Match Report
OTP, 4th on 10 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Kuopion Elo (6th, 26). Kuopion Elo had been under-performing their position — 58th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Kuopion Elo were scoring 2.39 and conceding 2.11, OTP 4.33 and 12, against a competition average of 3.46 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Savon Sanomat Areena in Kuopio (capacity 5,300). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kuopion Elo led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.