Official Cup

Sauerland Arena
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Uwe Kuhni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michelangelo Merganiotis's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Nikos Sterpis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Kuhni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes of play, AFC Ajax's Nikos Sterpis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uwe Kuhni was left in no man's land by his defense there! Uwe Kuhni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uwe Kuhni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Sterpis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC Ajax's Aleksander Petka was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Uwe Kuhni in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 19 minutes Blau Weiß Sauerland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aleksander Petka who took care of the corner kick. When Adam Pingel fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blau Weiß Sauerland's protests and gave Adam Pingel a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AFC Ajax booed when Blau Weiß Sauerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Pingel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Blau Weiß Sauerland defense, Nikos Sterpis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uwe Kuhni. The Blau Weiß Sauerland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uwe Kuhni should have stopped the shot. In the 24th minute, Nikos Sterpis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Uwe Kuhni was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 30 minutes into the match, Nikos Sterpis notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Blau Weiß Sauerland's Uwe Kuhni. Uwe Kuhni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thomas Kallergis kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikos Sterpis in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Uwe Kuhni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willi Reutter got free with Akis Sarafis in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Nikos Sterpis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Uwe Kuhni was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Nikos Sterpis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Uwe Kuhni was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After 45 minutes, Rodolfo Birk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blau Weiß Sauerland and the AFC Ajax players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Blau Weiß Sauerland getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Rodolfo Birk hit a great ball. The Blau Weiß Sauerland players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFC Ajax were winning 0-4.

Uwe Kuhni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Sterpis in the 53rd minute of the match. Nikos Sterpis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uwe Kuhni having to interfere. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Thalis Karteris replaced Aleksander Petka. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Aureo Morera replaced German Sarracino. The audience thought a goal was coming when Markos Seremetidis got free with Uwe Kuhni in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 62nd match minute, AFC Ajax was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Kallergis to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's Markos Seremetidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Uwe Kuhni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 68 minutes in the game Rodolfo Birk did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luiz Nunes. Uwe Kuhni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 76th minute. Markos Seremetidis took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Uwe Kuhni. Uwe Kuhni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Miltos Margaritidis charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miltos Margaritidis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, AFC Ajax's Miltos Margaritidis got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Markos Seremetidis struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Uwe Kuhni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Ajax. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 89th minute of play forced Blau Weiß Sauerland's goalkeeper Uwe Kuhni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dorel Giubelean fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blau Weiß Sauerland's protests and gave Dorel Giubelean a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th minute, Dorel Giubelean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Markos Seremetidis notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Blau Weiß Sauerland's Uwe Kuhni. Uwe Kuhni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AFC Ajax had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.