Linköping was hotter than the rest of us, and we were unable to find a way into the match, ” said Luleå’s coach Fredrik Glader to SVT.
than the us at all points of the day.
Guldfavoriterna and the reigning Swedish champions Luleå won the series, and won both the quarter – as the semi-finals with 3-0 in games.
Finalmotståndarna Linköping has had a slightly more uneven season.
After a third place in the series, the SM-finals with losing the first quarter final against Djurgården with 0-5.
The loss was a reversal.
have the LHC played really good during the playoffs, but when, on Wednesday night was time for the first national finals – the finals are decided in best-of-five matches – where the home team Lulea great favorites.
But Luleå failed to recognize when the finals started.
Försvarsspelet was jittery, and the otherwise of the opponents so feared offensive didn’t work at all.
When Luleå went to fit it was rarely collected, and the number of mismatches points were remarkably many.
“We worked not good but only played individually,” said Luleå’s Ronja Savolainen to SVT.
” I don’t know if we thought that we would make it a cinch.
the weak performance in the first final was also, of course, that the opponents Linköping, sweden played really well.
It was the guests who immediately set the tone for the match, and Denise Altmann was able to give Linköping the lead with 1-0 in the first period.
Linköping finland forward Susanna Tapani, who was recruited just in time for the playoffs, was the man of the match best player and it was also she who in the second period increased on the management to 2-0.
Tapani had a couple of really good scoring opportunities in the second period, but the Luleå landslagsmålvakt Sara Grahn storspelade.
then, When the Linköping seasoned internationals Pernilla Winberg scored the 3-0 in the third period, the match was settled.
” We played for each other in each byte, said a pleased Pernilla Winberg.
the Next final is played in Linköping on Saturday.
