Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — VPS 2nd with 35 points, HIFK 6th with 9, 26 apart. Recent form told a different story for VPS: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: VPS 10.4 scored and 8.2 conceded per game, HIFK 4 and 14, with the league averaging 2.67.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on VPS. HIFK entered with seven losses in a row.
M. Roth officiated: 72 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. The match was played at Elisa Stadion in Vaasa (capacity 4,600). Half-time and full-time told different stories: VPS led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.