FC Nurmes 3-2 JoPS in the Vitonen, Itäinen, round 1.

FC Nurmes won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–W–D), scoring 24 and conceding 8.

JoPS won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–D–W), scoring 16 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 3 times: FC Nurmes 1 win, JoPS 1, 1 draw.