The Cup final opposed one of the losers in the championship and a club which perhaps had bigger ambitions, but was down on its luck in the championship. Haka Valkeakoski, traditional strong clubs in Finland, lost the title by a single point. Winning the Cup would have been good… KTP Kotka had typical midtable season – 5th in the preliminary stage, far behind the top 4 teams, but also far ahead of the rest the league; and 5th in the final stage, once again far behind from the top four. The final was tightly contested. At the end KTP Kotka clinched 3-2 victory.
Happy winners. KTP Kotka were not exactly a great traditional powerhouse, but happened to win something from time to time. This was one such occasion – well done for obviously inferior club, but also a good example of football in the lower European regions: teams were relatively equal in strength and without real stars and relatively few good players, everything was possible. KTP Kotka had anonymous players to jaded outsider’s eye – but OPS Oulu were anonymous just as much.