Friendly League

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eero Uusipaavalniemi made the kick off which started today's match. Ajax's Gigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Laulaja in the 4th minute of play. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tonton Eren, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 9th minute of the match. Gigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Laulaja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tonton Eren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edwin van der Sar having to make a save. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wojtek Sokol in the 20th minute of the match. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdemar Kuoppala, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Wojtek Sokol kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Alfred Laulaja 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. Ajax's Gigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 27th minute of play. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wojtek Sokol in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute Davide Beckham 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. Edwin van der Sar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wojtek Sokol's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax's zone, Eero Uusipaavalniemi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gigi Buffon came out of the goal and Eero Uusipaavalniemi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edwin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Klement Bryk in the 41st minute. Edwin van der Sar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tonton Eren showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 43 minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tonton Eren made a kick off. With a little luck, Ajax's Gigi Buffon got control of the ball when Valdemar Kuoppala tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Valdemar Kuoppala took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Gigi Buffon to make any attempt to save it. In the 55th minute, Ignacy Grucza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Ajax's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Taisto Pentsinen. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 63rd minute of play. After 64 played minutes Manchester United FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Laulaja. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Pietari Puhakainen replaced Alfred Laulaja. Klement Bryk, 67 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Pietari Puhakainen kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tonton Eren came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eero Uusipaavalniemis short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Gigi Buffon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 75 minutes into the match, Valdemar Kuoppala had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gigi Buffon. Ajax's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valdemar Kuoppala was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Manchester United FC's Erik Cantona was substituted for Taisto Pentsinen. 79 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Klement Bryk came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Palladino, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wojtek Sokol in the 83rd minute of play. Gigi Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erik Cantona's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Gigi Buffon made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Eero Uusipaavalniemi sent off a good shot on target. Ajax made a substitution. Jacek Kieca replaced Wojtek Sokol. Manchester United FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 91st minute. Davide Beckham in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gigi Buffon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Ajax getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Cheng Li Shi hit a great ball. The Manchester United FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Manchester United FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.