Ajax/Playboys 4-5 Kiimingin Kiekko-Pojat in the Vitonen, Pohjoinen, round 1.

Ajax/Playboys won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–W–L–L), scoring 7 and conceding 12.

Kiimingin Kiekko-Pojat won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–L–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 18.

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