U18 League

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Evaggelos Chatzipanagis kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Fiori Myftiu 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. Menios Moschogiannis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fiori Myftiu's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. When Koulis Kostaras fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Ajax's protests and gave Koulis Kostaras a yellow card for diving instead. In the 15th minute, Koulis Kostaras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fiori Myftiu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 27 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Fiori Myftiu came free, but Menios Moschogiannis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes, Panagiotis Charalambakos made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. A.K.Sh Albania's Mirel Çyfeku tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A.K.Sh Albania's Mirel Çyfeku played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaggelos Chatzipanagis in the 42nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Fiori Myftiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Menios Moschogiannis was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fiori Myftiu was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Evaggelos Chatzipanagis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirel Çyfeku saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, AFC Ajax's Dimitris Lazarakos got a free kick in the 56th minute. Panagiotis Charalambakos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Mirel Çyfeku tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Deni Eminaj during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th minute, Deni Eminaj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Menios Moschogiannis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fiori Myftiu in the 68th minute. When Takis Platakidis fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Ajax's protests and gave Takis Platakidis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, Takis Platakidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, A.K.Sh Albania's Ermir Bardhyli tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 72 minutes of play, AFC Ajax's Evaggelos Chatzipanagis made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mirel Çyfeku was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Fiori Myftiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Menios Moschogiannis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Endrit Rusi in the 83rd minute of play. Mirel Çyfeku showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koulis Kostaras in the 84th minute of the match. A.K.Sh Albania's Mirel Çyfeku played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panagiotis Charalambakos in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to A.K.Sh Albania getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Deni Eminaj hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's Evaggelos Chatzipanagis broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as A.K.Sh Albania's Endrit Rusi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Menios Moschogiannis. That made the score 4-1 after 94 minutes of play. In the 97th minute Panagiotis Charalambakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirel Çyfeku saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AFC Ajax had won after a very even match.