TaPa 1-6 Ylöjärven Ilves in the Vitonen, Läntinen, round 1.

TaPa won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–L–D), scoring 6 and conceding 20.

Ylöjärven Ilves won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–W–L–W), scoring 16 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 2 times: TaPa 0 wins, Ylöjärven Ilves 2, 0 draws.