Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — PEPO 2nd with 48 points, KäPa 5th with 29, 19 apart. KäPa's recent output lagged their position: 23rd on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: KäPa 1.68 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, PEPO 2.41 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.65.
PEPO came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: KäPa 4/15, PEPO 15/15.
The venue was Kumpulanlaakson tekonurmi in Helsinki, with room for 800 spectators. On the scoreboard, KäPa led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.