Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Futura (10th, 22 pts) held a 17-point advantage over LaPa (12th, 5 pts). The last five rounds placed LaPa no better than 45th for form, against 12th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: LaPa 0.68 scored and 4.05 conceded per game, Futura 1.36 and 2.23, with the league averaging 2.39.
LaPa entered with six losses in a row. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for LaPa against 7/15 for Futura.
The referee was R. Rantakaulio, with 31 matches in our database and 2.0 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Kimpisen Urheilupuisto in Lappeenranta (capacity 1,000). Futura led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.