World League

Grodzka Stadium
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronaldinho Gaucho kicked off to start the match. Büyükada Commandos's Gianluca Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyprian Knopek in the 2nd minute of play. Gianluca Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyprian Knopek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Büyükada Commandos booed when FC Grodzka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Kaczeniak didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6th minute of the match, Alfred Kaczeniak tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gianluca Buffon saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Umur Eroğlu took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wincent Drab. Wincent Drab dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Umur Eroğlu might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wincent Drab. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Umur Eroğlu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ronaldinho Gaucho took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wincent Drab. Wincent Drab dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Wincent Drab took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldinho Gaucho took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wincent Drab. Wincent Drab dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ronaldinho Gaucho took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wincent Drab. Wincent Drab dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wincent Drab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience was convinced that Ronaldinho Gaucho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wincent Drab was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Gianluca Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateusz Fudalej, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Büyükada Commandos's Ronaldinho Gaucho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wincent Drab narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wincent Drab saved FC Grodzka from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgar Grondzki during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After the first half Büyükada Commandos were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Ronaldinho Gaucho scored 0-5 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wincent Drab, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wincent Drab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 65th minute of play. In the 69th minute Ronaldinho Gaucho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wincent Drab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wincent Drab didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in FC Grodzka's zone, Ronaldinho Gaucho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wincent Drab came out of the goal and Ronaldinho Gaucho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 84th minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wincent Drab was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. Ronaldinho Gaucho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Büyükada Commandos's Ronaldinho Gaucho got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 90th minute of the match, Ronaldinho Gaucho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wincent Drab saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wincent Drab saved FC Grodzka from getting behind. 93 minutes into the game, FC Grodzka's Borys Brytan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gianluca Buffon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. The FC Grodzka fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Büyükada Commandos were clearly better and deserved to take the win.