Pelicans rewarded their loyal audience: \”I’ve only missed one game\”

Dressed in Pelicans shirts, Max Myyrä and his father Jan are sitting in the stands and have raised their fists in front of their chests.
Max Mäyrä had come to the game together with his father Jan. Both had strong faith in Turkoos’ victory.

Pelicans’ victory over Kalpa in the quarter-final series takes the team to the next round. The home game played in front of a full stand raised emotions and was a celebration for Lahti fans.

The excitement was on the roof when Lahti Pelicans and Kuopio Kalpa met in Lahti. For the winner, access to the semi-finals was known, for the loser, the end of the season.

The Pelicans got off to a solid start and served up goal treats for the fans. The people of Lahti won the first set with goals 2-0.

Mika Virtanen in the background with a Pelicans scarf around his neck and Katja Häkkinen in the foreground are looking at the camera in the corridor.  A group of people in the background.
Mika Virtanen and Katja Häkkinen had traveled from Vääksy to Lahti for a long time to watch the game.

In the second set, the score was 3-1 for Pelicans.

Helinä Heikkilä and ViiviTähtinen next to the fence, hands in the ditch and cell phones in hand, Pelicans shirts on.
Helinä Heikkilä and Viivi Tähtinen waited for the players and took pictures of the passing players during a break. – A good and exciting game, they summed up.
Beanie-wearing, bearded Miika Laine looks at the camera.  Around the neck is a turquoise-black-white scarf.  People in line in the background.
Miika Laine from Lahti is happy when the home team is successful. – I have only missed one game and that was because I was sick.
The stands are full of people at Isku Areena in Lahti.
The match was sold out and there were about four and a half thousand spectators in the stands.

The game ended with 4-2.

Pelicans got the expected promotion place after a long break. Lahti’s own team finally gets to play for medals.

The audience in the ice rink stands with their hands up in Pelicans scarves and beanies.
The game is over. Victory came home.

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