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final
Tappara Tampere
7:3 (1:3, 4:0, 2:0)
Stavanger Oilers
Thursday 21.08.2014, 17:30 • Hakametsä • Champions League
     
    Shots on goal 11-2. Tappara was clearly better, Stavanger's gas ended in the second period. After that they couldn't get a grip of the game anymore. (19:51:27)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:47
    Mäntylä shot on goal, Smith saves.
     
    57:25
    Goal for Tappara!
    Shot from the blueline on powerplay, again. Scored by TEEMU AALTO. Excellent power play. Assisted by: Antti Erkinjuntti, Jarkko Malinen.
     
    57:08
    Kissel (STA) two minutes for hooking.
     
    56:22
    Stavanger icing. Was called before the puck crossed the line though.
     
    55:28
    Stavanger icing.
     
    52:45
    Bad powerplay from Stavanger, no shots at all and the puck was going everywhere but to their attack zone.
     
    50:37
    Mäntylä (TAP) two minutes for hooking.
     
    50:00
    Tappara has had the upper hand and the fans are having fun. Stavanger just isn't able to create scoring chances.
     
    49:38
    Stavanger icing.
     
    49:27
    Stavanger icing.
     
    49:05
    Tappara icing.
     
    47:27
    Aalto shot on goal, Smith saves.
     
    47:08
    Puck went outside the rink, game continues from Stavanger's end.
     
    45:42
    Excellent powerplay from Tappara.
     
    45:42
    Goal for Tappara!
    A huge shot on powerplay, went in by the woodwork. Scored by HENRIK HAAPALA. Assisted by: Elmeri Kaksonen and Dave Kolomatis.
     
    43:55
    Kuusela shot on post on powerplay.
     
    42:53
    Couple of small fights start after a penalty call for Stavanger. Soares (STA) was the main instigator. Got two plus two minutes for high sticking and roughing. Not the smartest move for his team.
     
    41:58
    OK powerplay from Tappara.
     
    40:22
    Tappara Mäntylä shot on goal on powwerplay, Smith saves.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Third period starts at 19.19 CET, 20.19 EET.
     
    Shots on goal 11-8. Tappara had a magnificient period, Stavanger wasn't able to match them. Four goals tell the whole story. The third period will be very interesting.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:58
    Veideman (STA) two minutes for hooking.
     
    39:07
    Stavanger icing.
     
    39:02
    Tappara offside.
     
    37:49
    Goal for Tappara!
    A shot from the blueline, went in very easily. Not the best day for Smith. Scored by ATTE MÄKINEN. Assisted by: Otto Rauhala and Pekka Saravo.
     
    37:37
    Shot on goal by Saravo, Smith saves easily.
     
    36:35
    Shot on goal by Soares, Metsola saves easily even after a bounce.
     
    35:45
    Goal for Tappara!
    Shot from the center on powerplay. An excellent finish. Scored by OLLI PALOLA. Excellent powerplay from Tappara. Assisted by: Jan-Mikael Järvinen and Dave Kolomatis.
     
    35:09
    Goal for Tappara!
    A shot from straight skating on penalty shot. Scored by PEKKA JORMAKKA.
     
    35:09
    Tappara penalty shot, Jormakka was tripped on a break-away.
     
    34:43
    Soares shot on goal shorthanded, Metsola saves.
     
    34:16
    Lorentzen (STA) two minutes for holding.
     
    33:38
    Kuusela robbed the puck behind the goal, came to the front and shot. Smith was still able to save.
     
    32:55
    Tappara offside.
     
    32:26
    Tappara offside.
     
    31:31
    Stavanger icing.
     
    31:01
    Goal for Tappara!
    A huge shot from b-point on powerplay. Scored by PEKKA JORMAKKA. Assisted by Dave Kolomatis and Olli Palola.
     
    30:56
    Kissel (STA) two minutes for hooking. A stupid penalty, there were no real difficulties and he became frustrated.
     
    30:05
    Kaksonen shot on goal from the ice, great save from Smith.
     
    29:21
    An even start, interesting to see what happens next. The next goal will be very important.
     
    27:31
    Mäntylä shot from blueline, Smih saves.
     
    27:05
    Puck went outside the rink from a bounce, game continues from Stavanger's end.
     
    26:30
    Dahl-Andersen shot on goal, Metsola saves.
     
    25:31
    da Costa takes a shot on goal, Smith makes a save.
     
    25:01
    Icing against Stavanger.
     
    24:21
    This is a really bad powerplay from Stavanger, no shots at all on goal.
     
    24:09
    Stavanger offside on powerplay.
     
    23:42
    Great shorthand play from Tappara, Stavanger just doesn't seem to get anything going.
     
    22:40
    Stavanger icing on powerplay.
     
    22:21
    Puistola (TAP) two minutes for hooking.
     
    22:04
    It is offside this time against Tappara.
     
    21:56
    Icing against Tappara.
     
    21:53
    Not so great powerplay from Tappara.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Second period starts 18.23 CET, 19.23 EET.
     
    A very speedy period, both teams had their moments of dominance. Stavanger took their chances better and lead for that reason. Shots on goal 11-7.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:51
    Solberg (OIL) is called two minutes for hooking.
     
    17:59
    Smith covers the puck for a face-off.
     
    16:00
    Quite nice powerplay from Tappara with lot of shots, but Smith and his defense are doing a good job.
     
    15:50
    Tappara with another shot on goal on powerplay.
     
    15:40
    Trettenes takes a slaphsot from the blue line, Smith makes a pad save.
     
    13:45
    Dahl-Andersen (OIL) two minutes for hooking.
     
    13:13
    Stavanger offside.
     
    12:36
    Goal for Tappara!
    Shot from the blue line through heavy traffic on powerplay. Goalkeeper saw nothing. Scored by DAVID KOLOMATIS. Assisted by: Jan-Mikael Järvinen, Olli Palola.
     
    11:54
    Rokseth 2 mins for hooking.
     
    11:08
    Quite a lousy powerplay from Stavanger. Their start has still been magnificient, Tappara's good start just vanished.
     
    09:08
    Saravo (TAP) two minutes for hooking. Tappara is making things very hard for themselves.
     
    08:00
    Goal for Stavanger!
    Shot from the back of the b-point on powerplay. Went in very easily. Scored by JOSH SOARES. Assisted by: Christian Dahl-Anderssen and Kristian Forsberg.
     
    07:47
    Puistola (TAP) two minutes for holding.
     
    07:47
    Stavanger shot from blue line, Metsola saves.
     
    07:21
    Goal for Stavanger!
    A shot from the blue line, went in a bit easily. Goal scored by DANIEL ROKSETH. Asssted by: Josh Soares and Kristian Forsberg.
     
    05:47
    OK powerplay from Stavanger.
     
    04:05
    Goal for Stavanger!
    A nice pass just in front of the goal and a nice tuck in. Goal scored by JOSH SOARES. Assisted by: Christian Dahl-Anderssen, Nick Plastino.
     
    03:47
    Kolomatis (TAP) two minutes penalty for interference. OK powerplay from Tappara.
     
    03:23
    Puck bounced outside the rink, faceoff from Stavanger's end.
     
    02:58
    Erkinjuntti shoots on powerplay, Smith saves.
     
    02:35
    Mostue (OIL) two minutes penalty for high sticking.
     
    02:30
    Stavanger icing.
     
    02:20
    Stavanger offside.
     
    02:15
    Mäntylä shoots front the front of the goal, Smith saves.
     
    00:11
    Stavanger icing.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Tappara Tampere: Metsola (Peltonen) – Mäntylä, Aalto, Saravo, Kolomatis, Kankaanperä, Puistola, Mäkinen – Malinen-Kuusela-Erkinjuntti – Jormakka-Palola-Järvinen – Karjalainen-Haapala-Kaksonen – Rauhala-Tuominen-da Costa – Kallela.

    Stavanger Oilers: Smith (Holm) – Solberg, Plastino, Johannesen, Veideman, Mostue, Rokseth, Hjelm – Dahl-Andersen-Forsberg-Soares – Kissel-Daoust-Kristiansen – Trettenes-David-Lorentzen – Hoygard-Huse-Hallem – Roste Fossen.

    Referees: M. Johansson (SWE), A. Rantala (FIN) – M. Hägerström (FIN), S. Suominen (FIN).
     
    Tappara Tampere and the Stavanger Oilers open their CHL season on Thursday when they clash in Tampere's Hakametsä. The home team goes into the game as the favorite but Stavanger won't go down without a fight.

    Tappara finished second in the Finnish Liiga last year, while Stavanger won the Norwegian GET-ligaen and the IIHF Continental Cup last season. Tappara has tried to strengthen its squad to compete with last year's champion Kärpät Oulu and their number one goal for the season is to win Liiga.

    Tappara's biggest stars include goalkeeper Juha Metsola, defenceman Dave Kolomatis and forward Olli Palola. The team has both depth and quality.

    Stavanger tries to defend its GET-ligaen championship with the leadership of captain Snorre Hallem. Other leading players include alternate captain defenceman Dennis Sveum and the team's four Canadians: defencemen Nick Plastino and Adrian Veideman and forwards Jean-Michel Daoust and Josh Soares.
     
    Welcome. This game starts at 17:30 CET, 18:30 EET.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 13. Kolomatis (Järvinen, Palola), 32. Jormakka (Kolomatis, Palola), 36. Jormakka (p.s.), 36. Palola (Järvinen, Kolomatis), 38. Mäkinen (Rauhala, Saravo), 46. Haapala (Kaksonen, Kolomatis), 58. Aalto (Erkinjuntti, Malinen) – 5. Soares (Dahl-Anderssen, Plastino), 8. Rokseth (Soares, Forsberg), 8. Soares (Dahl-Anderssen, Forsberg)

    Tappara Tampere: Metsola (Peltonen) – Mäntylä, Aalto, Saravo, Kolomatis, Kankaanperä, Puistola, Mäkinen – Malinen, Kuusela, Erkinjuntti – Jormakka, Palola, Järvinen – Karjalainen, Haapala, Kaksonen – Rauhala, Tuominen, da Costa – Kallela.
    Stavanger Oilers: Smith (Holm) – Solberg, Plastino, Johannesen, Veideman, Mostue, Rokseth, Hjelm – Dahl-Andersen, Forsberg, Soares – Kissel, Daoust, Kristiansen – Trettenes, David, Lorentzen – Hoygard, Huse, Hallem – Roste Fossen.
    Referees: M. Johansson (SWE), A. Rantala (FIN) – M. Hägerström (FIN), S. Suominen (FIN)
    Attendance: 2563