World League

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Klement Bryk took the kick off in the first half of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Turgay Hafi came free, but Gigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ajax's Andrzej Rudy got a free kick in the 13th minute. After some careless play in the Ajax defense, Turgay Hafi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gigi Buffon. The Ajax fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gigi Buffon should have stopped the shot. Tonton Eren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Ciro Nerio made a huge save. After 18 played minutes Bancruz F.C got a freekick which was hit by Luca Driver. Tonton Eren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Ciro Nerio made a huge save. 21 minutes in the game Arturo Palladino did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Andrzej Rudy. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wojtek Sokol during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ajax getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Wojtek Sokol hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, Ajax's goal looked a bit too open when Clodoveo Matro came free, but Gigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Wojtek Sokol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciro Nerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 37 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Klement Bryk came free, but Ciro Nerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Turgay Hafi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gigi Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. After 44 played minutes Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Andrzej Rudy. When Clodoveo Matro came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Bancruz F.C 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 Clodoveo Matro couldn't finish the play.

After a rather tough play, Bancruz F.C's Carlos Arixo got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 51st minute of the match Chad Smith shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciro Nerio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonton Eren in the 52nd minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54thth minute of the game Turgay Hafi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ajax's Gigi Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Turgay Hafi in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Buffon saved Ajax from getting behind. Gigi Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Turgay Hafi in the 60th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignacy Grucza during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ignacy Grucza hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Bancruz F.C's Turgay Hafi got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ciro Nerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klement Bryk in the 68th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Turgay Hafi took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Gigi Buffon to make any attempt to save it. If Çelikan Koçaş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Çelikan Koçaş could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Gigi Buffon made a huge save. Ignacy Grucza hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Ajax's Jacek Kieca was substituted for Wojtek Sokol. Ignacy Grucza kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çelikan Koçaş in the 90th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's Çelikan Koçaş sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gigi Buffon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner led to Bancruz F.C's Alfonso Tauro getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.