Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Gnistan (1st, 40 pts) held a 24-point advantage over PIF (6th, 16 pts). On recent form PIF sat only 24th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Gnistan 9 scored and 7.6 conceded per game, PIF 5.8 and 12.2, with the league averaging 2.8.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on PIF. Gnistan had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; PIF, 0.
Mustapekka Areena in Helsinki staged the fixture, a ground that holds 800. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.