Match Report
Gnistan, 1st with 55 points, sat 25 points above Jazz (8th, 30). Gnistan ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Gnistan 2.59 scored and 1 conceded per game, Jazz 1.77 and 2.32, with the league averaging 1.68.
Gnistan were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Gnistan, 4/15 for Jazz.
The venue was Mustapekka Areena in Helsinki, with room for 800 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gnistan led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-1.