Jyväskylä and KPV met in the Group Stage of the Ykkönen on Saturday. The hosts won 4-1. It was a match where the scoreline told the story of the day.
A. Jalasvaara opened the scoring just 2 minutes in. K. Rintamaki doubled the lead 6 minutes later. And here's the thing, KPV did not fold immediately. T. Pahkala scored for the visitors at the 34th minute.
To be fair, the visitors had their moments early on. But Jyväskylä took control after the break. A. Arope added a 4th goal in the 65th minute. The game was effectively over by then.
Jyväskylä made 3 changes at the interval. J. Moilanen, P. Kytolaakso and O. Santalo came on together. They kept the momentum going.
The statistics back up the result. Jyväskylä hit the target 11 times compared to 3 for KPV. Possession was split almost evenly at 51%. It was a case of efficiency over volume.
The win moves Jyväskylä further from the bottom half. They sit seventh with 31 points after 22 games. KPV remain in twelfth place with 15 points.