Official Cup

El Templo Sagrado
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Markos Seremetidis kicked off to start the match. Chelco FC's Edelmiro Cresconio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 3rd minute of play. Saruhan Vuralhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogelio Fe in the 9th minute of play. With his leg Saruhan Vuralhan managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Chelco FC's Julian Silviano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Saruhan Vuralhan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Silviano in the 11th minute. Edelmiro Cresconio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Li Kuan Hong in the 13th minute of the match. Chelco FC's Edelmiro Cresconio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute Suban Arriba 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. When Chelco FC's Julian Silviano in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Ajax's goalie prevented a goal. AFC Ajax's Saruhan Vuralhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Silviano in the 22nd minute of play. Edelmiro Cresconio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Seremetidis in the 28th minute of play. Lambe Travieso made in the 29th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Rogelio Fe. 32 minutes into the match, Chelco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Markos Seremetidis came free, but Edelmiro Cresconio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Markos Seremetidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Cresconio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edelmiro Cresconio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markos Seremetidis in the 41st minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Markos Seremetidis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edelmiro Cresconio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Suban Arriba in the 68th minute of play forced AFC Ajax's goalkeeper Saruhan Vuralhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Markos Seremetidis might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edelmiro Cresconio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Markos Seremetidis ran back to his position shaking his head. Stavros Tsebelis charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stavros Tsebelis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd match minute, AFC Ajax was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stavros Tsebelis to maneuver through the defense. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Thalis Karteris replaced Aleksander Petka. Chelco FC's Baldomero Rufio was substituted for Rogelio Fe. AFC Ajax's Aureo Morera was substituted for Li Kuan Hong. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Alexandros Sardanis replaced Markos Seremetidis. The supporters of Chelco FC booed when AFC Ajax was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stavros Tsebelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Suban Arriba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saruhan Vuralhan was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. With a little luck, Chelco FC's Edelmiro Cresconio got control of the ball when Alexandros Sardanis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexandros Sardaniss short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Edelmiro Cresconio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 84 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomero Rufio came free, but Saruhan Vuralhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, AFC Ajax's Alexandros Sardanis got a free kick in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Chelco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Michelangelo Merganiotis came free, but Edelmiro Cresconio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michelangelo Merganiotis took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edelmiro Cresconio. Edelmiro Cresconio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The Chelco FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing AFC Ajax to win.