Official Cup

MINEIRÃO
Spectators: 498 (Terracing: 375, Seating: 114, VIP seats: 9) Thommy Jadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thalis Karteris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bon Čáp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Akis Sarafis made a huge save. 14 minutes into the game, Omiros Fasoulas threw the ball into play from the sideline. MINEIROS's Teodoro Heidemann quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 16 minutes into the match, Michelangelo Merganiotis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of MINEIROS's Thommy Jadis. Thommy Jadis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bon Čáp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Akis Sarafis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Bon Čáp received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Akis Sarafis came out and tried to block the shot, but Bon Čáp slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 25th minute. 30 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Bon Čáp came free, but Akis Sarafis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC Ajax's Omiros Fasoulas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Laércio Ceresso in the 31 minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bon Čáp got free with Akis Sarafis in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 39 minutes into the match, Michelangelo Merganiotis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thommy Jadis. MINEIROS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michelangelo Merganiotis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Teodoro Heidemann kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 44th minute Michelangelo Merganiotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thommy Jadis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute, Michelangelo Merganiotis 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. After the first half AFC Ajax were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bon Čáp to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Michelangelo Merganiotis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Ajax's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michelangelo Merganiotis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Bon Čáp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bon Čáp in the 64th minute of play forced AFC Ajax's goalkeeper Akis Sarafis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC Ajax's Aureo Morera was substituted for German Sarracino. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Nikos Sterpis replaced Aleksander Petka. After 80 minutes MINEIROS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stavros Tsebelis who took care of the corner kick. Smail Larbi hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Thommy Jadis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 83rd minute. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mário Maradona in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Michelangelo Merganiotis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Ajax fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. 96 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Mário Maradona came free, but Akis Sarafis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

AFC Ajax's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.