LoVe 3-5 Esse IK/3 in the Kutonen, Läntinen, round 1.

LoVe won all 5 matches (W–W–W–W–W), scoring 26 and conceding 6.

Esse IK/3 won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–W), scoring 21 and conceding 10.

The two sides have met 2 times: LoVe 1 win, Esse IK/3 1, 0 draws.