Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Oulu (5th, 34 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Gnistan (3rd, 5 pts). On recent form Oulu sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Oulu 1.14 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Gnistan 1.33 and 1, with the league averaging 1.25.
Gnistan carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Oulu, 1 draw and 5 for Gnistan, at 2.83 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Raatin stadion (capacity 4,400). With 91 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, M. Roth was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Oulu: Julius Paananen (75') · Gnistan: S. Ylätupa (58'), R. Eremenko (82')
Key stats
Possession: Oulu 50% · Gnistan 50% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 3-3