Malax IF 5-0 Närpes Kraft/Akademi in the Nelonen, Läntinen, round 1.

Malax IF won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–D–W), scoring 14 and conceding 5.

Närpes Kraft/Akademi won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–D), scoring 6 and conceding 13.

The two sides have met 4 times: Malax IF 1 win, Närpes Kraft/Akademi 2, 1 draw.