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GR. PANTHERS ARENA
Spectators: 9400 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2162, VIP seats: 188) GREEN PANTHERS FC's Lionel-Andrés Messi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. AFC Ajax's Saruhan Vuralhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Junior in the 5th minute of play. Saruhan Vuralhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saruhan Vuralhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinícius Junior, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Ajax's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lionel-Andrés Messi was slow to take the kick. During this time GREEN PANTHERS FC's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Junior in the 13th minute of play forced AFC Ajax's goalkeeper Saruhan Vuralhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC Ajax's Saruhan Vuralhan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save AFC Ajax from getting a goal against them. In the 26th minute, Vinícius Junior 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. After a rather tough play, AFC Ajax's Veniamin Kountouratzis got a free kick in the 37th minute. The throw-in from Iason Stoltidis in the 44th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by GREEN PANTHERS FC's Edinho de Queirós. Saruhan Vuralhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michelangelo Merganiotis to make the kick off. Vinícius Junior blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Saruhan Vuralhan having to make a save. AFC Ajax's Saruhan Vuralhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Junior in the 55th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, GREEN PANTHERS FC's goalkeeper Jason Statham had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michelangelo Merganiotis. 61 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's Michelangelo Merganiotis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jason Statham narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Aureo Morera replaced Iason Stoltidis. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Aleksander Petka replaced Li Kuan Hong. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vinícius Junior in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Saruhan Vuralhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. GREEN PANTHERS FC's Jason Statham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save GREEN PANTHERS FC from getting a goal against them. AFC Ajax's Markos Seremetidis came free and shot a quick shot against goal 70 minutes in the game, fortunately Jason Statham had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Lambis Zacharatos hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. GREEN PANTHERS FC made a substitution. Ivars Lodīte replaced Coronel Fuster. GREEN PANTHERS FC's Didi Skarsø was substituted for Vinícius Junior. In the 74th match minute, AFC Ajax was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lambis Zacharatos to maneuver through the defense. When Lionel-Andrés Messi came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the GREEN PANTHERS FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lionel-Andrés Messi couldn't finish the play. Saruhan Vuralhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Skarsø in the 79th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Lionel-Andrés Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saruhan Vuralhan was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. GREEN PANTHERS FC's Jason Statham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 81st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Didi Skarsø managed to get in a good position for a shot. GREEN PANTHERS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Didi Skarsø was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saruhan Vuralhan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. GREEN PANTHERS FC's Stefanos Rigopoulos was substituted for Lionel-Andrés Messi. After a rather tough play, GREEN PANTHERS FC's Humberto Vidal got a free kick in the 88th minute. Jason Statham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Markos Seremetidis in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Skarsø in the 92nd minute of play forced AFC Ajax's goalkeeper Saruhan Vuralhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind GREEN PANTHERS FC's goalkeeper Jason Statham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. GREEN PANTHERS FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.