I-Kissat 5-4 Ilves/2 in the Kakkonen, Group B, round 1.

I-Kissat won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–D), scoring 7 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 10 times: I-Kissat 4 wins, Ilves/2 3, 3 draws.