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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
     
    Welcome. This game starts at 17:30 CET, 18:30 EET.
     
    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.
    Peter Andersson, Stavanger Oilers goalie coach, claims they are ready. Are you ready for Champions Hockey League as well?
     
    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).
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:11
    Stavanger icing.
     
    02:15
    Mäntylä shoots front the front of the goal, Smith saves.
     
    02:20
    Stavanger offside.
     
    02:30
    Stavanger icing.
     
    02:35
    Mostue (OIL) two minutes penalty for high sticking.
     
    02:58
    Erkinjuntti shoots on powerplay, Smith saves.
     
    03:23
    Puck bounced outside the rink, faceoff from Stavanger's end.
     
    03:47
    Kolomatis (TAP) two minutes penalty for interference. OK powerplay from Tappara.
    Josh SOARES - 0:1
     
    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.
     
    05:47
    OK powerplay from Stavanger.
     
    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.
    Daniel ROKSETH - 0:2
     
    07:47
    Stavanger shot from blue line, Metsola saves.
     
    07:47
    Puistola (TAP) two minutes for holding.
     
    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.
    Josh SOARES - 0:3
     
    09:08
    Saravo (TAP) two minutes for hooking. Tappara is making things very hard for themselves.
    Josh Soares of Stavanger Oilers is the first player ever to score in the Champions Hockey League.
     
    11:08
    Quite a lousy powerplay from Stavanger. Their start has still been magnificient, Tappara's good start just vanished.
     
    11:54
    Rokseth 2 mins for hooking.
     
    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.
    David KOLOMATIS - 1:3
     
    13:13
    Stavanger offside.
     
    13:45
    Dahl-Andersen (OIL) two minutes for hooking.
     
    15:40
    Trettenes takes a slaphsot from the blue line, Smith makes a pad save.
    Smith saves Trettenes' shot on goal.
     
    15:50
    Tappara with another shot on goal on powerplay.
     
    16:00
    Quite nice powerplay from Tappara with lot of shots, but Smith and his defense are doing a good job.
     
    17:59
    Smith covers the puck for a face-off.
     
    19:51
    Solberg (OIL) is called two minutes for hooking.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    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.
    It seems that ice hockey is preferred to football tonight.
     
    Second period starts 18.23 CET, 19.23 EET.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    21:53
    Not so great powerplay from Tappara.
     
    21:56
    Icing against Tappara.
     
    22:04
    It is offside this time against Tappara.
     
    22:21
    Puistola (TAP) two minutes for hooking.
     
    22:40
    Stavanger icing on powerplay.
     
    23:42
    Great shorthand play from Tappara, Stavanger just doesn't seem to get anything going.
     
    24:09
    Stavanger offside on powerplay.
     
    24:21
    This is a really bad powerplay from Stavanger, no shots at all on goal.
     
    25:01
    Icing against Stavanger.
     
    25:31
    da Costa takes a shot on goal, Smith makes a save.
     
    26:30
    Dahl-Andersen shot on goal, Metsola saves.
     
    27:05
    Puck went outside the rink from a bounce, game continues from Stavanger's end.
     
    27:31
    Mäntylä shot from blueline, Smih saves.
     
    29:21
    An even start, interesting to see what happens next. The next goal will be very important.
     
    30:05
    Kaksonen shot on goal from the ice, great save from Smith.
     
    30:56
    Kissel (STA) two minutes for hooking. A stupid penalty, there were no real difficulties and he became frustrated.
     
    31:01
    Goal for Tappara!
    A huge shot from b-point on powerplay. Scored by PEKKA JORMAKKA. Assisted by Dave Kolomatis and Olli Palola.
    Pekka JORMAKKA - 2:3
     
    31:31
    Stavanger icing.
     
    32:26
    Tappara offside.
     
    32:55
    Tappara offside.
     
    33:38
    Kuusela robbed the puck behind the goal, came to the front and shot. Smith was still able to save.
    Kussela came from behind the goal but Smith was able to deal with his shot.
     
    34:16
    Lorentzen (STA) two minutes for holding.
     
    34:43
    Soares shot on goal shorthanded, Metsola saves.
     
    35:09
    Tappara penalty shot, Jormakka was tripped on a break-away.
     
    35:09
    Goal for Tappara!
    A shot from straight skating on penalty shot. Scored by PEKKA JORMAKKA.
    Pekka JORMAKKA - 3:3
     
    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.
    Olli PALOLA - 4:3
     
    36:35
    Shot on goal by Soares, Metsola saves easily even after a bounce.
     
    37:37
    Shot on goal by Saravo, Smith saves easily.
     
    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.
    Atte MÄKINEN - 5:3
     
    39:02
    Tappara offside.
     
    39:07
    Stavanger icing.
     
    39:58
    Veideman (STA) two minutes for hooking.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    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.
     
    Third period starts at 19.19 CET, 20.19 EET.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:22
    Tappara Mäntylä shot on goal on powwerplay, Smith saves.
     
    41:58
    OK powerplay from Tappara.
     
    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.
     
    43:55
    Kuusela shot on post on powerplay.
     
    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.
    Henrik HAAPALA - 6:3
     
    45:42
    Excellent powerplay from Tappara.
     
    47:08
    Puck went outside the rink, game continues from Stavanger's end.
     
    47:27
    Aalto shot on goal, Smith saves.
     
    49:05
    Tappara icing.
     
    49:27
    Stavanger icing.
     
    49:38
    Stavanger icing.
     
    50:00
    Tappara has had the upper hand and the fans are having fun. Stavanger just isn't able to create scoring chances.
     
    50:37
    Mäntylä (TAP) two minutes for hooking.
     
    52:45
    Bad powerplay from Stavanger, no shots at all and the puck was going everywhere but to their attack zone.
     
    55:28
    Stavanger icing.
     
    56:22
    Stavanger icing. Was called before the puck crossed the line though.
     
    57:08
    Kissel (STA) two minutes for hooking.
     
    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.
    Teemu AALTO - 7:3
     
    59:47
    Mäntylä shot on goal, Smith saves.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    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)
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    Leo Runsas

    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