Kärpät – Luleå 6:2 (end)
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Kärpät Oulu
6:2 (0:1, 4:1, 2:0)
Luleå Hockey
Wednesday 19.08.2015, 13:00 • Oulun Energia-Areena • Friendly matches U20
     
    After the first period this game seemed to be pretty evenly matched. In the second period Kärpät ran over Luleå with higher pressure, better skating, and better passing in the attacking zone scoring 4 goals to Luleå's 1. (15:00:17)
     
    Kärpät wins Luleå 6-2!
     
    Game over.
     
    58:43
    JANNE KUOKKANEN scores an empty netter! Assists from Radek Koblizek and Juho-Perttu Kyllönen. If it wasn't finished before, definately now it is.
     
    58:40
    Masiello is pulled!
     
    58:29
    Harju creates turmoil in front of Kärpät goal but Väliharju hangs on. 1 and a half to go!
     
    56:40
    Kärpät get a great scoring chance from a counter attack but Masiello saves the first wrist shot and the rebound as well. Niko Kuiri with a shot.
     
    55:00
    Masiello with a save on Vartiainen!
     
    54:27
    Icing Luleå. Right at the end of the power play Luleå gets a good scoring chance near the goal but Väliharju makes a pad save and Kärpät defence scrape the puck away.
     
    53:45
    Luleå bench screams for an interference penalty, but the referee sees nothing wrong.
     
    52:15
    Luleå change Masiello back to the ice.
     
    52:15
    Luleå power play! ARTTU LESKINEN, 2 minutes for Hooking.
     
    51:40
    Gustafsson looses sight on the puck but still manages to make a pad save from the front post.
     
    49:55
    Luleå change their goaltender. Masiello out, FILIP GUSTAFSSON in.
     
    49:55
    Kärpät counter quickly and a wrist shot is saved by Masiello. This is the last save for Masiello in the game.
     
    49:14
    Kim Johansson tries to lift one from backhand above Väliharjus shoulder but the Kärpät goalkeepper lifts it over the goal.
     
    46:52
    Marek Hecl gets a break away! The finishing isn't there and Väliarju deflects the puck to the corner.
     
    46:04
    Launonen leading an odd man rush for Kärpät but the shot is way off.
     
    44:12
    No goal from this power play. Luleå players sacrifice themselves before thunderous slap shots from Kärpät defencemen.
     
    42:10
    Luleå penalty. Kim Johansson gets a two minute minor penalty for Tripping. This is not the way Luleå wanted to start the final period.
     
    40:42
    Make it five! Defenceman TEEMU LAURILA shoots a sharp wrist shot past Masiello. Pass from Tuomas Vartiainen.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Teams are back in the rink. The 3rd period is about to begin!
     
    The second period is over and Kärpät were on the driver's seat. Goals in second period 4 to 1 to the home team and the game is 4-2. Kuokkanen is tearing Luleå defence apart. Shots on goal Kärpät 13, Luleå 7.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:28
    Harju and Ylivainio get and odd man rush. Väliharju saves.
     
    38:00
    Two minutes to go in the 2nd period. Kärpät has dominated this one.
     
    37:30
    HUGE turnover again from Luleå and Kärpät gets a scoring chance. Masiello with a pad save.
     
    35:36
    Kärpät are shooting whenever they get the puck and Luleå defence is in peril.
     
    35:16
    Koblizek breaks away but Masiello says NO!
     
    34:06
    Kärpät passing tears Luleå apart! Metsävainio sets up SAMI PEKKALA on the back post and it's 4-2.
     
    33:30
    Launonen shoots in 1-on-1 situation but the wrist shot goes wide.
     
    32:40
    Quick shot right after the face off from Leskinen, but Luleå defencemen deflects it wide.
     
    32:39
    Icing Luleå.
     
    32:15
    Offside Kärpät. Turnovers lead to scoring situations for both teams but Väliharju and Masiello keep the game in 3-2.
     
    30:50
    Kim Johansson with a good clean hit on the neutral zone ending the Kärpät charge.
     
    29:42
    A lot of turnovers again and shots are fired in both ends of the ice.
     
    28:07
    Luleå takes one back! Toolanen gets the back to JESPER YLIVAINIO who beats his defenceman and scores from the front post. Jonatan Harju with the second assist.
     
    27:35
    Kuokkanen with a world-class pass and JIMI NYLUND puts the puck past Masiello! 3-1
     
    27:00
    Huge, clean hit from Tuomas Vartiainen!
     
    25:45
    Kärpät with a rapid counter attack but Masiello is on the way with his blocker.
     
    25:30
    High-sticking Kärpät, but no penalty. Face off from the neutral zone.
     
    24:14
    2-1 Kärpät! Masiello can't see a thing and a wrister from RADEK KOBLIZEK goes in to the net. Assists from Kuokkanen and Kyllönen. Luleå is forced to take a time out after two back-to-back goals.
     
    23:36
    Power play goal for Kärpät! Pekkala sends a wrister from the blue line and after Masiello save. TINO METSÄVAINIO puts it home! 1-1. Assisted by: Pekkala, Tiuranniemi.
     
    23:04
    Bench-penalty for Luleå. ELIASSON goes to the box for 2 minutes.
     
    22:12
    Masiello saves again! This time it's Koblizek with a shot.
     
    21:47
    Kuokkanen shoots but Luleå defence gets a piece of it.
     
    20:06
    Kärpät wins the draw but commints an icing.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal after 1st period: Kärpät 8, Luleå 9.
     
    First period played in this friendly match. A lot of turnovers and four minor penalties gave both teams some really good scoring chances but so far only one goal. Jesper Ylivainio got the game opener after 14 minutes of play. Radek Koblizek from Kärpät took two high sticking minors back-to-back. The second one was one too many, as it ended up in conceding a power play goal. Kärpät 0, Luleå 1 in the first intermission.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:15
    Luleå gets a quick 3 on 1 attack but Väliharju says no!
     
    18:04
    Two minutes to go. Good tempo in the game and a massive amount of turnovers.
     
    14:31
    Luleå power play succeeds! rebound goal from right in front of the goal! JESPER YLIVAINIO gets the game opener! Assist from Oskar Matushkin and Kim Johansson.
     
    14:15
    Another high sticking from KOBLIZEK (Kärpät)
     
    13:33
    Both teams are playing with full strength. Two huge blocks from Kärpät players.
     
    12:36
    Luleå Powerplay!
     
    KOBLIZEK goes to the sin bin for 2:00 for high sticking
     
    11:24
    Good passing from Kärpät and a few shots as well. Luleå hangs on. and Masiello makes a few great saves. Shots aren't up to par.
     
    09:55
    Luleå penalty for Lundeström. Hooking 2 minutes.
     
    Puck goes over the boards. Face off from Luleå zone.
     
    Huge opportunity for Luleå but Väliharju gets the better of it!
     
    Luleå kills the power play.
     
    Tornberg shoots but a wicked glove save from masiello!
     
    Kärpät get the powerplay going.
     
    Penalty Luleå! MALMSTRÖM for tripping 2:00
     
    Luleå got their first shot on goal and Väliharju hangs on.
     
    Masiello delfects another shot to the corner after a Kärpät counter attack.
     
    Good shot on net from the blue line by Kärpät but Masiello blocks it.
     
    Kärpät gets the first promising attack towards Luleå net but the shot is deflected to the stands.
     
    Game on! Kärpät takes the first draw and go offside right away.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The teams are heading to the ice. Two minutes to the start!
     
    Welcome to follow this under-20 friendly match between Kärpät Oulu and Luleå HF. The game is part of a mini-tournament between Kärpät and KalPa from Finland and Skellefteå AIK and Luleå from Sweden.

    Both Kärpät and Luleå are respected junior hockey organisations and once again both teams hold massive amounts of young hockey talent within their rosters.

    Last season Luleå HF U20 was eliminated in the eighth final against Skellefteå AIK. Kärpät U20 lost in the quarterfinals to championship bound TPS in a fierce seven game series.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 13:00.
    Commentary by

    Miikka Järvenpää

    CZ@@mipejarvenpaa

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 24. Metsävanio (Pekkala, Tiuranniemi), 25. Koblizek (Kuokkanen, Kyllönen), 28. Nylund (Kuokkanen), 35. Pekkala (Metsävainio), 41. Laurila (Vartiainen), 59. Kuokkanen (Koblizek, Kyllönen) – 15. Ylivanio (Matushkin, Johansson), 29. Ylivainio (Toolanen, Harju)

    Kärpät Oulu: Väliharju (Autio) – Yuskevich, Kyllönen, Tornberg, Tiuraniemi, Tanhua, Laurila – Tikkanen, Leskinen, Nurkkala, Heinonen, Launonen, Kuiri, Vartiainen, Koblizek, Pekkala, Kuokkanen, Hermonen, Metsävainio, Nylund
    Luleå Hockey: Masiello (Gustafsson) – Malmström, Matushkin, Nässén, Ek Strandelin, Johansson, Grahn, Svensson – Harju, Jensen, Ählström, Eliasson, Emanuelsson, Ylivainio, Vikström, Andersson, Huczkowski, Hecl, Lundeström, Toolanen
    Referees: Vares – Perämäki, Parpala
    Attendance: 194