Friendly League

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lennart Härm took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Härm in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ettore Brunetta in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Buffon saved Ajax from getting behind. In the 6th minute, Ajax's Tonton Eren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Tonton Eren took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Waclaw Zajonc. Waclaw Zajonc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Ajax's Gigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobromir Adamowicz in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Carloforte f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tonton Eren came free, but Waclaw Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tonton Eren in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Waclaw Zajonc saved Carloforte f.c. from getting behind. The corner ended in Klement Bryk almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Carloforte f.c.'s Waclaw Zajonc did a great save. Waclaw Zajonc made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Tonton Eren sent off a good shot on target. Ajax were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Carloforte f.c.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Klement Bryk took the corner. If Tonton Eren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ignacy Grucza hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Carloforte f.c.'s Dobromir Adamowicz tried to score from far away in the 26th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Brunetta in the 27th minute of the match. Waclaw Zajonc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tonton Eren's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Dobromir Adamowicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Gigi Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Carloforte f.c.'s Waclaw Zajonc got control of the ball when Tonton Eren tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 35 played minutes Carloforte f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Ettore Brunetta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wojtek Sokol in the 36th minute of play forced Carloforte f.c.'s goalkeeper Waclaw Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tonton Eren might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Waclaw Zajonc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tonton Eren ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tonton Eren in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Waclaw Zajonc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chad Smith during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute of the match Dobromir Adamowicz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gigi Buffon showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

After a rather tough play, Carloforte f.c.'s Eric Backmann got a free kick in the 50th minute. Lennart Härms short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Gigi Buffon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 54 minutes into the match, Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Brunetta came free, but Gigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Carloforte f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tonton Eren came free, but Waclaw Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 70 minutes, Tonton Eren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ajax's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tonton Eren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 74th minute Klement Bryk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waclaw Zajonc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tonton Eren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Ajax booed when Carloforte f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arrigo Guidoni didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes, Ajax's Chad Smith shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Waclaw Zajonc came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ajax reached it. Ajax's Jacek Kieca was substituted for Wojtek Sokol. The crowd rose to their feet as Carloforte f.c.'s Dobromir Adamowicz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gigi Buffon. That made the score 3-1 after 92 minutes of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ajax fans cheered their team off the field, for while Carloforte f.c. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.