Federation Clash Challenge

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vaggelis Pavlidis started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's Markos Seremetidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bogdan Pilarski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaggelis Pavlidis in the 12th minute of play forced AFC Ajax's goalkeeper Akis Sarafis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 29th minute of play forced Vęgoria Team's goalkeeper Bogdan Pilarski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Iason Stoltidis in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Vęgoria Team's Szczepan Fiszer. After a rather tough play, Vęgoria Team's Boguslaw Ikalewicz got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Emre Demir managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vęgoria Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Emre Demir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Akis Sarafis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gavino Demesio struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Akis Sarafis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vęgoria Team. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 40th minute of play forced Vęgoria Team's goalkeeper Bogdan Pilarski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Vęgoria Team's goalkeeper Bogdan Pilarski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Markos Seremetidis. Damian Jaraczeski hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. 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.

A collision led to Vęgoria Team getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Gavino Demesio hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in AFC Ajax's zone, Vaggelis Pavlidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Akis Sarafis came out of the goal and Vaggelis Pavlidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Thalis Karteris replaced Aleksander Petka. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Aureo Morera replaced Li Kuan Hong. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vaggelis Pavlidis in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Akis Sarafis saved AFC Ajax from getting behind. In the 68th minute Michelangelo Merganiotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Pilarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandros Sardanis in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bogdan Pilarski saved Vęgoria Team from getting behind. Vaggelis Pavlidis struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Akis Sarafis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vęgoria Team. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save AFC Ajax from getting a goal against them. Alexandros Sardanis might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bogdan Pilarski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alexandros Sardanis ran back to his position shaking his head. Bogdan Pilarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandros Sardanis, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Bogdan Pilarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. If Alexandros Sardanis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 86 minutes into the match, Vęgoria Team's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandros Sardanis came free, but Bogdan Pilarski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 90 played minutes AFC Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Thalis Karteris. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Roman Sierocki sped through AFC Ajax's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Akis Sarafis. In the 95thth minute of the game Alexandros Sardanis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vęgoria Team's Bogdan Pilarski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vęgoria Team's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.