The most important contribution from the semi-finals was definitely the facilitations of the number one chain, writes Teemu Suvinen from Beijing.
Before the semi-finals were warned about Japan’s skating power, commitment and willingness to fight, but already in the first two minutes it became very clear which of the teams were significantly better in their sporting skills.
The female lions finally won 7-1.
The level difference culminated in one situation in the opening batch.
Japan was on the verge of a semi-dangerous-looking counterattack after the puck, but left the deep offensive back Susanna Tapani went after a light skating kick, sliding to grab the puck away like candy from a child.
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Size the match should have been on the Female Lions screen, but Japan had its moments at the end of the first set and at the beginning of the second set.
Finland’s problem in this tournament is becoming an extremely lazy cooler.
The three cool in the opening round against Japan is simply an indestructible too much. Without them, the match would have remained under control for the entire 60 minutes.
The most worrying is the way Female Lions take the coolers. Namely, the team collapses into hasty and unnecessary fouls even in situations where the opponent is not yet close to the best scoring sectors.
What is it about?
Have the crushing losses in the opening tournament and the defeat in Switzerland left such scars that the Lions of Women no longer trust their defensive game?
Or worse – to his goalkeeper?
The match as he grew older, the icing ended when the Lions restrained to rely on their skill superiority.
In the semi-finals against the United States, one must also dare to rely on the five-way defense and the goalkeeper, or the net will dust off at the end of Finland. The cooler needs to improve.
For a while, it also seemed ominous that the Lions would drive themselves into a corner in the second installment as many times before.
Japan, who was hanging from the finish line, put pressure on him and was close to the side.
On a positive note, this time the Lions were able to calm the situation by controlling the puck without unnecessary haste.
Individuals the large difference in level does not eliminate the fact that Finland was playfully good at times.
The offensive game in particular was now more repetitive and clearer.
The female lions did not stay in the corners of the attacking area but played on the puck line and then delivered the play equipment with high quality towards the goal.
As a result of this simple formula, the puck was now more often in the dangerous scoring sector than in previous matches.
The most important thing the semi-finals were definitely the number one success in the chain.
Paint cannon Petra Nieminen (hat trick) the ketchup bottle finally opened – the finishes were now clinical as usual. Also Michelle Karvinen and Susanna Tapani were effective.
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It is the individual performances of these star players that Finland needs in order to even be able to dream of clocking the USA in the semi-finals.
Keeper To Anni Keisala slipped an easy goal in the opening round, but after that he took important fights during Japan’s small rush period in the second set.
Keisala is also a clear choice for the semi-finals, although the discs bounce a bit.
Unfortunately The Japanese match did not prepare the Lioness for the semi-finals in any way, but the game brain must be tuned to a whole new position in the semi-finals.
As we well remember from the opening match of the tournament, there is a 60-minute defensive fight ahead.
In its semi-finals, the Czech Republic was able to shake the US by a surprising amount. The match progressed to a third draw, with the U.S. tearing the three-goal gap.
The Czech enduring struggle gives the Lioness little faith in the miracle.
Even the slightest spark of hope must be seized, but Finland, which has performed fluctuatingly in this tournament, has actually been farther behind the North American giants than before.
Challenging the US requires Keisala to play the game of his life, magic performances from the number one chain and the best ice discipline in the tournament.
The probabilities are not on the Finnish side.
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