Federation Clash Challenge

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cornelio Cordearo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 3rd minute of play. Racing Club's Miroslaw Jajecznica got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute Luciano Pirro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akis Sarafis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Akis Sarafis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Pirro in the 16th minute of play. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efmamjjasond Bronco in the 22nd minute of play. Cornelio Cordearo made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Nikos Sterpis sent off a good shot on target. 28 minutes into the game, Luciano Pirro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Akis Sarafis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cornelio Cordearo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikos Sterpis in the 32nd minute. Akis Sarafis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Pirro, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Akis Sarafis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Pirro, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute, Nikos Sterpis 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. Nikos Sterpis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cornelio Cordearo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Akis Sarafis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Pirro in the 41st minute of the match. When Nikos Sterpis came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the AFC Ajax fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nikos Sterpis couldn't finish the play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luciano Pirro made a kick off. Thalis Karteris's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cornelio Cordearo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute, Lambis Zacharatos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luciano Pirro'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 61st minute of play. Akis Sarafis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Pirro in the 64th minute of the match. Racing Club made a substitution. Epifanio Txomin replaced Luciano Pirro. AFC Ajax's Aureo Morera was substituted for German Sarracino. AFC Ajax's Aleksander Petka was substituted for Thalis Karteris. Racing Club's Samuel Nevada was substituted for Miroslaw Jajecznica. A throw-in in the 67th minute of the game was made by Gaston Bartuelo with Samuel Nevada as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The throw-in from Wang Lei in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AFC Ajax's Stavros Tsebelis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 72nd minute of play forced Racing Club's goalkeeper Cornelio Cordearo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's Markos Seremetidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cornelio Cordearo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, Racing Club's Epifanio Txomin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Akis Sarafis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Epifanio Txomin got free in front of the goal in the 79th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Akis Sarafis was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 90 minutes into the game, one of Racing Club:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Akis Sarafis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Txomin, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Nevada in the 96th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Epifanio Txomin put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Akis Sarafis. The Racing Club supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Racing Club would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.