Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Honka 3rd with 47 points, KPV 5th with 25, 22 apart. Recent form told a different story for KPV: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, KPV ran at 2.6 scored and 1.6 conceded, Honka at 2 and 0.4.
KPV entered with three losses in a row.
Kokkolan Keskuskenttä in Kokkola staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.