Official Cup

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Michelangelo Merganiotis took the kick off in the first half of the match. C.J. 张俊朗 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Galacticos's C.J. 张俊朗 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Sterpis in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Sture Hellbom came free, but Akis Sarafis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 played minutes AFC Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Nikos Sterpis. Sture Hellbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 22nd minute of play forced Los Galacticos's goalkeeper C.J. 张俊朗 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Michelangelo Merganiotis managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Ajax's supporters rose to their feet, but Michelangelo Merganiotis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. C.J. 张俊朗 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. C.J. 张俊朗 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 31st minute of the match. Pablo Aimar kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. When AFC Ajax's Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Galacticos's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Los Galacticos's C.J. 张俊朗 got control of the ball when Michelangelo Merganiotis tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 44 minutes, Ermengol Padro made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Los Galacticos were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sture Hellbom stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. C.J. 张俊朗 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Sterpis, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. C.J. 张俊朗 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Sterpis came free, but C.J. 张俊朗 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC Ajax's Omiros Fasoulas was substituted for German Sarracino. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Aureo Morera replaced Fondas Papagiannoulis. After 61 played minutes Los Galacticos got a freekick which was hit by Edwardo McDermott. Akis Sarafis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermengol Padro in the 67th minute of the match. With a little luck, AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis got control of the ball when Sture Hellbom tried to sneak it across the goal line. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Galacticos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aureo Morera was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC Ajax's players had a chance to rest. Los Galacticos's C.J. 张俊朗 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 76th minute of play. After 77 minutes, Markos Seremetidis made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Los Galacticos's C.J. 张俊朗 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Markos Seremetidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Los Galacticos's Yao Zheng Xuan was substituted for Sture Hellbom. In the 83rd 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: 2-2. C.J. 张俊朗 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markos Seremetidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 88th minute of play forced Los Galacticos's goalkeeper C.J. 张俊朗 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Markos Seremetidis in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck C.J. 张俊朗 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The AFC Ajax fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when AFC Ajax's Markos Seremetidis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.