Match Report
19 points separated the sides: MP 1st on 54, Viikingit 3rd on 35. MP had been under-performing their position — 44th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.68 goals per team per game, MP ran at 0.67 scored and 1 conceded, Viikingit at 1.5 and 1.45.
MP carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Viikingit — three in succession. The last-five ledger: MP 13/15, Viikingit 4/15.
The venue was Mikkelin Urheilupuisto, with room for 7,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
On target: 5-2 · Corners: 14-0