Official Cup

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maicon Gonçalves took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evaggelos Chatzipanagis in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gil Seco saved AF CERRADO from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Evaggelos Chatzipanagis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil Seco was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 13 minutes into the match, Panagiotis Charalambakos notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of AF CERRADO's Gil Seco. Gil Seco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 24 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Charalambakos came free, but Gil Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Evaggelos Chatzipanagis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Seco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evaggelos Chatzipanagis hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in AFC Ajax's zone, Maicon Gonçalves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Menios Moschogiannis came out of the goal and Maicon Gonçalves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. André Luiz da Rocha charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed André Luiz da Rocha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of AFC Ajax booed when AF CERRADO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luiz da Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eliseu Senna didn't quite understand what happened when in the 40 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. After a rather tough play, AF CERRADO's Maicon Gonçalves got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Gil Seco came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Ajax's Evaggelos Chatzipanagis. But to his dismay, Evaggelos Chatzipanagis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The AF CERRADO players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFC Ajax were winning 0-2.

After 50 minutes, Dimitris Lazarakos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Ajax and the AF CERRADO players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dimitris Lazarakos kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Tiago Mello hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute, Fokas Kastanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gil Seco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Panagiotis Charalambakos went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 63rd minute of the match Pedro Cearense sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Menios Moschogiannis skillfully saved the ball. AFC Ajax's Menios Moschogiannis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maicon Gonçalves in the 69th minute of play. When Takis Platakidis was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 69 minutes had been played. After 70 played minutes AFC Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Takis Platakidis. Pedro Cearense took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Menios Moschogiannis. AFC Ajax's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Maicon Gonçalves came free, but Menios Moschogiannis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Menios Moschogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maicon Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the game, AF CERRADO's Maicon Gonçalves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Menios Moschogiannis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. André Luiz da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menios Moschogiannis having to interfere. Maicon Gonçalves took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Menios Moschogiannis. Menios Moschogiannis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After a rather tough play, AFC Ajax's Paris Zigouris got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Maicon Gonçalves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Koulis Kostaras hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. André Luiz da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of AFC Ajax booed when AF CERRADO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evaggelos Chatzipanagis kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Menios Moschogiannis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Mello in the 92nd minute of the match. Menios Moschogiannis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maicon Gonçalves's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. The AFC Ajax 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.