Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — JIPPO 1st with 48 points, Futura 11th with 19, 29 apart. Futura ranked just 22nd in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Per game in the league, JIPPO were scoring 2.55 and conceding 0.86, Futura 1.36 and 2.64, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
The venue was Mehtimäki tekonurmi in Joensuu, with room for 2,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: JIPPO led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.