Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — KuPS Ak. 9th with 22 points, LaPa 12th with 5, 17 apart. On recent form LaPa sat only 45th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: LaPa 0.68 scored and 4.05 conceded per game, KuPS Ak. 1.36 and 1.64, with the league averaging 2.39.
LaPa had lost seven in a row. Over the last five, LaPa had taken 0 of 15 points to KuPS Ak.'s 8.
Kimpisen Urheilupuisto in Lappeenranta staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.