Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Oulu 1st with 39 points, HIFK 6th with 9, 30 apart. Recent form told a different story for HIFK: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Oulu 9.2 scored and 8.6 conceded per game, HIFK 4 and 14, with the league averaging 2.67.
HIFK had lost six in a row. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Oulu against 0/15 for HIFK.
Raatin stadion in Oulu, capacity 4,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Oulu led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-1.




