Vesa 4-1 POHU/Hurjin in the Nelonen, Eteläinen, round 1.

Vesa won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–W), scoring 19 and conceding 26.

POHU/Hurjin won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–L–W), scoring 8 and conceding 23.

The two sides have met 4 times: Vesa 3 wins, POHU/Hurjin 1, 0 draws.