Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kultsu 2nd with 38 points, KoPa 9th with 20, 18 apart. Recent form told a different story for KoPa: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. In league terms the two rates read 3/1.56 for Kultsu and 1.39/2.44 for KoPa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.11.
KoPa arrived off three straight defeats.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kultsu 4, draws 1, KoPa 0, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more.
Joutsenon keskuskenttä, capacity 960, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Kultsu: Topi Pohjonen (13'), Tuomas Värtö (62'), Joona Kiili (66'), Tuomas Värtö (88') · KoPa: Samu Valtonen (45'), Joonatan Sinkkonen (51')