Match Report
JS Hercules went into the game 1st in the table on 35 points; Kuopion Elo sat 6th on 26 — a 9-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Kuopion Elo: only 58th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. In league terms the two rates read 10.33/8.83 for JS Hercules and 2.39/2.11 for Kuopion Elo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 3.46.
Oulu-lehti Areena in Oulu, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, JS Hercules led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.