Match Report
32 points for FC Espoo (6th), 22 for HIFK 2 (11th): a 10-point gap. FC Espoo had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, FC Espoo were scoring 1.77 and conceding 1.91, HIFK 2 1.27 and 2.18, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
FC Espoo arrived on a run of three straight wins. Defeat had followed defeat for HIFK 2 — three in succession. FC Espoo had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; HIFK 2, 1.
The match was played at Leppävaaran Stadion in Esbo (capacity 2,800). S. Stenman took charge of the match — our records show 36 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, HIFK 2 led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.