Raahen Kiekko and FPS met in Suomi-sarja on 10 October, and the visitors climbed away from the bottom to snatch a 4-3 victory at home. The result overturned the form guide and our own reading of the fixture. We had backed the hosts with 68 per cent confidence, but the match went another way.
To be fair, the opening exchanges suggested the home side would control things. Raahen Kiekko took the lead and held it through the first half, but FPS found their rhythm after the break. They equalised, then went ahead, and the visitors ended the game with two goals to spare.
By then, both sides carried different stories into this encounter. Raahen Kiekko had beaten FPS 3-1 on 25 September, yet they lost 1-2 to Muik Hockey just three days before. FPS, meanwhile, were struggling — a 6-2 defeat to JHT on Saturday followed a heavy 6-0 loss to LeKi.
The table now shifts in a way that might surprise those only glancing at the numbers. Raahen Kiekko remain fourth after eight games with five wins and three defeats. FPS climb from 13th, still winless in this fixture but showing signs of life with their first victory of the season.
It was a reminder that the table goes out the window in these games. The hosts had worked the channels well early on, but FPS tightened things up when it mattered. A fourth straight loss for Raahen Kiekko would have hurt, but this result keeps them in the hunt.
