EsPa/Renat 2-8 Vesa in the Nelonen, Eteläinen, round 1.

EsPa/Renat won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–L–W), scoring 6 and conceding 17.

Vesa won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–L), scoring 15 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 2 times: EsPa/Renat 0 wins, Vesa 2, 0 draws.