HePuLi 3-0 MLHF/Reserves in the Kutonen, Eteläinen, round 1.

HePuLi won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–L–W), scoring 14 and conceding 11.

MLHF/Reserves won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 16 and conceding 10.

The two sides have met 2 times: HePuLi 1 win, MLHF/Reserves 0, 1 draw.