Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — KuPS W 1st with 46 points, TPS W 3rd with 18, 28 apart. Recent form told a different story for TPS W: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 2.98 goals per team per game, KuPS W ran at 3.67 scored and 0.89 conceded, TPS W at 3 and 7.67.
Momentum sat with KuPS W, winners of their last three. TPS W had been beaten in three straight games. Over the last five, KuPS W had taken 12 of 15 points to TPS W's 3.
Savon Sanomat Areena in Kuopio, capacity 5,300, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, KuPS W led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.