Official Cup

Black Forest
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giannis Rafailakis started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Nontas Livaditis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisc Firoiu. The Owls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nontas Livaditis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Giannis Rafailakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Francisc Firoiu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nontas Livaditis took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisc Firoiu. Francisc Firoiu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Liviu Huștea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thanasis Iliopoulos having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Giannis Rafailakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisc Firoiu. The Owls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giannis Rafailakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Francisc Firoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giannis Rafailakis's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Francisc Firoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestoras Xanthopoulos in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, The Owls's Rareș Tomulescu got a free kick in the 38th minute. After 38 played minutes, AFC Ajax's Nestoras Xanthopoulos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francisc Firoiu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AFC Ajax reached it. After 43 minutes, Giannis Platis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Ajax and the The Owls players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to AFC Ajax getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Giannis Platis hit a great ball. When Nestoras Xanthopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Ajax's protests and gave Nestoras Xanthopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AFC Ajax getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Nestoras Xanthopoulos hit a great ball. Sever Zăreanu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thanasis Iliopoulos. AFC Ajax's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

AFC Ajax made a substitution. Paschalis Kitsas replaced Nontas Livaditis. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexandru Coporan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute of the match Sever Zăreanu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thanasis Iliopoulos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandru Coporan in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thanasis Iliopoulos saved AFC Ajax from getting behind. Thanasis Iliopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Coporan, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. If Paschalis Kitsas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Rareș Tomulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 85 minutes, Eugen Chiriacescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Owls and the AFC Ajax players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eugen Chiriacescu kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The Owls's Francisc Firoiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save The Owls from getting a goal against them. The Owls's Francisc Firoiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save The Owls from getting a goal against them. The AFC Ajax players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.