Ajax/Playboys 1-3 Kiimingin Kiekko-Pojat in the Vitonen, Pohjoinen, round 1.

Ajax/Playboys won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–W), scoring 7 and conceding 21.

Kiimingin Kiekko-Pojat won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–L–D), scoring 6 and conceding 13.

The two sides have met 3 times: Ajax/Playboys 0 wins, Kiimingin Kiekko-Pojat 3, 0 draws.