Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: SJK (1st, 70 pts) held a 38-point advantage over Santa Claus (11th, 32 pts). Per game in the league, Santa Claus were scoring 1.81 and conceding 1.69, SJK 2.77 and 0.54, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Santa Claus carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Six consecutive wins preceded this game for SJK, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä in Rovaniemi, capacity 4,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: SJK led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-4.