JoPS 5-3 SC Riverball/Allianssi in the Vitonen, Itäinen, round 1.

JoPS won 2, drew 3 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–D–W–D–W), scoring 20 and conceding 8.

SC Riverball/Allianssi won all 5 matches (W–W–W–W–W), scoring 32 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 4 times: JoPS 4 wins, SC Riverball/Allianssi 0, 0 draws.