Sweden’s number one team, Team Thorengruppen was stronger in the Champions Cup final with a score of 5-2 over Finnish Champion TPS.
TPS’s Milla Nordlund scored the opening goal of final match, but even before the break, Veera Kauppi tapped the equalizer from the air.
In the second Moa Johansson continued Veera Kauppi´s pass to make the gap already two.
Noora Rantanen raised the hopes of TPS by her 3-2 goal before the second break.
The Swedish champions finally escaped only in the last moments of the match. Just over six minutes before full time, Emelie Wibron completed her second of the afternoon from a counterattack, and just before the buzzer, Veera Kauppi and Oona Kauppi completed the final numbers.
See the match photos by Anssi Koskinen.
Team Thorengruppen–TPS 5-2 (1-1, 2-1, 2-0)
1st period: 10.36 Milla Nordlund (Laura Rantanen) 0-1 yv, 19.12 Veera Kauppi (Jonna Stenvall) 1-1.
2nd period: 28.39 Emelie Wibron (My Kippilä) 2-1 yv, 35.07 Moa Johansson (Veera Kauppi) 3-1, 35.16 Noora Rantanen (Jenna Saario) 3-2.
3rd period: 53.46 Wibron (Maja Viström) 4-2, 59.56 Veera Kauppi (Oona Kauppi) 5-2.
Saves:
Lovisa Hedin Thorengruppen 5+1+4=10,
Noora Vuorela TPS 12+5+4=21.
Penalties: Thorengruppen 2 min, TPS 2 min.
Referees: Tomas Kostinek and Martin Reichelt, Czech Republic.
Audience: 948.