Roki Rovaniemi claimed a 4-3 victory over TUTO Hockey in their Mestis clash on Thursday evening. The hosts took all three points from the game, keeping their unbeaten start intact. It was a tight contest from the opening whistle, with neither side able to pull clear for long stretches.
The standings tell a simple story at this stage. Roki sit fourth after one game with a win already banked, while TUTO occupy eighth having played twice. Both sides have zero points so far — the season has barely begun and the table says nothing yet. What matters now is momentum.
Form suggests Roki should have been favourites on paper. They came off a 5-0 demolition of Hermes last week, and before that a 7-6 thriller against IPK. TUTO's recent run is more mixed — a 4-3 win over Pyry NOKI followed by a 1-4 defeat to K-Vantaa. The hosts had been scoring freely, the visitors had been finding gaps.
And here's the thing about our prediction — we backed the home side at 50 per cent confidence. It came in, though not without trouble. TUTO pushed harder than the numbers suggested they would, and Roki had to dig in during the final periods to see it out.
The result keeps Roki at the top of the early conversation, even if fourth place means little this early. TUTO's record now sits at one win and one loss from two games — they'll want to turn that into something more consistent. The gap between them is small, but the confidence from a home win is worth its weight.
