OuPa 2-3 WJK Varkaus in the Nelonen, Itäinen, round 1.

OuPa won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–L), scoring 17 and conceding 10.

WJK Varkaus won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 19 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 2 times: OuPa 0 wins, WJK Varkaus 2, 0 draws.