OUL 6:2 LUE | Kärpät Oulu - Luleå Hockey (Friendly matches U20)

Friendly matches U20

Kärpät – Luleå

6:2 (end)

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Kärpät Oulu Finland

6:2 (0:1, 4:1, 2:0)

Luleå Hockey

Wednesday 19.08.2015, 13:00 • Oulun Energia-Areena • Friendly matches U20

		Welcome. Game starts at 13:00.
		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.
		The teams are heading to the ice. Two minutes to the start!
	00:01	Game started.
		Game on! Kärpät takes the first draw and go offside right away.
		Kärpät gets the first promising attack towards Luleå net but the shot is deflected to the stands.
		Good shot on net from the blue line by Kärpät but Masiello blocks it.
		Masiello delfects another shot to the corner after a Kärpät counter attack.
		Luleå got their first shot on goal and Väliharju hangs on.
		Penalty Luleå! MALMSTRÖM for tripping 2:00
		Kärpät get the powerplay going.
		Tornberg shoots but a wicked glove save from masiello!
		Luleå kills the power play.
		Huge opportunity for Luleå but Väliharju gets the better of it!
		Puck goes over the boards. Face off from Luleå zone.
	09:55	Luleå penalty for Lundeström. Hooking 2 minutes.
	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.
		KOBLIZEK goes to the sin bin for 2:00 for high sticking
	12:36	Luleå Powerplay!
	13:33	Both teams are playing with full strength. Two huge blocks from Kärpät players.
	14:15	Another high sticking from KOBLIZEK (Kärpät)
	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.
	18:04	Two minutes to go. Good tempo in the game and a massive amount of turnovers.
	19:15	Luleå gets a quick 3 on 1 attack but Väliharju says no!
	20:00	1st period finished.
		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.
		Shots on goal after 1st period: Kärpät 8, Luleå 9.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:06	Kärpät wins the draw but commints an icing.
	21:47	Kuokkanen shoots but Luleå defence gets a piece of it.
	22:12	Masiello saves again! This time it's Koblizek with a shot.
	23:04	Bench-penalty for Luleå. ELIASSON goes to the box for 2 minutes.
	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.
	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.
	25:30	High-sticking Kärpät, but no penalty. Face off from the neutral zone.
	25:45	Kärpät with a rapid counter attack but Masiello is on the way with his blocker.
	27:00	Huge, clean hit from Tuomas Vartiainen!
	27:35	Kuokkanen with a world-class pass and JIMI NYLUND puts the puck past Masiello! 3-1
	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.
	29:42	A lot of turnovers again and shots are fired in both ends of the ice.
	30:50	Kim Johansson with a good clean hit on the neutral zone ending the Kärpät charge.
	32:15	Offside Kärpät. Turnovers lead to scoring situations for both teams but Väliharju and Masiello keep the game in 3-2.
	32:39	Icing Luleå.
	32:40	Quick shot right after the face off from Leskinen, but Luleå defencemen deflects it wide.
	33:30	Launonen shoots in 1-on-1 situation but the wrist shot goes wide.
	34:06	Kärpät passing tears Luleå apart! Metsävainio sets up SAMI PEKKALA on the back post and it's 4-2.
	35:16	Koblizek breaks away but Masiello says NO!
	35:36	Kärpät are shooting whenever they get the puck and Luleå defence is in peril.
	37:30	HUGE turnover again from Luleå and Kärpät gets a scoring chance. Masiello with a pad save.
	38:00	Two minutes to go in the 2nd period. Kärpät has dominated this one.
	38:28	Harju and Ylivainio get and odd man rush. Väliharju saves.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		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.
		Teams are back in the rink. The 3rd period is about to begin!
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:42	Make it five! Defenceman TEEMU LAURILA shoots a sharp wrist shot past Masiello. Pass from Tuomas Vartiainen.
	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.
	44:12	No goal from this power play. Luleå players sacrifice themselves before thunderous slap shots from Kärpät defencemen.
	46:04	Launonen leading an odd man rush for Kärpät but the shot is way off.
	46:52	Marek Hecl gets a break away! The finishing isn't there and Väliarju deflects the puck to the corner.
	49:14	Kim Johansson tries to lift one from backhand above Väliharjus shoulder but the Kärpät goalkeepper lifts it over the goal.
	49:55	Kärpät counter quickly and a wrist shot is saved by Masiello. This is the last save for Masiello in the game.
	49:55	Luleå change their goaltender. Masiello out, FILIP GUSTAFSSON in.
	51:40	Gustafsson looses sight on the puck but still manages to make a pad save from the front post.
	52:15	Luleå power play! ARTTU LESKINEN, 2 minutes for Hooking.
	52:15	Luleå change Masiello back to the ice.
	53:45	Luleå bench screams for an interference penalty, but the referee sees nothing wrong.
	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.
	55:00	Masiello with a save on Vartiainen!
	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.
	58:29	Harju creates turmoil in front of Kärpät goal but Väliharju hangs on. 1 and a half to go!
	58:40	Masiello is pulled!
	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.
		Game over.
		Kärpät wins Luleå 6-2!
		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)

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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

1st period

	09:55

	14:15
	14:31
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:04
	23:36
	24:14
	27:35
	28:07
	34:06
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:42
	42:10
	52:15
	58:43
Final