Match Report
Ilves II went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; EBK sat 2nd on 2 — a 7-point gap. On recent form EBK sat only 48th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Ilves II were scoring 3.25 and conceding 0.75, EBK 1 and 1, against a competition average of 1.92 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Ilves II in 5 games. Ilves II had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; EBK, 4.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Ilves II, 1 by EBK, 2 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The venue was Tammelan Stadion, with room for 8,077 spectators. With 42 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, N. Jokinen was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, EBK led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Ilves II: Rasmus Rautavirta (63'), Elias Tamminen (87'), Rasmus Halonen (90') · EBK: Ville Makkonen (16'), Oskari Hietanen (56')
Key stats
Possession: Ilves II 64% · EBK 36% · Total shots: 16-6 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 1-7