Helsinky saved its participation in play-off    (18. 8. 2007, (18.8.2007, florbal.cz – bink, translated by Eva F Novak)) Finnish champion was in a funk. He almost could part with a tournament. Fortunately it started playing better in the eight final group and gained a point for a draw with Pixbo and defeated Mladá Boleslav. It finally was enough to advance into the quarter-finals. An even match with Pixbo offered very attractive show at traditional Swedish-Finnish fitght. At the end both favorites parted peacefully with a draw 4:4. Till the evening duel with Mladá Boleslav was crucial for Helsinki. There they couldn’t hesitate and lose as in the opening match with Future. „We knew how our situation is and that we have to win. Of course we were quite nervous,“ admitted after the match Juha Kivilehto, a supporter of Helsinki SSV and the best player of Finnish league. A match was progressing hopefully for a Czech team, but the Finns manifested that they really mean it seriously concerning their advance into the next fights. Suddenly they were everywhere on the court and by five goals they managed to turn the score to final 5:1. Jani Kukkola showed off with hat trick. „It was really very demanding match and we were a bit tired at the end. We have prepared just 13 players,“ said Juha Kivilehto. In the quarterfinals the audience at the Sparta sports hall will see a duel of two champions. Finnish and Czech. Because SSV finally advance from second place of the eight final group due to better score and is going to encounter Tatran Střešovice.