Raportti
Kuopio Steelers palasi voittojen tiellä kohdatessaan United Newland Crusadersin kotikentällään Väinolänniemellä. Ottelun lopputulos 13-7- (7-0) kertoo sen, että kotijoukkue ei päässyt helpolla lohjalaisvieraiden taistellessa loppuun saakka.
Steelersin lähtökohdat perjantain peliin olivat vaikeat. Joukkueen ykköstähti Le’Anthony Reasnover oli jättänyt joukkueen maanantaina törttöiltyään edellisen ottelun kättelyn yhteydessä epäurheilijamaisesti. Lisäksi joukkueen kaksi muuta keskushyökkääjää olivat loukkaantuneina poissa ottelusta. Crusadersille tarjottiin yllätyksen mahdollisuutta ja sitä lohjalaiset hakivat aggressiivisesti.
Steelers lähti perjantain peliin peluuttamalla keskushyökkääjän paikalla Isaak Marshalia sekä Noah Choatea. Kuopiossa pääosin laitahyökkääjän paikalla viihtynyt suomalaistunut britti Marshall ei pelannut ensimmäistä kertaa pallonkantajan roolissa. Se näkyi miehen otteissa. Nuoruudessa rugby-kentillä opitut liikkeet ja Jyväskylä Jaguarsin ja Porvoon Butchersin joukkueissa hankittu rutiini riittivät pitämään yllä riittävää juoksu-uhkaa Steelers-hyökkäyksessä. Marshallin 76 ja Choaten 59 juoksujaardia mahdollistivat heittopelin rakentamisen lopulta ratkaisevaksi aseeksi.
Ambro Urjansson kuljetti palloa heitoillaan 215 jaardia, ja se riitti voittoon kolmesta syötönkatkosta huolimatta. Urjanssonin päätargetti oli yhdysvaltalaislaituri Vincent McDonald, joka palkittiin pelin päättyessä Vakuuttavimman pelaajan palkinnolla.
Suurin ero kahden joukkueen välillä perjantain pelissä näkyi linjojen työskentelyssä. Linjamiehet eivät varsikaan hyökkäyksessä kerää henkilökohtaisia tilastomerkintöjä, mutta perjantain pelissä nimenomaan linjat olivat se erottava tekijä, joka mahdollisti kuopiolaisille voiton.
Pelin jälkeen Vakuuttavimpana pelaajana palkittu McDonald kertoi, miten joukkue käänsi vaikean tilanteen voitoksi:
UNC:lla oli perjantaina mahdollisuus yllätykseen, mutta joukkue ei onnistunut käyttämään saumaa hyväkseen. Alkuasetelmista poiketen Crusadersin puolustus oli se puoli joukkueesta, joka ylitti itsensä. UNC:n hyökkäyksellä ei ollut paras päivä. Erityisesti pelinrakentaja Cornelius Kinchenillä oli vaikea ilta. Yhdysvaltalaispelinrakentajan onnistui tavoittamaan 36 heitollaan laiturinsa vain 14 kertaa, eikä syynä ollut perjantaina laiturien suoritukset. Steelers-puolustus antoi toki painetta reippaasti, mutta alle 40% heittotarkkuudella Steelersin tasoista joukkuetta ei yllätetä.
Steelersin linjaylivoimaa kuvaa hyvin Crusadersin juoksujaardit. Aiemmissa peleissä lähes sadan jaardin keskiarvolla edennyt keskushyökkääjä Seth Rowland juoksi vain 18 jaardin matkan ja UNC:n kokonaisjuoksujaardit jäivät pakkasen puolelle -16y.
Crusaders lähti peliin pysäyttämään Steelersin heittopelin ja ajoin puolustus onnistui urakassaan mallikkaasti. Steelers pääsi avauspuolikkaalla maalialueelle vain kertaalleen. Ahnaana pallohaukkana tunnettu RJ Long nappasi kaksi syötönkatkoa ja espanjalainen Andy Vera katkaisi Urjanssonin heiton kertaalleen. Dante Edwardsin yhdeksän taklausta riittivät pelin taklaustilaston voittoon.
Crusaders esitteli pelissä jälleen yhden uuden ulkomaalaisvahvistuksen irlantilaisen Benn Helletin esiintyessä lohjalaisten takakentällä. Tarinoiden mukaan lisääkin vahvistuksia on vielä saapumassa, joten joukkue on edelleen muokkaantumassa kauden edetessä.
Steelersille voitto oli suuri helotus, mutta suuri ennustaja ei tarvitse olla, jos odottaa kuopiolaisten harjoitukseen Reasnoverin korvaavaa pallonkantajaa jo lähiaikoina. Perjantain esityksellä hallitsevan mestarin rankin-sija kauden ennakkoveikkauksissa ei ole ainakaan nousussa.
Ottelun data ja tilastot: 2.6.2023 18:30 Steelers – Crusaders, Vaahteraliiga – Jenkkifutis tulospalvelu
Kuva: Jari Turunen

Tilastot
Crusaders vs Kuopio Steelers (Jun 02, 2023)
Scoring Summary |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crusaders vs Kuopio Steelers (Jun 02, 2023 at Kuopio)
Crusaders (1-2) vs. Kuopio Steelers (3-1)
Date: Jun 02, 2023 Site: Kuopio Stadium: Vainolanniemi Attendance: 436
Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Kuopio Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
SCORING SUMMARY | CRU -STE | |||
2nd | 01:30 | STE | McDonald V 51 yd pass from Urjansson A (Ojainvali M kick) | |
2 plays, 55 yards, TOP 0:20 | 0 - 7 | |||
4th | 08:55 | STE | Marshall I 12 yd run (Ojainvali M kick failed) | |
3 plays, 22 yards, TOP 1:05 | 0 - 13 | |||
06:47 | CRU | Long RJ 10 yd pass from Kinchen C (Gallardo A kick) | ||
6 plays, 31 yards, TOP 2:43 | 7 - 13 |
Kickoff time: 18.30 End of Game: 20.53 Total elapsed time: 2h 23min Referee: Toijala H Umpire: Immonen M Linesman: Heiskanen T Line judge: Kalevo J Back judge: Lindroos T Field judge: Vierikko P Side judge: Riihijarvi J Temperature: +7 Wind: 5 m\s Weather: Pilvinen |
Team Statistics |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crusaders vs Kuopio Steelers (Jun 02, 2023 at Kuopio)
Team Totals | CRU | STE |
FIRST DOWNS | 7 | 16 |
Rushing | 2 | 8 |
Passing | 3 | 8 |
Penalty | 2 | 0 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | -16 | 109 |
Rushing Attempts | 18 | 33 |
Average Per Rush | -0.9 | 3.3 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 33 | 145 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 49 | 36 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 80 | 215 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-36-1 | 18-34-3 |
Average Per Attempt | 2.2 | 6.3 |
Average Per Completion | 5.7 | 11.9 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 64 | 324 |
Total offense plays | 54 | 67 |
Average Gain Per Play | 1.2 | 4.8 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-0 | 1-1 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-25 | 12-103 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 8-231 | 3-82 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 28.9 | 27.3 |
Net Yards Per Punt | 20.9 | 27.3 |
Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
Fair catch | 0 | 0 |
KICKOFFS-YARDS | 2-100 | 3-159 |
Average Yards Per Kickoff | 50.0 | 53.0 |
Net Yards Per Kickoff | 30.5 | 18.7 |
Touchbacks | 1 | 0 |
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 4-64-0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 16.0 |
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-103-0 | 1-19-0 |
Average Per Return | 34.3 | 19.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 3-44-0 | 1-26-0 |
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
Possession Time | 23:01 | 24:59 |
1st Quarter | 5:47 | 6:13 |
2nd Quarter | 6:11 | 5:49 |
3rd Quarter | 4:40 | 7:20 |
4th Quarter | 6:23 | 5:37 |
Third-Down Conversions | 2 of 14 | 4 of 12 |
Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 3 | 0 of 4 |
Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Touchdowns | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Field goals | 0-1 | 0-3 |
Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-29 | 4-31 |
PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 1-2 |
Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Points off turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Individual Statistics |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crusaders vs Kuopio Steelers (Jun 02, 2023 at Kuopio)
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FUMBLES: Crusaders-Kinchen C 2-0. Kuopio Steelers-Urjansson A 1-1. |
Drive Chart |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crusaders vs Kuopio Steelers (Jun 02, 2023 at Kuopio)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
CRU | 1st | C30 | 12:00 | Kickoff | C33 | 10:53 | Punt | 3-3 | 1:07 | ||
CRU | 1st | C47 | 09:53 | Interception | S44 | 09:38 | Downs | 4-9 | 0:15 | ||
CRU | 1st | C28 | 06:30 | Punt | S48 | 02:05 | Downs | 7-24 | 4:25 | ||
CRU | 2nd | C01 | 11:45 | Interception | C04 | 11:24 | Punt | 3-3 | 0:21 | ||
CRU | 2nd | C07 | 08:15 | Downs | C08 | 06:45 | Punt | 3-1 | 1:30 | ||
CRU | 2nd | C29 | 05:30 | Downs | C11 | 01:50 | Punt | 4--18 | 3:40 | ||
CRU | 2nd | C40 | 01:25 | Kickoff | C34 | 00:50 | Punt | 3--6 | 0:35 | ||
CRU | 3rd | S49 | 09:00 | Downs | C48 | 07:30 | Punt | 3--3 | 1:30 | ||
CRU | 3rd | C43 | 05:30 | Punt | S45 | 02:30 | Punt | 6-12 | 3:00 | ||
CRU | 3rd | S23 | 02:00 | Fumble | S23 | 01:50 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:10 | ||
CRU | 4th | C20 | 11:35 | Interception | C24 | 10:00 | Punt | 3-4 | 1:35 | ||
CRU | 4th | S31 | 09:30 | Kickoff | S00 | 06:47 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-31 | 2:43 | |
CRU | 4th | C22 | 04:00 | Punt | C27 | 02:50 | Downs | 4-5 | 1:10 | ||
CRU | 4th | C28 | 01:30 | Downs | C25 | 00:00 | End of half | 4--3 | 1:30 | ||
STE | 1st | S41 | 10:53 | Punt | C39 | 09:53 | Interception | 5-20 | 1:00 | ||
STE | 1st | S44 | 09:38 | Downs | C49 | 06:30 | Punt | 3-7 | 3:08 | ||
STE | 1st | S48 | 02:05 | Downs | C13 | 11:45 | Interception | 6-39 | 2:20 | ||
STE | 2nd | C32 | 11:24 | Punt | C07 | 08:15 | Downs | 7-25 | 3:09 | ||
STE | 2nd | C37 | 06:45 | Punt | C29 | 05:30 | Downs | 5-8 | 1:15 | ||
STE | 2nd | S45 | 01:50 | Punt | C00 | 01:30 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-55 | 0:20 | |
STE | 2nd | S49 | 00:50 | Punt | C36 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-15 | 0:50 | ||
STE | 3rd | S34 | 11:45 | Kickoff | S49 | 09:00 | Downs | 8-15 | 2:45 | ||
STE | 3rd | S29 | 07:30 | Punt | S35 | 05:30 | Punt | 3-6 | 2:00 | ||
STE | 3rd | S28 | 02:30 | Punt | S23 | 02:00 | Fumble | 3--5 | 0:30 | ||
STE | 3rd | S26 | 01:50 | Interception | C25 | 11:35 | Interception | 8-49 | 2:15 | ||
STE | 4th | C22 | 10:00 | Punt | C00 | 08:55 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-22 | 1:05 | |
STE | 4th | S20 | 06:47 | Kickoff | S39 | 04:00 | Punt | 6-19 | 2:47 | ||
STE | 4th | C27 | 02:50 | Downs | C28 | 01:30 | Downs | 4--1 | 1:20 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Crusaders | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 05:47 | 06:11 | 04:40 | 06:23 | 11:58 | 11:03 | 23:01 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 0/3 | 0/4 | 1/3 | 1/4 | 0/7 | 2/7 | 2/14 | ||
Average field position | C35 | C19 | S43 | C34 | C26 | C44 | C35 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/3 | ||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
Kuopio Steelers | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
Time of possession | 06:13 | 05:49 | 07:20 | 05:37 | 12:02 | 12:57 | 24:59 | ||
3rd Down Conversions | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 1/5 | 3/7 | 4/12 | ||
Average field position | S44 | C44 | S29 | C43 | C49 | S41 | S46 | ||
4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/4 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
CRU | 1st | C30 | 12:00 | Kickoff | C33 | 10:53 | Punt | 3-3 | 1:07 | ||
STE | 1st | S41 | 10:53 | Punt | C39 | 09:53 | Interception | 5-20 | 1:00 | ||
CRU | 1st | C47 | 09:53 | Interception | S44 | 09:38 | Downs | 4-9 | 0:15 | ||
STE | 1st | S44 | 09:38 | Downs | C49 | 06:30 | Punt | 3-7 | 3:08 | ||
CRU | 1st | C28 | 06:30 | Punt | S48 | 02:05 | Downs | 7-24 | 4:25 | ||
STE | 1st | S48 | 02:05 | Downs | C13 | 11:45 | Interception | 6-39 | 2:20 | ||
CRU | 2nd | C01 | 11:45 | Interception | C04 | 11:24 | Punt | 3-3 | 0:21 | ||
STE | 2nd | C32 | 11:24 | Punt | C07 | 08:15 | Downs | 7-25 | 3:09 | ||
CRU | 2nd | C07 | 08:15 | Downs | C08 | 06:45 | Punt | 3-1 | 1:30 | ||
STE | 2nd | C37 | 06:45 | Punt | C29 | 05:30 | Downs | 5-8 | 1:15 | ||
CRU | 2nd | C29 | 05:30 | Downs | C11 | 01:50 | Punt | 4--18 | 3:40 | ||
STE | 2nd | S45 | 01:50 | Punt | C00 | 01:30 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-55 | 0:20 | |
CRU | 2nd | C40 | 01:25 | Kickoff | C34 | 00:50 | Punt | 3--6 | 0:35 | ||
STE | 2nd | S49 | 00:50 | Punt | C36 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-15 | 0:50 | ||
STE | 3rd | S34 | 11:45 | Kickoff | S49 | 09:00 | Downs | 8-15 | 2:45 | ||
CRU | 3rd | S49 | 09:00 | Downs | C48 | 07:30 | Punt | 3--3 | 1:30 | ||
STE | 3rd | S29 | 07:30 | Punt | S35 | 05:30 | Punt | 3-6 | 2:00 | ||
CRU | 3rd | C43 | 05:30 | Punt | S45 | 02:30 | Punt | 6-12 | 3:00 | ||
STE | 3rd | S28 | 02:30 | Punt | S23 | 02:00 | Fumble | 3--5 | 0:30 | ||
CRU | 3rd | S23 | 02:00 | Fumble | S23 | 01:50 | Interception | 1-0 | 0:10 | ||
STE | 3rd | S26 | 01:50 | Interception | C25 | 11:35 | Interception | 8-49 | 2:15 | ||
CRU | 4th | C20 | 11:35 | Interception | C24 | 10:00 | Punt | 3-4 | 1:35 | ||
STE | 4th | C22 | 10:00 | Punt | C00 | 08:55 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 3-22 | 1:05 | |
CRU | 4th | S31 | 09:30 | Kickoff | S00 | 06:47 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-31 | 2:43 | |
STE | 4th | S20 | 06:47 | Kickoff | S39 | 04:00 | Punt | 6-19 | 2:47 | ||
CRU | 4th | C22 | 04:00 | Punt | C27 | 02:50 | Downs | 4-5 | 1:10 | ||
STE | 4th | C27 | 02:50 | Downs | C28 | 01:30 | Downs | 4--1 | 1:20 | ||
CRU | 4th | C28 | 01:30 | Downs | C25 | 00:00 | End of half | 4--3 | 1:30 |
Defensive Statistics |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crusaders vs Kuopio Steelers (Jun 02, 2023 at Kuopio)
## | Crusaders | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
25 | Edwards D | 8 | 2 | 9.0 | 2.0/15 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/14 | . |
37 | Kylli A | 6 | 3 | 7.5 | 1.5/3 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
99 | Koko Y | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
17 | Seppala A | 3 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.0/15 | 1 | 1-0 | . | . | . | 1.0/15 | . |
27 | Vera A | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | . | . | . | 1-0 | 3 | . | . | . |
8 | Long RJ | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.0/1 | . | . | 2-44 | . | . | . | . |
21 | Riihelainen A | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . |
33 | Nordstrom H | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
59 | Savolainen R | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
20 | Hellett B | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . |
7 | Lankinen M | . | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0/2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
18 | Paiviniemi A | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
44 | Laurinolli V | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
24 | Juvonen A | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
61 | Rajala M | . | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5/0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
12 | Messina A | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
57 | Voutilainen J | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
34 | Olivares P | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
51 | Palander H | . | 1 | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
## | Kuopio Steelers | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH |
33 | Leroy A | 2 | 6 | 5.0 | 0.5/3 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/3 | . |
14 | Paananen J | 2 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.0/10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
59 | Tuppurainen T | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
27 | Steffen L | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . |
24 | Otto S | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
32 | Ojainvali M | 2 | . | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
76 | Hietajarvi H | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
82 | Lindqvist J | . | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0/5 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1.0/5 | . |
92 | Kauppinen M | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5/9 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.5/9 | . |
26 | Uotila A | 1 | . | 1.0 | 1.0/14 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/14 | . |
18 | Karki O | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
73 | Korhonen R | 1 | . | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
97 | Jaaskelainen JA | . | 2 | 1.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
23 | Laine R | . | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | 1-26 | 2 | . | . | . |
Participation Report |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crusaders vs Kuopio Steelers (Jun 02, 2023 at Kuopio)
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Crusaders: 12-Messina A, 24-Juvonen A, 63-Hurme J, 77-Takanen S, 98-Leksis M, 99-Koko Y. |
Kuopio Steelers: 2-Hotti K, 12-Rabin J, 18-Karki O, 21-Choate N, 26-Uotila A, 31-Kaikkonen T, 37-Hyytiainen M, 40-Makela T, 47-Jumpponen N, 54-Ropponen T, 60-Saastamoinen L, 70-Partanen K, 71-Ralli J, 78-Keituri J, 85-Vartiainen J, 87-Paakki I-P, 91-Ruokolainen R, 92-Kauppinen M, 93-Korhonen J, 95-Markkinen J. |
Play-by-Play Summary |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crusaders vs Kuopio Steelers (Jun 02, 2023 at Kuopio)
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru35 | STE ball on STE35. |
Ojainvali M kickoff 52 yards to the CRU13, Vera A return 17 yards to the CRU30 (Paananen J). | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru30 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Long RJ. |
Cru | 2-10 | at Cru30 | Kinchen C rush for loss of 5 yards to the CRU25, fumble by Kinchen C recovered by CRU Kinchen C at CRU25. |
Cru | 3-15 | at Cru25 | Kinchen C pass complete to Long RJ for 8 yards to the CRU33 (Paananen J;Steffen L). |
Cru | 4-7 | at Cru33 | Messina A punt 37 yards to the STE30, Choate N return 11 yards to the STE41 (Nordstrom H). |
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:07 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste41 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 10:53. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste41 | Marshall I rush for 1 yard to the STE42 (Edwards D). |
Ste | 2-9 | at Ste42 | Urjansson A pass complete to Harju H for 12 yards to the CRU46, 1ST DOWN STE (Vera A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru46 | Marshall I rush for 3 yards to the CRU43 (Koko Y). |
Ste | 2-7 | at Cru43 | Marshall I rush for 4 yards to the CRU39 (Edwards D). |
Ste | 3-3 | at Cru39 | Urjansson A pass intercepted by Long RJ at the CRU3, Long RJ return 44 yards to the CRU47 (Korhonen R). |
Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:00 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru47 | CRUSADERS drive start at 09:53. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru47 | Rowland S rush for 2 yards to the CRU49 (Jaaskelainen JA;Hietajarvi H). |
Cru | 2-8 | at Cru49 | Kinchen C pass complete to Long RJ for 5 yards to the STE46. |
Cru | 3-3 | at Ste46 | Rowland S rush for 2 yards to the STE44 (Leroy A;Tuppurainen T). |
Cru | 4-1 | at Ste44 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Olivares P. |
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:15 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste44 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 09:38. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste44 | PENALTY STE face mask 5 yards to the STE39. |
Ste | 1-15 | at Ste39 | Choate N rush for 4 yards to the STE43 (Vera A). |
Ste | 2-11 | at Ste43 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Lindsten V (Riihelainen A). |
Ste | 3-11 | at Ste43 | Urjansson A pass complete to Kuikka N for 8 yards to the CRU49 (Riihelainen A). |
Ste | 4-3 | at Cru49 | Ojainvali M punt 21 yards to the CRU28, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 03:08 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru28 | CRUSADERS drive start at 06:30. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru28 | Rowland S rush for 10 yards to the CRU38, 1ST DOWN CRU (Paananen J;Otto S). |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru38 | Rowland S rush for 2 yards to the CRU40 (Leroy A), PENALTY STE offside defense 5 yards to the CRU43, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 1-5 | at Cru43 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Johnson C. |
Cru | 2-5 | at Cru43 | Kinchen C pass complete to Long RJ for 11 yards to the STE46, 1ST DOWN CRU (Steffen L). |
Cru | 1-10 | at Ste46 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Paiviniemi A (Steffen L). |
Cru | 2-10 | at Ste46 | Kinchen C pass complete to Paiviniemi A for 4 yards to the STE42 (Steffen L). |
Cru | 3-6 | at Ste42 | Timeout Crusaders, clock 03:08. |
Cru | 3-6 | at Ste42 | Kinchen C sacked for loss of 6 yards to the STE48 (Kauppinen M). |
Cru | 4-12 | at Ste48 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Johnson C. |
Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, TOP 04:25 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste48 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 02:05. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste48 | Marshall I rush for 11 yards to the CRU41, 1ST DOWN STE (Vera A;Hellett B). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru41 | Marshall I rush for 5 yards to the CRU36 (Koko Y). |
Ste | 2-5 | at Cru36 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Paakki I-P (Riihelainen A). |
Ste | 3-5 | at Cru36 | Choate N rush for 23 yards to the CRU13, 1ST DOWN STE (Seppala A). |
Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:20 | |||
Crusaders 0, Kuopio Steelers 0 |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru13 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 12:00. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru13 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to McDonald V (Hellett B). |
Ste | 2-10 | at Cru13 | Urjansson A pass intercepted by Vera A at the CRU1, Vera A return 0 yards to the CRU1. |
Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:20 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru01 | CRUSADERS drive start at 11:45. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru01 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Juvonen A. |
Cru | 2-10 | at Cru01 | Rowland S rush for 3 yards to the CRU4 (Lindqvist J;Leroy A). |
Cru | 3-7 | at Cru04 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Messina A (Laine R). |
Cru | 4-7 | at Cru04 | Messina A punt 28 yards to the CRU32, downed. |
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:21 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru32 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 11:24. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru32 | Urjansson A rush for 2 yards to the CRU30 (Kylli A). |
Ste | 2-8 | at Cru30 | Marshall I rush for 9 yards to the CRU21, 1ST DOWN STE (Seppala A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru21 | Choate N rush for 10 yards to the CRU11, 1ST DOWN STE (Koko Y). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru11 | Choate N rush for 8 yards to the CRU3 (Voutilainen J;Koko Y). |
Ste | 2-2 | at Cru03 | Timeout Crusaders, clock 09:15. |
Ste | 2-2 | at Cru03 | PENALTY STE false start (Choate N) 5 yards to the CRU8. |
Ste | 2-7 | at Cru08 | Choate N rush for 4 yards to the CRU4 (Long RJ). |
Ste | 3-3 | at Cru04 | Choate N rush for loss of 3 yards to the CRU7 (Kylli A). |
Ste | 4-6 | at Cru07 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to McDonald V. |
Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 03:09 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru07 | CRUSADERS drive start at 08:15. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru07 | Rowland S rush for 1 yard to the CRU8 (Paananen J;Steffen L). |
Cru | 2-9 | at Cru08 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Johnson C (Steffen L). |
Cru | 3-9 | at Cru08 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Long RJ. |
Cru | 4-9 | at Cru08 | Messina A punt 29 yards to the CRU37, downed. |
Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:30 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru37 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 06:45. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru37 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 13 yards to the CRU24, PENALTY STE holding 10 yards to the CRU34. |
Ste | 1-7 | at Cru34 | 1st and 7. |
Ste | 1-7 | at Cru34 | Marshall I rush for 5 yards to the CRU29 (Koko Y;Savolainen R). |
Ste | 2-2 | at Cru29 | Urjansson A rush for 1 yard to the CRU28 (Savolainen R). |
Ste | 3-1 | at Cru28 | Urjansson A pass incomplete (Hellett B). |
Ste | 4-1 | at Cru28 | Marshall I rush for loss of 1 yard to the CRU29 (Edwards D). |
Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:15 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru29 | CRUSADERS drive start at 05:30. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru29 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Johnson C, PENALTY CRU holding 10 yards to the CRU19, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 1-20 | at Cru19 | Rowland S pass incomplete, PENALTY CRU intentional grounding (Rowland S) 5 yards to the CRU14, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 2-25 | at Cru14 | Kinchen C sacked for loss of 5 yards to the CRU9 (Leroy A;Lindqvist J). |
Cru | 3-30 | at Cru09 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Long RJ, PENALTY STE pass interference 8 yards to the CRU17, 1ST DOWN CRU, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru17 | Rowland S rush for loss of 8 yards to the CRU9 (Paananen J). |
Cru | 2-18 | at Cru09 | Kinchen C pass complete to Seppala A for 5 yards to the CRU14 (Leroy A). |
Cru | 3-13 | at Cru14 | Kinchen C pass complete to Rowland S for loss of 3 yards to the CRU11 (Paananen J;Otto S). |
Cru | 4-16 | at Cru11 | Messina A punt 42 yards to the STE47, Choate N return 13 yards to the CRU40 (Juvonen A), PENALTY STE personal foul 15 yards to the STE45, 1st and 10, STE ball on STE45. |
Drive: 4 plays, minus 18 yards, TOP 03:40 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste45 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 01:50. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste45 | Urjansson A pass complete to Marshall I for 4 yards to the STE49 (Hellett B). |
Ste | 2-6 | at Ste49 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 51 yards to the CRU0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:30. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 7, Crusaders 0 | |||
Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, TOP 00:25 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 50 yards to the CRU15, Vera A return 25 yards to the CRU40 (Ojainvali M). | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru40 | CRUSADERS drive start at 01:25. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru40 | Kinchen C pass incomplete (Ojainvali M). |
Cru | 2-10 | at Cru40 | Kinchen C sacked for loss of 6 yards to the CRU34 (Kauppinen M;Lindqvist J). |
Cru | 3-16 | at Cru34 | Timeout Crusaders, clock 01:00. |
Cru | 3-16 | at Cru34 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Rowland S, dropped pass. |
Cru | 4-16 | at Cru34 | Messina A punt 17 yards to the STE49, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 00:35 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste49 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 00:50. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste49 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 14 yards to the CRU37, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds (Kylli A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru37 | Urjansson A pass complete to Marshall I for 15 yards to the CRU22, 1ST DOWN STE. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru22 | Timeout Kuopio Steelers, clock 00:06. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru22 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Kuikka N, dropped pass. |
Ste | 2-10 | at Cru22 | Urjansson A sacked for loss of 14 yards to the CRU36 (Edwards D). |
Ste | 3-24 | at Cru36 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, TOP 00:50 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 7, Crusaders 0 |
Ste | 3-24 | at Cru36 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 12:00, CRU ball on CRU35. |
Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, TOP 00:50 | |||
Messina A kickoff 50 yards to the STE15, McDonald V return 19 yards to the STE34 (Paiviniemi A). | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste34 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 11:45. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste34 | Marshall I rush for 2 yards to the STE36 (Lankinen M;Riihelainen A). |
Ste | 2-8 | at Ste36 | Urjansson A pass complete to Harju H for 5 yards to the STE41, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 3-3 | at Ste41 | PENALTY STE false start 5 yards to the STE36. |
Ste | 3-8 | at Ste36 | Urjansson A pass complete to Lindsten V for 13 yards to the STE49, 1ST DOWN STE (Edwards D). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste49 | Marshall I rush for 8 yards to the CRU43 (Nordstrom H;Edwards D), PENALTY STE holding 10 yards to the STE47. |
Ste | 1-12 | at Ste47 | 1st and 12. |
Ste | 1-12 | at Ste47 | Marshall I rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Kylli A). |
Ste | 2-9 | at Ste50 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for loss of 1 yard to the STE49. |
Ste | 3-10 | at Ste49 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to McDonald V, dropped pass. |
Ste | 4-10 | at Ste49 | Urjansson A pass incomplete. |
Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:45 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Ste49 | CRUSADERS drive start at 09:00. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Ste49 | Kinchen C pass complete to Johnson C for 4 yards to the STE45 (Otto S). |
Cru | 2-6 | at Ste45 | Rowland S rush for 3 yards to the STE42 (Leroy A;Tuppurainen T). |
Cru | 3-3 | at Ste42 | PENALTY CRU false start 5 yards to the STE47. |
Cru | 3-8 | at Ste47 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Long RJ (Laine R). |
Cru | 4-8 | at Ste47 | PENALTY CRU false start 5 yards to the CRU48. |
Cru | 4-13 | at Cru48 | Messina A punt 23 yards to the STE29, downed. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:30 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste29 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 07:30. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste29 | Choate N rush for 6 yards to the STE35 (Riihelainen A;Nordstrom H). |
Ste | 2-4 | at Ste35 | Choate N rush for no gain to the STE35 (Palander H;Kylli A). |
Ste | 3-4 | at Ste35 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Choate N. |
Ste | 4-4 | at Ste35 | Ojainvali M punt 22 yards to the CRU43, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:00 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru43 | CRUSADERS drive start at 05:30. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru43 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Johnson C. |
Cru | 2-10 | at Cru43 | Kinchen C pass complete to Rowland S for 8 yards to the STE49 (Ojainvali M). |
Cru | 3-2 | at Ste49 | Rowland S rush for 3 yards to the STE46, 1ST DOWN CRU (Tuppurainen T;Leroy A). |
Cru | 1-10 | at Ste46 | Kinchen C pass incomplete. |
Cru | 2-10 | at Ste46 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Messina A. |
Cru | 3-10 | at Ste46 | Rowland S rush for 1 yard to the STE45 (Lindqvist J;Leroy A). |
Cru | 4-9 | at Ste45 | Messina A punt 31 yards to the STE14, Choate N return 14 yards to the STE28 (Seppala A;Olivares P). |
Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 03:00 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste28 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 02:30. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste28 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 9 yards to the STE37 (Koko Y). |
Ste | 2-1 | at Ste37 | Choate N rush for 1 yard to the STE38, 1ST DOWN STE (Rajala M;Koko Y). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste38 | Urjansson A sacked for loss of 15 yards to the STE23 (Seppala A), fumble by Urjansson A recovered by CRU Seppala A at STE23. |
Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 00:30 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Ste23 | CRUSADERS drive start at 02:00. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Ste23 | Kinchen C pass intercepted by Laine R at the STE0, Laine R return 26 yards to the STE26, out-of-bounds. |
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:10 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste26 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 01:50. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste26 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 3 yards to the STE29 (Laurinolli V). |
Ste | 2-7 | at Ste29 | Choate N rush for 7 yards to the STE36, 1ST DOWN STE (Edwards D). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste36 | Choate N rush for 1 yard to the STE37 (Riihelainen A). |
Ste | 2-9 | at Ste37 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 15 yards to the CRU48, 1ST DOWN STE (Kylli A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru48 | Urjansson A pass complete to Marshall I for 8 yards to the CRU40 (Seppala A;Long RJ). |
Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, TOP 02:15 | |||
Kuopio Steelers 7, Crusaders 0 |
Ste | 2-2 | at Cru40 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 12:00. |
Ste | 2-2 | at Cru40 | Choate N rush for loss of 1 yard to the CRU41 (Lankinen M;Rajala M). |
Ste | 3-3 | at Cru41 | Urjansson A pass complete to Kuikka N for 16 yards to the CRU25, 1ST DOWN STE (Long RJ). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru25 | Urjansson A pass intercepted by Long RJ at the CRU0, Long RJ return 0 yards to the CRU0, touchback. |
Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 02:15 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru20 | CRUSADERS drive start at 11:35. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru20 | Kinchen C pass complete to Messina A for 4 yards to the CRU24 (Leroy A). |
Cru | 2-6 | at Cru24 | Kinchen C pass incomplete (Lindqvist J). |
Cru | 3-6 | at Cru24 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Rowland S. |
Cru | 4-6 | at Cru24 | Messina A punt 24 yards to the CRU48, Choate N return 26 yards to the CRU22 (Messina A;Riihelainen A). |
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:35 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru22 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 10:00. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru22 | Marshall I rush for 8 yards to the CRU14 (Edwards D;Kylli A). |
Ste | 2-2 | at Cru14 | Marshall I rush for 2 yards to the CRU12, 1ST DOWN STE (Kylli A). |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru12 | Marshall I rush for 12 yards to the CRU0, 1ST DOWN STE, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:55. |
Ojainvali M kick attempt failed. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 13, Crusaders 0 | |||
Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, TOP 00:30 | |||
Ojainvali M kickoff 57 yards to the CRU8, Rowland S return 61 yards to the STE31 (Karki O). | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Ste31 | CRUSADERS drive start at 09:30. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Ste31 | Rowland S rush for no gain to the STE31 (Jaaskelainen JA;Hietajarvi H). |
Cru | 2-10 | at Ste31 | Kinchen C pass incomplete (Steffen L). |
Cru | 3-10 | at Ste31 | Kinchen C pass complete to Rowland S for 10 yards to the STE21, 1ST DOWN CRU (Otto S). |
Cru | 1-10 | at Ste21 | Kinchen C pass incomplete. |
Cru | 2-10 | at Ste21 | Kinchen C pass complete to Rowland S for 11 yards to the STE10, 1ST DOWN CRU (Hietajarvi H). |
Cru | 1-G | at Ste10 | Kinchen C pass complete to Long RJ for 10 yards to the STE0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:47. |
Gallardo A kick attempt good. | |||
Kuopio Steelers 13, Crusaders 7 | |||
Cru | 1-G | at Cru35 | PENALTY STE personal foul 15 yards to the 50 yardline. |
Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, TOP 02:43 | |||
Messina A kickoff 50 yards to the STE0, touchback. | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste20 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 06:47. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste20 | Marshall I rush for no gain to the STE20, PENALTY STE holding 10 yards to the STE10, NO PLAY. |
Ste | 1-20 | at Ste10 | Urjansson A pass complete to Harju H for 11 yards to the STE21 (Edwards D). |
Ste | 2-9 | at Ste21 | Urjansson A pass complete to McDonald V for 4 yards to the STE25 (Vera A). |
Ste | 3-5 | at Ste25 | Urjansson A pass complete to Paakki I-P for 15 yards to the STE40, 1ST DOWN STE, out-of-bounds. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Ste40 | Choate N rush for loss of 1 yard to the STE39 (Long RJ). |
Ste | 2-11 | at Ste39 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to McDonald V (Vera A). |
Ste | 3-11 | at Ste39 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Paakki I-P (Kylli A). |
Ste | 4-11 | at Ste39 | Ojainvali M punt 39 yards to the CRU22, downed. |
Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:47 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru22 | CRUSADERS drive start at 04:00. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru22 | Kinchen C pass complete to Rowland S for 4 yards to the CRU26, out-of-bounds. |
Cru | 2-6 | at Cru26 | Rowland S rush for 1 yard to the CRU27 (Tuppurainen T). |
Cru | 3-5 | at Cru27 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Rowland S (Otto S). |
Cru | 4-5 | at Cru27 | Timeout Crusaders, clock 03:00. |
Cru | 4-5 | at Cru27 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Rowland S. |
Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:10 | |||
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru27 | KUOPIO STEELERS drive start at 02:50. |
Ste | 1-10 | at Cru27 | Marshall I rush for 5 yards to the CRU22 (Edwards D). |
Ste | 2-5 | at Cru22 | Marshall I rush for loss of 1 yard to the CRU23 (Lankinen M;Kylli A). |
Ste | 3-6 | at Cru23 | Timeout Crusaders, clock 01:45. |
Ste | 3-6 | at Cru23 | PENALTY STE false start 5 yards to the CRU28. |
Ste | 3-11 | at Cru28 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to Paakki I-P (Vera A). |
Ste | 4-11 | at Cru28 | Urjansson A pass incomplete to McDonald V (Vera A). |
Drive: 4 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:20 | |||
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru28 | CRUSADERS drive start at 01:30. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru28 | Kinchen C rush for loss of 5 yards to the CRU23, fumble by Kinchen C recovered by CRU Kinchen C at CRU23. |
Cru | 2-15 | at Cru23 | Kinchen C pass incomplete to Johnson C, PENALTY STE holding 10 yards to the CRU33, 1ST DOWN CRU, NO PLAY. |
Cru | 1-10 | at Cru33 | Kinchen C pass complete to Rowland S for loss of 1 yard to the CRU32 (Laine R;Paananen J). |
Cru | 2-11 | at Cru32 | Timeout Crusaders, clock 00:46. |
Cru | 2-11 | at Cru32 | Kinchen C rush for 7 yards to the CRU39 (Tuppurainen T). |
Cru | 3-4 | at Cru39 | Kinchen C sacked for loss of 14 yards to the CRU25 (Uotila A). |
Cru | 4-18 | at Cru25 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
Drive: 4 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:30 | |||
FINAL SCORE | |||
Kuopio Steelers 13, Crusaders 7 |
Play Breakdown Summary |
Vaahteraliiga 2023
Crusaders vs Kuopio Steelers (Jun 02, 2023 at Kuopio)
Crusaders Kuopio Steelers Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 14 40 54 OVERALL.......... 31 36 67 1ST DOWN......... 6 14 20 1ST DOWN......... 18 12 30 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 4 0 4 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 2 4 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 2 4 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 3 10 13 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 4 9 13 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 1 0 1 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 0 1 1 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 1 2 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 3 4 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 1 10 11 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 1 6 7 4TH DOWN......... 0 3 3 4TH DOWN......... 1 3 4 Crusaders Kuopio Steelers Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 14 40 54 ............... 31 36 67 |
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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
Aku Uotila
#26 DB
Lars Steffen
#27 DB
Tatu Kaikkonen
#31 LB
Markus Ojainväli
#32 DB
Akileis Leroy
#33 LB
Ville Lindstén
#34 RB
Matias Hyytiäinen
#37 WR
Tuukka Mäkelä
#40 DB
Niilo Jumpponen (A)
#47 LB
Elmeri Saastamoinen
#51 OL
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
Henri Hietajärvi
#76 DL
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
Matias Kauppinen
#92 DL
Jim Korhonen
#93 DL
Jere Markkinen
#95 WR
Jari-Antti Jääskeläinen
#97 DL
Jonis Heikkinen
#99 DLEpävarma
Poissa
Casper Bakker
Tuukka Lehtonen
Timi Tuominen
Juuso Laherma
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
Timi Tuominen
Apuvalmentaja
Pekka Utriainen
Päävalmentaja
Kokoonpanot

In

Cornelius Kinchen
#1 QB
Ronald Jr Long
#3 WR
Seth Rowland
#4 RB
Pablo Olivares
#5 WR
Mikko Lankinen
#7 DL
Alfonso Messina
#12 WR
Cedric Johnson
#14 WR
Aki Seppälä
#17 LB
Eetu Päiväniemi
#18 WR
Ben Hellett
#20 DB
Aleksi Riiheläinen
#21 DB
Antti Juvonen
#23 LB
Dante Edwards
#25 DL
Andy Vera
#27 DB
Henri Nordström
#33 LB
Aleksi Kylli
#35 LB
Valto Laurinolli
#44 DB
Joel Ruiz Martinez
#54 OL
Mika Ilander
#55 OL
Adrian Alvarez Gallardo
#57 OL
Riku Savolainen
#59 DL
Jani Hurme
#63 OL
Markus Leksis
#70 DL
Mikko Rajala
#72 OL
Juuso Voutilainen
#75 OL
Simo Takanen
#77 OL
Henri Palander
#98 DL
Yves Koko
#99 DLEpävarma
Poissa
Jere Kuosmanen
Devontay Cross
Eemeli Kirjonen
Oskari Rintanen
Arttu Blomqvist
Nuutti Paavola
Jonne Jakoleff
Teemu Ristimäki
Aki Teeriniemi
Valmentajat
Tuomas Heikkinen
Puolustuksen koordinaattori
Robert Johnson jr
Hyökkäyksen koordinaattori
Antti Kettunen GBC
Tukimiesten valmentaja
Ville Tarvainen
Hyökkäyksen linjavalmentaja
Kari Titola
Puolustuksen takakenttävalmentaja
Marko Vartiainen
Päävalmentaja

Hyökkäys
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
QB | #9 Ambro Urjansson | #12 Johan Rabin |
RB | #86 Isaak Marshall | #21 Noah Choate |
TE | #34 Ville Lindstén | #87 Iiro-Pekka Paakki |
WR | #80 Hannes Harju | #37 Matias Hyytiäinen |
WR | #83 Nicolas Kuikka | #21 Noah Choate |
WR | #16 Vincent McDonald | #37 Matias Hyytiäinen |
LT | #79 Jan Steiger | #71 Juuso Ralli |
LG | #62 Luca Hebel | #70 Kari Partanen |
C | #73 Roope Korhonen | #71 Juuso Ralli |
RG | #51 Elmeri Saastamoinen | #70 Kari Partanen |
RT | #68 Oskari Laitinen | #71 Juuso Ralli |
Puolustus
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
L DE | #99 Jonis Heikkinen | #60 Lauri Saastamoinen |
DT | #76 Henri Hietajärvi | #92 Matias Kauppinen |
DT | #97 Jari-Antti Jääskeläinen | #54 Tomi Ropponen |
R DE | #82 Jani Lindqvist | #78 Joona Keituri |
MLB | #59 Toni Tuppurainen | #54 Tomi Ropponen |
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 | #16 Vincent McDonald, #21 Noah Choate, #37 Matias Hyytiäinen | #86 Isaak Marshall, #80 Hannes Harju, #32 Markus Ojainväli |
Punt returners | #21 Noah Choate | #86 Isaak Marshall |
Long snappers | #86 Isaak Marshall | #37 Matias Hyytiäinen |
Holders | #37 Matias Hyytiäinen | #14 Jaakko Paananen |

Hyökkäys
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
QB | #1 Cornelius Kinchen | #14 Cedric Johnson |
RB | #4 Seth Rowland | #25 Dante Edwards |
WR | #18 Eetu Päiväniemi | #12 Alfonso Messina |
WR | #5 Pablo Olivares | #12 Alfonso Messina |
WR | #14 Cedric Johnson | #12 Alfonso Messina |
WR | #3 Ronald Jr Long | #12 Alfonso Messina |
LT | #75 Juuso Voutilainen | #77 Simo Takanen |
LG | #72 Mikko Rajala | #77 Simo Takanen |
C | #55 Mika Ilander | #57 Adrian Alvarez Gallardo |
RG | #57 Adrian Alvarez Gallardo | #63 Jani Hurme |
RT | Joel Ruiz martinez | #77 Simo Takanen |
Puolustus
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
L DE | #25 Dante Edwards | #70 Markus Leksis |
DT | #98 Henri Palander | #70 Markus Leksis |
DT | #59 Riku Savolainen | #70 Markus Leksis |
R DE | #7 Mikko Lankinen | #70 Markus Leksis |
SLB | #17 Aki Seppälä | #23 Antti Juvonen |
MLB | #35 Aleksi Kylli | #23 Antti Juvonen |
WLB | #33 Henri Nordström | #23 Antti Juvonen |
L CB | #44 Valto Laurinolli | #10 Jere Kuosmanen |
SS | #27 Andy Vera | #5 Pablo Olivares |
FS | #21 Aleksi Riiheläinen | #27 Andy Vera |
R CB | #20 Ben Hellett | #5 Pablo Olivares |
Erikoisjoukkueet
Starter | backup | |
---|---|---|
Place-kickers | #57 Adrian Alvarez Gallardo | #12 Alfonso Messina |
Punters | #12 Alfonso Messina | |
Kick-returners | #4 Seth Rowland, #27 Andy Vera, #5 Pablo Olivares | |
Punt returners | #4 Seth Rowland | #27 Andy Vera |
Long snappers | #35 Aleksi Kylli | |
Holders | #21 Aleksi Riiheläinen |
Ennakko
Kuopio Steelers menetti alkuviikosta hyökkäyspelinsä tärkeimmän palasen yhdysvaltalaisen Le’Anthony Reasnoverin purettua sopimuksensa joukkueen kanssa. Haistaako Crusaders veren ja mahdollisuuden yllättää kuopiolaiset jälleen kerran. Perjantaina Väinölänniemellä pelataan mielenkiintoinen ottelu.
Viime viikon lauantain osoittautui varsin kohtalokkaaksi Kuopio Steelersin näkökulmasta. Joukkue hävisi kotikentällään Väinölänniemellä ensimmäistä kertaa viiteen vuoteen ja pelin jälkeisten tapahtumien seurauksena savolaisjoukkue menetti tähtikeskushyökkääjänsä Le’Anthony Reasnoverin vahvuudestaan. Tilanteen tekee entistä haasteellisemmaksi se, että muut joukkueen keskushyökkääjät (Tuukka Lehtonen, Casper Bakker) ovat loukkaantuneina. Vaahteraliigan tulospalvelujärjestelmään Steelers on kirjannut avaavaksi keskushyökkääjäkseen Isaak Marshallin ja varamieheksi Noah Choaten. Pelipaikka on tuttu Marshallille aiemmilta vuosilta, mutta mielenkiintoista nähdä tarjoaako valmennus peliaikaa hyökkäyksen puolella sarjan ykköstaklaajaksi nousseelle tukimies Akileis Leroylle.
Päävalmentaja Pekka Utriaisella on haastava paikka johtaa hyökkäys takaisin voittojen tielle ilman hyökkäyksen johtavaa pelaajaa. Haaste tulee olemaan suuri myös nuorelle pelinrakentaja Ambro Urjanssonille, johon katseet perjantaina kohdistuvat. Urjansson on aloittanut pelinsä Kuopiossa kaksijakoisesti. Hän on heittänyt kolmessa pelissä sarjan pelinrakentajista eniten touchdowneja (9 kpl) ja toiseksi eniten jaardeja (629y), mutta myös eniten syötönkatkoja (5 kpl). Perjantaina on vastassa Crusaders takakenttä, jonne lohjalaisvalmennuksella on asettaa muutama pallonnälkäinen konkari.
Steelers menetti lauantaina puolustuksestaan Timi Tuomisen pitemmälle tauolle ja myös Juuso Laherma puuttuu perjantaina kokoonpanosta.

Yksi Vaahteraliigan 2020-luvun klassikkopeleistä on Crusadersin ja Steelersin kohtaaminen Hangossa 2021. Tuolloin absoluuttisen ylivoimaisena ennakkosuosikkina peliin lähtenyt Steelers hävisi Robert Johnsonin tähdittämälle Crusadersille huikean pallorallin jälkeen lukemin 58-50. Johnson on nyt Crusadersin hyökkäyksen koordinaattorina, ja tietää miten tempun voi uusia. Tärkeintä tuossa suunnitelmassa on Steelers-hyökkäyksen halvaannuttaminen.
Isossa roolissa lohjalaisten puolustustaktiikassa tulee olemaan takapuolustaja Aleksi Riiheläinen, joka on kolmen pelin jälkeen joukkueen tehokkain taklaaja (12 kpl). Myös espanjalainen takapuolustaja Andy Vera on esitellyt nopeuttaan ja noussut joukkueensa taklaustilastossa kolmoseksi 8,5 pysäytyksellään. Molemmat ovat napanneet lisäksi yhdet syötönkatkot. Puolustuksen koordinaattori Tuomas Heikkisen jokerikorttina heittopuolustuksessa tullee olemaan kuitenkin kokenut RJ Long. Moninkertainen allstars-pelaaja ja Vaahteraliigan syötönkatkoennätysten haltija tulee vaanimaan Urjanssonin lentoon laittamia palloja valppaana.
Steelers on pelin ennakkosuosikki, mutta avainpelaajan yllättävä poistuminen sekoittaa pakkaa siinä määrin, että hyvin viritettynä Crusadersilla voi olla yllätyksen paikka jopa Vänärillä.
Vaahteraliigan neljännen kierroksen avausottelu Kuopio Steelers – Uniten Newland Crusaders pelataan perjantaina 2.6. Kuopion Väinölänniemellä. Peli potkaistaan vauhtiin klo 18:30.
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