U23 World League

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Iwan Kornatowski got the match started through his kick off. Tytus Dudek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mikolaj Grunwalski having to interfere. Mikolaj Grunwalski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigiusz Galaska in the 5th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Filip Bendyk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. WaHa TeaM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ajax the free kick. In the 10th match minute, WaHa TeaM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Bendyk to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the match, WaHa TeaM's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tytus Dudek. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Iwan Kornatowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. WaHa TeaM's supporters rose to their feet, but Iwan Kornatowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gigi Buffon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Kornatowski in the 23rd minute of play forced Ajax's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Tomasz Sierocki fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ajax's protests and gave Tomasz Sierocki a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th match minute, Ajax was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomasz Sierocki to maneuver through the defense. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwan Kornatowski in the 26th minute of play. Ajax's Tytus Dudek got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 36 minutes of play, WaHa TeaM's Stasio Patora made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gigi Buffon was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to WaHa TeaM getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Mikolaj Kieca hit a great ball. Mikolaj Kieca's late challenge caught a Ajax's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mikolaj Kieca helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to WaHa TeaM getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Mikolaj Kieca hit a great ball. If Iwan Kornatowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

In the 55th minute Tytus Dudek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Grunwalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gigi Buffon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Iwan Kornatowski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 58 minute of play. The supporters of WaHa TeaM booed when Ajax was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dobromir Klimkiewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes in the game, Stasio Patora fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Gigi Buffon having to interfere. Iwan Kornatowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Gigi Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute Iwan Kornatowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iwan Kornatowski succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 70th playminute. In the 74th minute, Iwan Kieca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to WaHa TeaM getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Stasio Patora hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stasio Patora during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st minute, Stasio Patora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, WaHa TeaM's goal looked a bit too open when Wieslaw Cerocki came free, but Mikolaj Grunwalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jakub Plachetka charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jakub Plachetka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Iwan Kornatowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gigi Buffon having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched WaHa TeaM eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.