Match Report
ÅIFK, 2nd with 39 points, sat 35 points above P-Iirot (1st, 4). ÅIFK's recent output lagged their position: 29th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.94 goals per team per game, P-Iirot ran at 1.5 scored and 1 conceded, ÅIFK at 2.11 and 1.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — P-Iirot 3, draws 0, ÅIFK 3, at 4.17 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
V. Lehtovaara officiated: 31 games logged, averaging 2.2 yellow cards each. Äijänsuon Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: ÅIFK led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
P-Iirot: Samuel Huotari (48'), Roope Hammar (57') · ÅIFK: Jami Siirtola (12')
Key stats
Possession: P-Iirot 42% · ÅIFK 58% · Total shots: 7-8 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 4-7