League

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 10925 (Terracing: 8195, Seating: 2512, VIP seats: 218) AFC Ajax's Saruhan Vuralhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Papaggelakis in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute Nikos Papaggelakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saruhan Vuralhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Ingvar Nykvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandros Sardanis. 1-1 became the score in the 18th minute when Denílson Tepedino elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Michelangelo Merganiotis could shoot a difficult shot in the 21st minute, which Ingvar Nykvist however easily saved by the left post. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Ajax's goalkeeper Saruhan Vuralhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Li Kuan Hong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute Denílson Tepedino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saruhan Vuralhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th 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. Ingvar Nykvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tabachana F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexandros Sardanis was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC Ajax's players had a chance to rest. Tabachana F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thodoris Tassoulis in the 42nd minute. The corner led Tabachana F.C.'s Thodoris Tassoulis to fire away a dangerous shot which Saruhan Vuralhan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Alexandros Sardanis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Ingvar Nykvist made a huge save. Ingvar Nykvist acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 45th minute, took the ball on the long shot from German Sarracino. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

After 61 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Sven-Oskar Carlsson. Tabachana F.C.'s Erling Lewandowski was substituted for Thodoris Tassoulis. Tabachana F.C.'s Pantelis Christopoulos was substituted for Christian Cinque. AFC Ajax's Markos Seremetidis was substituted for Alexandros Sardanis. The supporters of AFC Ajax booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Oskar Carlsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Yan Kuan Jian managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Ajax's supporters rose to their feet, but Yan Kuan Jian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ingvar Nykvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tabachana F.C.'s Ingvar Nykvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksander Petka in the 65th minute of play. Denílson Tepedino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Saruhan Vuralhan made a huge save. Saruhan Vuralhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denílson Tepedino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rdth minute of the game Denílson Tepedino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Ajax's Saruhan Vuralhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. AFC Ajax's Saruhan Vuralhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Papaggelakis in the 84th minute of play. Saruhan Vuralhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denílson Tepedino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Denílson Tepedino made a precise shot to the right of Saruhan Vuralhan. AFC Ajax's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. The AFC Ajax supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Tabachana F.C.'s performance. The match ended with a win for Tabachana F.C..