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ΠΑΟΚ F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 10984 (Terracing: 8239, Seating: 2526, VIP seats: 219) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Markos Seremetidis made the kick off which started today's match. Saruhan Vuralhan made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Zheng Yang Zhen sent off a good shot on target. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Sotiris Zacharakis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience was convinced that Zheng Yang Zhen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saruhan Vuralhan was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zheng Yang Zhen got free with Saruhan Vuralhan in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Theofanis Klotsobounidas in the 19th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AFC Ajax's Veniamin Kountouratzis. Özbek Samet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markos Seremetidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Özbek Samet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markos Seremetidis in the 25th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, AFC Ajax's Michelangelo Merganiotis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Özbek Samet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of AFC Ajax booed when ΠΑΟΚ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aşır Satılmış didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd 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. After taking down the ball on ΠΑΟΚ FC's corner Sotiris Zacharakis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Saruhan Vuralhan quite easily take care of the ball. Saruhan Vuralhan stood somewhat misplaced when Sotiris Zacharakis came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 34 minute. Saruhan Vuralhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sotiris Zacharakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. AFC Ajax's Saruhan Vuralhan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save AFC Ajax from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zheng Yang Zhen got free with Saruhan Vuralhan in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Özbek Samet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Li Kuan Hong in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When AFC Ajax's Markos Seremetidis in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalie prevented a goal. Markos Seremetidis didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 57th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Markos Seremetidis ran dejectedly back to his position. AFC Ajax's Aleksander Petka was substituted for Thalis Karteris. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Vassilis Bitsikas was substituted for Theofanis Klotsobounidas. ΠΑΟΚ FC's Savas Karameris was substituted for Aşır Satılmış. ΠΑΟΚ FC made a substitution. Isaias Oso replaced Ronaldão Mendonça. 67 minutes into the match, Zheng Yang Zhen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saruhan Vuralhan. AFC Ajax's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zheng Yang Zhen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michelangelo Merganiotis in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Özbek Samet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When ΠΑΟΚ FC's Zheng Yang Zhen in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Ajax's goalie prevented a goal. Saruhan Vuralhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sotiris Zacharakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Alexandros Sardanis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Özbek Samet read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. The throw-in from Vassilis Bitsikas in the 86th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AFC Ajax's Veniamin Kountouratzis. Alexandros Sardanis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 90th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 92nd minute Petros Mirtsos 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. Michalis Karkantos hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. AFC Ajax's Saruhan Vuralhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sotiris Zacharakis in the 94th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ΠΑΟΚ FC had won after a very even match.