The opening of the Superpesis quarter-finals ended in Pihkala with the victory of the Pattijoki Athletes at the end of the relegation race.
Pattijoki Urheilijat sought victory from Hyvinkää. The semi-final qualifying opening, which progressed at an even pace, ended with Tahko’s loss in Pihkala after the home game 0–1 (2–2, 2–2, 0–0, 0–2).
Raahelaiseura PattU will get a place in the quarterfinals with a break at their home field Rännäri on Thursday, because they can reach the top eight with two wins.
– In terms of outside play, we saw good things about the nests. The lockers kept the inside players tight. It was good perseverance from our team, but we have to remember from last year’s lessons that nothing has been won in this series yet, commented PattU’s game director from Kainuu Perttu Westersund.
PattU’s solution runs in the home race hit Martti Viitasalo and Vili Still.
The second quarter-final qualifying series between Kiteen Pallo and Imatra Pallo-Veikko starts on Wednesday.