Official Cup

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 9050 (Terracing: 6789, Seating: 2081, VIP seats: 180) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nikos Sterpis took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Altay Bayındır got control of the ball when Nikos Sterpis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th match minute, AFC Ajax was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lambis Zacharatos to maneuver through the defense. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxi Gambetta in the 11th minute of play. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Altay Bayındır proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Maxi Gambetta put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Akis Sarafis. Altay Bayındır took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lakis Tsopakis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Altay Bayındır firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Michelangelo Merganiotis came up free with the goalie in the 25th 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 Michelangelo Merganiotis couldn't finish the play. Maxi Gambetta took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Akis Sarafis. Akis Sarafis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Altay Bayındır proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ from getting a goal against them. Nikos Sterpis spun around in front of the goal 30 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michelangelo Merganiotis got free with Altay Bayındır in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxi Gambetta in the 34th minute of play. The supporters of ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ booed when AFC Ajax was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omiros Fasoulas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Altay Bayındır stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michelangelo Merganiotis's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Altay Bayındır showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 55th minute of the match. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save AFC Ajax from getting a goal against them. The supporters of ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ booed when AFC Ajax was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omiros Fasoulas didn't get a good kick on the ball. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Markos Seremetidis replaced Nikos Sterpis. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Tom Roll was substituted for Ali Erdem Çetintürk. AFC Ajax's Thalis Karteris was substituted for Aleksander Petka. After 61 played minutes AFC Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Omiros Fasoulas. Akis Sarafis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maxi Gambetta went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Altay Bayındır made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Seremetidis in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77th match minute, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stephan Appiah to maneuver through the defense. Maxi Gambetta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Akis Sarafis made a huge save. Altay Bayındır 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 83rd minute. Markos Seremetidis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Altay Bayındır having to make a save. Altay Bayındır made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Seremetidis in the 86th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Stephan Appiah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Savaş Yekta was substituted for Maxi Gambetta. A collision led to ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Stephan Appiah hit a great ball. AFC Ajax's Markos Seremetidis got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.