Game report BIKO - Hunters

BIKO - Hunters 7-6 (3-1, 2-3, 2-2)

1-0 Topi (Craig)
2-0 Miika (Topi)
3-1 Artur (Henri)
4-1 Craig
5-2 Topi (Miika)
6-5 Kalle (Miika)
7-5 Kalle


Heh! The game started with me looking the other team in scorn and announcing :"We don't need to be so defensive today." It did not, for a change, turn out to be the famous last utterance before disaster.

This time we had plenty of players, a change for each. Sadly, Jussi managed to injure his ankle so that he had to stay out after the second period had just started. That was patched by shuffling the changes a little. In the end we had a little different setup from the usual, Jukka playing defense and Kalle in the center. That worked out very well indeed.

Not defending was the word of the first period, simply because we did not seem to have to. We got 4-1 lead to the beginning of the second period, and then Jussi injured himself. After that it got a little confused, and the Hunters scored all the way 5-4. It started to look a little scetchy. We reshuffled the players, emphazised defense, and managed to balance the game again.

That was that, basically. We were not at any point in real danger of loosing our victory, although we did let the opponent to come unnervingly close. Everybody had their chances to score goals (even me!) and many of us succeeded. It was a very fun game to play, it gave us all the opportunity to try a more relaxed and adventurous style, that we seldom dare to do.

Excellent, all in all. Some of us are going to Sport Pub Chelsea to watch Finland-Russia tomorrow, Wednesday, we may see there.


Anni

Game report BIKO - Leppäkorven läppä

BIKO - Leppäkorven Läppä 3-5


We thought to start like last time, stalling the game from the very beginning. It worked to some extend. The other team however managed to put quite a lot more spirit into their game than our opponent from the last game, and they did not fall so easily to the walking trap we set for them. They got sufficiently frustrated though, I've rarely seen a team getting so easily so heated. the whistle was blowing for us all the time.

I've not seen such a lucky bunch for a while. We have never been too lucky with the bouncing ball anyway, but this time it was ridiculous. Jani was a little disappointed in the goal, and I don't blame him. At least 2 of their goals were just done blind.

We managed to keep up with the game until the very last seconds. We had an absolutely fabulous heat for the last 7 minutes or so, and Läppä was in serious trouble with us. It was really heart warming to see the whole BIKO team pushing as a group and doing it as hard as possible. Unfortunately they got lucky again, and went ahead with two goals. Tie was so damn near. We even cheered twice for a goal that than did either not happen, or was not noted by the referee.

A very good fight indeed. We should be doing fine if the spirit of the first two games stays up.

See you in the next game

Anni