Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Finnsnes 2nd with 54 points, Harstad 12th with 27, 27 apart. Recent form told a different story for Harstad: only 57th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Harstad were scoring 1.27 and conceding 2.27, Finnsnes 2.58 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.97 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Harstad against 12/15 for Finnsnes.
The venue was Harstad Stadion in Harstad, with room for 4,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Finnsnes led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-5.