 1 yards, TOP 04:02 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste33 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 03:47. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste33 | Reasnover L rush for 6 yards to the STE39 (Koivumaki J;Anessiadis T). |
Ste | 2-4 | at Ste39 | Urjansson A pass complete to Harju H for 14 yards to the CRO47, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro47 | Reasnover L rush for 27 yards to the CRO20, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Irvin E). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro20 | PENALTY STE false start 5 yards to the CRO25. |
Ste | 1-15 | at Cro25 | Urjansson A pass complete to Harju H for 16 yards to the CRO9, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 1-G | at Cro09 | Reasnover L rush for 9 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:18. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Crocodiles 21, Kuopio Steelers 7 | |||
Ste | 1-G | at Ste35 | PENALTY CRO personal foul (Tapola A) 15 yards to the 50 yardline. |
Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, TOP 01:29 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 50 yards to the CRO0, touchback. | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | CROCODILES drive start at 02:18. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro20 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Harju K for 1 yard to the CRO21 (Otto S). |
Cro | 2-9 | at Cro21 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Irvin E for 1 yard to the CRO22 (Ojainvali M). |
Cro | 3-8 | at Cro22 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Powell C for loss of 9 yards to the CRO13 (Uotila A). |
Cro | 4-17 | at Cro13 | PENALTY STE unsportsmanlike conduct (Paananen J) 15 yards to the CRO28, 1ST DOWN CRO. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro28 | Powell C rush for loss of 1 yard to the CRO27 (Jaaskelainen JA;Leroy A). |
Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 07:44 | |||
Crocodiles 21, Kuopio Steelers 7 |
Cro | 2-11 | at Cro27 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
Cro | 2-11 | at Cro27 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Irvin E for 10 yards to the CRO37 (Leroy A;Otto S). |
Cro | 3-1 | at Cro37 | Powell C rush for 1 yard to the CRO38, 1ST DOWN CRO (Uotila A;Leroy A). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro38 | Powell C rush for 5 yards to the CRO43 (Steffen L;Jaaskelainen JA). |
Cro | 2-5 | at Cro43 | Powell C rush for 1 yard to the CRO44 (Jaaskelainen JA;Uotila A). |
Cro | 3-4 | at Cro44 | Whitehead Z pass complete to Ollonqvist V for 6 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN CRO (Laine R). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro50 | Nilsen R rush for 2 yards to the STE48 (Leroy A). |
Cro | 2-8 | at Ste48 | Whitehead Z sacked for loss of 3 yards to the CRO49 (Heikkinen J). |
Cro | 3-11 | at Cro49 | Whitehead Z sacked for loss of 4 yards to the CRO45 (Lindqvist J). |
Cro | 4-15 | at Cro45 | Sarkela Jo punt 27 yards to the STE28, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 12 plays, 25 yards, TOP 07:44 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste28 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 06:34. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste28 | Reasnover L rush for 4 yards to the STE32 (Anessiadis T;Tuokko A). |
Ste | 2-6 | at Ste32 | Urjansson A pass incomplete, QB hurry by Jallow S. |
Ste | 3-6 | at Ste32 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Lindsten V. |
Ste | 4-6 | at Ste32 | PENALTY STE false start 5 yards to the STE27. |
Ste | 4-11 | at Ste27 | Urjansson A pass intercepted by Koivumaki J at the STE39, Koivumaki J return 9 yards to the STE30, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 4 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:04 | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste30 | CROCODILES drive start at 05:30. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste30 | Powell C rush for 4 yards to the STE26 (Jaaskelainen JA;Ojainvali M). |
Cro | 2-6 | at Ste26 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 05:13. |
Cro | 2-6 | at Ste26 | Powell C rush for 8 yards to the STE18, 1ST DOWN CRO (Steffen L). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste18 | Whitehead Z rush for loss of 3 yards to the STE21 (Leroy A). |
Cro | 2-13 | at Ste21 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 04:33. |
Cro | 2-13 | at Ste21 | Powell C rush for 3 yards to the STE18 (Leroy A). |
Cro | 3-10 | at Ste18 | Whitehead Z pass incomplete to Harju K. |
Cro | 4-10 | at Ste18 | Timeout Crocodiles, clock 04:09. |
Cro | 4-10 | at Ste18 | Maki-maunus E field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 04:00. |
Crocodiles 24, Kuopio Steelers 7 | |||
Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 01:35 | |||
Maki-maunus E kickoff 59 yards to the STE6, McDonald V return 40 yards to the STE46 (Maki-maunus E). | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste46 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 03:55. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste46 | Urjansson A pass complete to Marshall I for 6 yards to the CRO48, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 2-4 | at Cro48 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 7 yards to the CRO41, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro41 | Urjansson A pass incomplete (Watson E), PENALTY CRO personal foul (Zins S) 15 yards to the CRO26, 1ST DOWN STE. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro26 | 1st and 10. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cro26 | Urjansson A pass complete to Marshall I for 16 yards to the CRO10, 1ST DOWN STE (Tuokko A). |
Ste | 1-G | at Cro10 | Urjansson A pass complete to Marshall I for 10 yards to the CRO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:42. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Crocodiles 24, Kuopio Steelers 14 | |||
Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 00:37 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 18 yards to the CRO47, Tuokko A return 0 yards to the CRO47 (Reasnover L). | |||
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro47 | CROCODILES drive start at 03:18. |
Cro | 1-10 | at Cro47 | Powell C rush for no gain to the CRO47 (Laherma J;Hotti K), PENALTY CRO illegal formation 5 yards to the CRO42, NO PLAY. |
Cro | 1-15 | at Cro42 | Powell C rush for 2 yards to the CRO44 (Heikkinen J;Jaaskelainen JA). |
Cro | 2-13 | at Cro44 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 02:45. |
Cro | 2-13 | at Cro44 | Powell C rush for 1 yard to the CRO45 (Leroy A;Lindqvist J). |
Cro | 3-12 | at Cro45 | Timeout Crocodiles, clock 02:00. |
Cro | 3-12 | at Cro45 | Powell C rush for 22 yards to the STE33, 1ST DOWN CRO (Otto S;Ojainvali M). |
Cro | 1-10 | at Ste33 | Team Crocodiles rush for loss of 2 yards to the STE35. |
Cro | 2-12 | at Ste35 | Team Crocodiles rush for loss of 2 yards to the STE37. |
Cro | 3-14 | at Ste37 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 03:18 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
Crocodiles 24, Kuopio Steelers 14 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crocodiles vs Kuopio Steelers (May 27, 2023 at Kuopio)
Crocodiles Kuopio Steelers Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 41 17 58 OVERALL.......... 17 33 50 1ST DOWN......... 18 6 24 1ST DOWN......... 12 11 23 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 3 0 3 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 4 1 5 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 3 4 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 8 3 11 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 2 7 9 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 3 0 3 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 1 3 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 3 5 8 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 0 9 9 4TH DOWN......... 0 1 1 4TH DOWN......... 0 3 3 Crocodiles Kuopio Steelers Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 41 17 58 ............... 17 33 50 |
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Kokoonpanot

In

Kosti Hotti
#2 DB
Ambro Urjansson
#9 QB
Johan Rabin
#12 QB
Jaakko Paananen
#14 DB
Vincent McDonald
#16 WR
Onni Kärki
#18 DB
Noah Choate
#21 WR
Roni Laine
#23 DB
Simon Otto
#24 DB
Le'Anthony Reasnover
#25 RB
Aku Uotila
#26 DB
Lars Steffen
#27 DB
Tatu Kaikkonen
#31 LB
Markus Ojainväli
#32 DB
Akileis Leroy
#33 LB
Ville Lindstén
#34 RB
Tuukka Mäkelä
#40 DB
Timi Tuominen
#43 DL
Juuso Laherma
#44 LB
Niilo Jumpponen (A)
#47 LB
Tomi Ropponen
#54 DL
Toni Tuppurainen
#59 LB
Lauri Saastamoinen
#60 OL / DL
Luca Hebel
#62 OL
Oskari Laitinen
#68 OL
Kari Partanen
#70 OL
Juuso Ralli
#71 OL
Roope Korhonen
#73 OL
Joona Keituri
#78 DL
Jan Steiger
#79 OL
Hannes Harju
#80 WR
Jani Lindqvist
#82 WR / DL
Nicolas Kuikka
#83 WR
Jere Vartiainen (A)
#85 DB
Isaak Marshall
#86 WR
Iiro-Pekka Paakki
#87 WR
Roope Ruokolainen
#91 DL
Jim Korhonen
#93 DL
Jere Markkinen
#95 WR
Jari-Antti Jääskeläinen
#97 DL
Jonis Heikkinen
DLEpävarma
Poissa
Casper Bakker
Tuukka Lehtonen
Matias Hyytiäinen
Elmeri Saastamoinen
Julius Heikkinen
Henri Hietajärvi
Matias Kauppinen
Joel Halonen
Valmentajat
Ari Hartikainen
Keskushyökkääjien valmentaja
Sami Hovinen GBC
Puolustuksen linjavalmentaja
Sami Hyleh
Hyökkäyksen linjavalmentaja
Santeri Inkinen
Puolustuksen takakenttävalmentaja
Juho Juvenius
Erikoisjoukkueiden valmentaja
Sami Länsivuori
Fysiikkavalmentaja
Petteri Malinen
Fysiikkavalmentaja
Petri Pellinen
Puolustuksen koordinaattori
Pekka Utriainen
Päävalmentaja
Kokoonpanot

In

Ville Ollonqvist
#1 WR
Elijah Watson
#2 DL
Zachary Whitehead
#3 QB
Thomas Anthony Anessiadis
#5 DB
Leonardo Lundberg
#6 DL
Rune Nilsen
#8 RB
Kasper Harju
#9 WR
Oskari Tapola
#10 LB
Arttu Tapola
#14 LB
Christian Powell
#15 RB
Joel Särkelä
#18 WR
Heikki Toivola
#21 DB
Julius Tuominiemi
#22 WR
Saidou Jallow
#24 LB
Eric Irvin
#25 DB
Marco Koivumäki
#29 LB
Juha Luuri
#33 LB
Juhani Koivumäki
#43 LB
Aatu Tuokko
#44 DB
Tauno Malinen
#45 LB
Tuomas Järvenpää
#46 LB
Timi Hietala
#47 RB
Thomas Broo
#54 DL
Luka Hietala
#56 DL
Otto Mäkinen
#59 OL
Joni Kujala
#60 OL
Mirko Enkelman
#70 DL
Tuomas Hvitfelt
#70 OL
Oscar Strömstedt
#71 OL
Jussi Koistinen
#74 OL
Jarno Huhtakangas
#75 OL
Riku Lehtimäki
#76 DL
Miro Stenroos
#79 OL
Mikael Kuusisto
#90 DL
Seth Zins
#92 DL
Santtu Salmi
#94 WR
Eetu Mäki-maunus
DL
Eemeli Tuovinen
DBEpävarma
Poissa
Arttu Aalto
Teemu Pajuranta
Janne Särkelä
Akseli Syrjänen
Joona Sarvikas (A)
Arttu Saarikoski
Miguel Mäkinen
Roope Mäkelä
Leevi Kokko
Kristian Ristilä
Wiljami Koskela
Jaakko Kasari
Filip Zacok
Samu Hautala
Jerry Landén
Valmentajat
Keary Iarussi
Päävalmentaja
Charlie Ovey
Puolustuksen koordinaattori
Janne Pisto
Puolustuksen linjavalmentaja
Jarkko Suokas
Laitahyökkääjien valmentaja

Hyökkäys
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
QB | #9 Ambro Urjansson | #12 Johan Rabin |
RB | #25 Le'Anthony Reasnover | #86 Isaak Marshall |
TE | #34 Ville Lindstén | #87 Iiro-Pekka Paakki |
WR | #80 Hannes Harju | #83 Nicolas Kuikka |
WR | #21 Noah Choate | #86 Isaak Marshall |
WR | #16 Vincent McDonald | #83 Nicolas Kuikka |
LT | #79 Jan Steiger | #60 Lauri Saastamoinen |
LG | #62 Luca Hebel | #71 Juuso Ralli |
C | #73 Roope Korhonen | #71 Juuso Ralli |
RG | #70 Kari Partanen | #71 Juuso Ralli |
RT | #68 Oskari Laitinen | #71 Juuso Ralli |
Puolustus
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
L DE | # Jonis Heikkinen | #60 Lauri Saastamoinen |
DT | #82 Jani Lindqvist | #91 Roope Ruokolainen |
DT | #97 Jari-Antti Jääskeläinen | #54 Tomi Ropponen |
R DE | #43 Timi Tuominen | #78 Joona Keituri |
MLB | #44 Juuso Laherma | #59 Toni Tuppurainen |
WLB | #33 Akileis Leroy | #31 Tatu Kaikkonen |
L CB | #23 Roni Laine | #18 Onni Kärki |
NB | #14 Jaakko Paananen | #2 Kosti Hotti |
SS | #27 Lars Steffen | #26 Aku Uotila |
FS | #32 Markus Ojainväli | #26 Aku Uotila |
R CB | #24 Simon Otto | #18 Onni Kärki |
Erikoisjoukkueet
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
Place-kickers | #32 Markus Ojainväli | #31 Tatu Kaikkonen |
Punters | #32 Markus Ojainväli | #31 Tatu Kaikkonen |
Kick-returners | #25 Le'Anthony Reasnover, #16 Vincent McDonald, #21 Noah Choate | #86 Isaak Marshall, #80 Hannes Harju, #32 Markus Ojainväli |
Punt returners | #21 Noah Choate | #25 Le'Anthony Reasnover |
Long snappers | #86 Isaak Marshall | #87 Iiro-Pekka Paakki |
Holders | #14 Jaakko Paananen | #21 Noah Choate |

Hyökkäys
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
QB | #3 Zachary Whitehead | #21 Heikki Toivola |
RB | #15 Christian Powell | #8 Rune Nilsen |
WR | #94 Santtu Salmi | #25 Eric Irvin |
WR | #18 Joel Särkelä | #22 Julius Tuominiemi |
WR | #9 Kasper Harju | #22 Julius Tuominiemi |
WR | #1 Ville Ollonqvist | #94 Santtu Salmi |
LT | #70 Tuomas Hvitfelt | #75 Jarno Huhtakangas |
LG | #74 Jussi Koistinen | #60 Joni Kujala |
C | #59 Otto Mäkinen | #56 Luka Hietala |
RG | #75 Jarno Huhtakangas | #60 Joni Kujala |
RT | #71 Oscar Strömstedt | #75 Jarno Huhtakangas |
Puolustus
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
L DE | #92 Seth Zins | # Eetu Mäki-maunus |
DT | #56 Luka Hietala | #76 Riku Lehtimäki |
DT | #2 Elijah Watson | #54 Thomas Broo |
R DE | # Eetu Mäki-maunus | #6 Leonardo Lundberg |
SLB | #14 Arttu Tapola | #10 Oskari Tapola |
MLB | #24 Saidou Jallow | #33 Juha Luuri |
WLB | #43 Juhani Koivumäki | #45 Tauno Malinen |
L CB | #5 Thomas Anthony Anessiadis | #12 Teemu Pajuranta |
SS | #44 Aatu Tuokko | #10 Oskari Tapola |
FS | #25 Eric Irvin | #21 Heikki Toivola |
R CB | #21 Heikki Toivola | # Eemeli Tuovinen |
Erikoisjoukkueet
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
Place-kickers | # Eetu Mäki-maunus | #10 Oskari Tapola |
Punters | # Eetu Mäki-maunus | #10 Oskari Tapola |
Kick-returners | #1 Ville Ollonqvist, #18 Joel Särkelä | #25 Eric Irvin, #15 Christian Powell |
Punt returners | #43 Juhani Koivumäki | #25 Eric Irvin |
Long snappers | #43 Juhani Koivumäki | #6 Leonardo Lundberg |
Holders | #21 Heikki Toivola | #3 Zachary Whitehead |
Ennakko
Vaahteraliigan kolmannen kierroksen päättää 2022 finalistien tämän kauden ensimmäinen kohtaaminen. Kuopio Steelers ja Seinäjoki Crocodiles ovat molemmat aloittaneet sarjan vakuuttavasti ja lauantain pelissä panoksena on kärkijoukkueen positio.
Kuopio Steelers on avannut kautensa kahdella bussimatkalla Helsingin Velodromille. Yhtä monta kertaa kotiin Savonmaalle on palattu täyden pistepussin kanssa. Ambro Urjanssonin johtama Steelers-hyökkäys on pelannut tasa 100 hyökkäyksen downia, joista 55 on tehty juosten ja 45 heittämällä. Kahdessa pelissä kerätyillä 776 jaardilla ja 11 touchdownilla kuopiolaiset ovat tilastoykkösinä sarjassa.
Seinäjoki Crocodiles on avannut kautensa hyvin voittaen kentällä molemmat ottelunsa. Avauspelin pelaajasiiroissa tapahtuneen rikkeen takia joukkueen sarjataulukkoon merkittyjen voittojen määrä on kuitenkin vain yksi. Lauantain kärkiotteluun seinäjokiset lähtevät nälkäisinä ja ärsytettyinä.
Steelers-keskushyökkääjiä telakalla
Kuopio Steelers lähtee otteluun kolhujen rasittamana. Joukkueen kakkos- ja kolmosketjun keskushyökkääjät, Tuukka Lehtonen ja Casper Bakker ovat poissa ottelusta, joten joukkueen ykköstähden, Le’Anthony Reasnoverin urakka tulee olemaan rankka. Varamiehen paikalla keskushyökkääjänä pelaa Isaak Marshall.
Yksinomaan Reasnoverin juoksuihin Pekka Utriaisen valmentaman hyökkäyksen ei tarvitse turvautua. Ambro Urjansson on avannut kautensa hienosti pelinrakentajan paikalla ja johtaa kahden pelikierroksen jälkeen liigan pelinrakentajien TD ja jaarditilastoja. Urjanssonin heittoja ahkerimmin on napsinut kiinni Hannes Harju. Harjulla kasassa kuusi touchdownia ja 216 edettyä jaardia. Lauantain peliin joukkueen yhdysvaltalainen laituri Vincent McDonald on merkitty epävarmojen osallistujien listalle.

Crocodilesin kahdessa ensimmäisessä pelissä hyökkäysyritykset ovat painottuneet 50/45 suhteessa heittojen puolelle. Pelinrakentaja Zachary Whitehead on heittänyt neljä touchdownia ja kuljettanut palloa eteenpäin ilmassa 330 jaardia. Joukkueen ykköskiinniottajana on toiminut Janne Särkelä, jolla on tilastoissa eniten kiinniottoja (8 kpl) toiseksi eniten jaardeja (89) ja eniten touchdowneja (3 kpl). Crocodilesin juoksupeleissä ykköstykkinä on totuttuun tapaan ollut Christian Powell. Lauantaille odotetaan jälleen kahden liigan kovimman keskushyökkääjän kaksintaistelua (Powell vs. Reasnover).
Seinäjokisten puolustuksen ykköstaklaajana on kahdessa avauspelissä operoinut takapuolustaja Aatu Tuokko 15,6 taklauksellaan. Tukimiehen paikalla pelannut Arttu Tapola on tehnyt vahvan tulon joukkueeseen olemalla taklaustilaston kakkosena yhdessä Saidou Jallow’n kanssa. Crocodiles-puolustus ei ole onnistunut katkaisemaan vastustajan heittoja vielä kertaakaan, mutta johtaa puolustettujen heittojen joukkuekohtaista statistiikkaa kymmenellä maahanlyönnillä.
Crocodiles-puolustuksen vahvana osa-alueena pidetään puolustuksen linjaa. Kaksi amerikkalaispelaajaa rinnallaan Filip Zacok ja Eetu Mäkimaunus tulevat tekemään lauantaina Ambro Urjanssonin johtaman hyökkäyksen pelitilan pieneksi.
Vaahteraliigan kolmannen kierroksen päätösottelu Steelers – Crocodiles pelataan lauantaina 27.5. Kuopion Väinlänniemellä. Ottelun kickoff klo 16:30
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