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Spectators: 6227 (Terracing: 4997, Seating: 1212, VIP seats: 18) An unexpectedly hard shot by Teemu Henriksson in the 3rd minute of play forced Ajax's goalkeeper Lauri Markkanen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax's zone, Usko Raisanen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lauri Markkanen came out of the goal and Usko Raisanen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lauri Markkanen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Usko Raisanen in the 12th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teemu Henriksson in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lauri Markkanen saved Ajax from getting behind. In the 23rd minute, Sulevi Saastamoinen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teemu Henriksson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lauri Markkanen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax's zone, Usko Raisanen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lauri Markkanen came out of the goal and Usko Raisanen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lauri Markkanen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eino Uitto, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax's zone, Teemu Henriksson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lauri Markkanen came out of the goal and Teemu Henriksson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Teemu Henriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lauri Markkanen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Usko Raisanen in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eino Uitto in the 44th minute of play forced Ajax's goalkeeper Lauri Markkanen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teemu Henriksson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Lauri Markkanen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teemu Henriksson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Usko Raisanen got free with Lauri Markkanen in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute Teemu Henriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauri Markkanen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teemu Henriksson in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lauri Markkanen saved Ajax from getting behind. In the 58th match minute, Kuurtola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eino Uitto to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Usko Raisanen got free with Lauri Markkanen in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ajax's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Usko Raisanen scored to the left of an out of position Lauri Markkanen, making the score, 0-1. Usko Raisanen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Kuurtola's Teemu Henriksson in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ajax's goalie prevented a goal. 73 minutes into the game, one of Ajax:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Usko Raisanen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Lauri Markkanen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sulevi Saastamoinen charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sulevi Saastamoinen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Sulevi Saastamoinen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Ajax defense, Usko Raisanen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lauri Markkanen. The Ajax fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lauri Markkanen should have stopped the shot. Lauri Markkanen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teemu Henriksson in the 97th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Kuurtola left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ajax.