Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: JäPS (5th, 29 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Viikingit (11th, 12 pts). On the form table Viikingit stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, Viikingit ran at 0.94 scored and 3.06 conceded, JäPS at 2 and 1.47.
Viikingit had not won in 7 games. Viikingit had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; JäPS, 10.
L. Matilainen took charge of the match — our records show 25 games refereed with an average of 1.5 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Vuosaaren Urheilukenttä in Helsinki (capacity 4,200). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.