Friday, 07 May 2010
Loisa: Our team spirit will decide Print E-mail

In the Finnish top division she led her team SB-Pro all the way to the final, where they did not succeed, however. Now she is leading the Finnish national team to another medal success. As the floorball experience indicates: field players decide the preliminary group stage, goalies decide the play-offs. And the Finnish goalkeeper is having a great year in the crease, which she has been proving in Olomouc as well.

 

 

Despite the Finns went into quick lead, Switzerland managed to turn the score around quickly.

The game was very tough from the very beginning and apart from the first goal we couldn’t score for a long time. But we improved and made it to the final in the end. And that's the main thing.

 

You are in the final with Sweden, is the Scandinavian derby a special motivation for you?

We don't distinguish between the opponents. It makes no difference for us. So, there's no extra motivation in it. Yes, of course there's been a long rivalry between us and the Swedes. But really, we don't need any special motivation for anyone.

 

Tell us, how did you feel at the end of the game when the Swiss team put you under huge pressure?

It was exciting! Superb! But even when we were under pressure I believed in our team. I knew we would make it to the victorious end.

 

What will be the most important factor in tomorrow's final? What will be decisive?

To maintain the team spirit, the team attitude to the game. And also good defence. And we have both and can prove it!