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Spectators: 7508 (Terracing: 5726, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 27) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matthias Genzwürker kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, AJAX's Matthias Genzwürker made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pertti Jatkola was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pertti Jatkola was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Matthias Genzwürker capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Matthias Genzwürker really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 11th minute, Matthias Genzwürker got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pertti Jatkola made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Toni Koivunen sent off a good shot on target. Joni Malinen hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthias Genzwürker in the 29th minute of play forced Huopanankoski IFK's goalkeeper Pertti Jatkola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pertti Jatkola made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Toni Koivunen sent off a good shot on target. Huopanankoski IFK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Matthias Genzwürker scored to the left of an out of position Pertti Jatkola, making the score, 4-0. If Toni Koivunen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Launo Luhtio to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Matthias Genzwürker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pertti Jatkola was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 54th minute, Toni Koivunen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pertti Jatkola was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Matthias Genzwürker struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Pertti Jatkola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AJAX. Matthias Genzwürker blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pertti Jatkola having to make a save. If Matthias Genzwürker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Veijo Hakanpää recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Matthias Genzwürker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pertti Jatkola was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Matthias Genzwürker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pertti Jatkola was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Toni Koivunen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Pertti Jatkola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. AJAX made a substitution. Petri Kuparinen replaced Eino Rantala. After a rather tough play, Huopanankoski IFK's Silvo Hiltunen got a free kick in the 80th minute. Matthias Genzwürker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pertti Jatkola having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Veijo Hakanpää had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pertti Jatkola. Huopanankoski IFK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Veijo Hakanpää was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Huopanankoski IFK's goalkeeper Pertti Jatkola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. AJAX had played much better football throughout.