Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — JIPPO 1st with 48 points, Atlantis II 8th with 27, 21 apart. Recent form told a different story for Atlantis II: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, JIPPO were scoring 2.55 and conceding 0.86, Atlantis II 0.91 and 1.45, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
Atlantis II arrived off three consecutive draws. JIPPO had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Atlantis II, 6.
The venue was Mehtimäki tekonurmi in Joensuu, with room for 2,000 spectators. JIPPO led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-0 full-time score.