Santa Claus 2-4 Ypa in the Kakkonen, Group C, round 1 at Rovaniemen keskuskenttä, Rovaniemi (4,000 capacity).

Ypa won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–L–W), scoring 8 and conceding 10.

The two sides have met 10 times: Santa Claus 3 wins, Ypa 7, 0 draws.