Match Report
The table read 1st (GBK, 42 pts) against 2nd (JPS, 29 pts), 13 points apart. The last five rounds placed JPS no better than 43rd for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 3.46 goals per team per game, GBK ran at 2.67 scored and 1.72 conceded, JPS at 7.67 and 8.67.
GBK came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Kokkolan Keskuskenttä in Kokkola staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. With 22 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, K. Halonen was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, JPS led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.