Official Cup

The Dome
Spectators: 554 (Terracing: 417, Seating: 127, VIP seats: 10) Filippo Inzaghi made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Sterpis in the 3rd minute of play forced Revenge's goalkeeper Aleksandr Vasyutin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis got control of the ball when Berend Hermensen tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Berend Hermensen sped through AFC Ajax's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Akis Sarafis. Jan Buys kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A collision led to Revenge getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Henk-Jan Linders hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Revenge's goal looked a bit too open when Kyriakos Seremetis came free, but Aleksandr Vasyutin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michelangelo Merganiotis scored 1-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aleksandr Vasyutin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berend Hermensen in the 15th minute of play forced AFC Ajax's goalkeeper Akis Sarafis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksandr Vasyutin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stavros Tsebelis in the 18th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Revenge's goal looked a bit too open when Stavros Tsebelis came free, but Aleksandr Vasyutin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akis Sarafis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilco Willemse, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 28th minute Berend Hermensen 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. Revenge's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Berend Hermensen in the 28th minute. Aleksandr Vasyutin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 34th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Revenge's Berend Hermensen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Akis Sarafis. That made the score 2-1 after 43 minutes of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aureo Morera to strike the kick off in the second half. Aleksandr Vasyutin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 55th minute of play. Akis Sarafis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berend Hermensen in the 57th minute of play. If Filippo Inzaghi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. AFC Ajax's Bob Marley was substituted for Aureo Morera. AFC Ajax's Omiros Fasoulas was substituted for Kyriakos Seremetis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bob Marley in the 65th minute of play forced Revenge's goalkeeper Aleksandr Vasyutin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Bob Marley managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Ajax's supporters rose to their feet, but Bob Marley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleksandr Vasyutin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 76th minute of play forced Revenge's goalkeeper Aleksandr Vasyutin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Markos Seremetidis got free with Aleksandr Vasyutin in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Revenge's Aleksandr Vasyutin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 83rd minute of play. Aleksandr Vasyutin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 84th minute. When Revenge's Filippo Inzaghi in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Ajax's goalie prevented a goal. Revenge's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Berend Hermensen in the 87th minute. The corner ended in Wilco Willemse almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis did a great save. Markos Seremetidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Aleksandr Vasyutin made a huge save. Revenge's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Bob Marley scored to the left of an out of position Aleksandr Vasyutin, making the score, 2-2. In the 91st minute, Michelangelo Merganiotis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Revenge's Aleksandr Vasyutin got control of the ball when Markos Seremetidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Steven Palsma's late challenge caught a AFC Ajax's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steven Palsma helped the player get up and apologised. Bob Marley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee's whistle sounded for the end of the second half. The match was tied at 2-2. None of the players looked happy at the prospect of extra-time.

After 100 played minutes Revenge got a freekick which was hit by Wilco Willemse. 101 minutes into the match, Revenge's goal looked a bit too open when Michelangelo Merganiotis came free, but Aleksandr Vasyutin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC Ajax's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Markos Seremetidis in the 102nd minute. After taking down the ball on AFC Ajax's corner Markos Seremetidis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aleksandr Vasyutin quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filippo Inzaghi got free with Akis Sarafis in the 107th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With 111 minutes on the clock, Omiros Fasoulas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 111 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AFC Ajax! The goalkeeper, Akis Sarafis, was totally fooled by Revenge's Filippo Inzaghi, who 113 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. AFC Ajax's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.