Official Cup

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Jacobo Ortzi made the kick off and thus started the match. AFC Ajax were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aleksander Petka took the corner. The crowd rose to their feet as Nikos Sterpis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Xzaiver Lorenzo. That made the score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. German Sarracino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Xzaiver Lorenzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Sterpis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikos Sterpis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Xzaiver Lorenzo made a huge save. Nikos Sterpis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Xzaiver Lorenzo made a huge save. A collision led to AFC Ajax getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Omiros Fasoulas hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Jacobo Ortzi came free, but Akis Sarafis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato were awarded a corner. Cagua Vilarrubia went to the cornerflag to take it. After 46 minutes, Venceslao Emesabel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato and the AFC Ajax players grew even worse after the yellow card.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 55th minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Xzaiver Lorenzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xzaiver Lorenzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 55th minute of play. Akis Sarafis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacobo Ortzi in the 62nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato defense, German Sarracino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xzaiver Lorenzo. The Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xzaiver Lorenzo should have stopped the shot. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Aureo Morera replaced German Sarracino. Xzaiver Lorenzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stavros Tsebelis, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Xzaiver Lorenzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Seremetidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When Urtzi Jordana fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's protests and gave Urtzi Jordana a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Urtzi Jordana got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Xzaiver Lorenzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Seremetidis in the 74th minute of play. Urtzi Jordana was shown his second yellow card after 78 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 79 played minutes Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato got a freekick which was hit by Urtzi Jordana. In the 86thth minute of the game Markos Seremetidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Xzaiver Lorenzo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Michelangelo Merganiotis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xzaiver Lorenzo having to interfere. Xzaiver Lorenzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markos Seremetidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Markos Seremetidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 92 minutes into the match, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goal looked a bit too open when Markos Seremetidis came free, but Xzaiver Lorenzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xzaiver Lorenzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markos Seremetidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC Ajax walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.