U23 World League

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Amauri Barbosa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ booed when Ajax was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boguslaw Wos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Amauri Barbosa 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 Amauri Barbosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tytus Dudek in the 10th minute of play. Tytus Dudek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre de Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amauri Barbosa in the 22nd minute of play. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ademar Abraão, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amauri Barbosa in the 28th minute of play. Ademar Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristiano Albuquerque made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Wieslaw Cerocki sent off a good shot on target. Cristiano Albuquerque made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tytus Dudek in the 43rd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With a little luck, Ajax's Gigi Buffon got control of the ball when Amauri Barbosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fred Zonta kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 68 played minutes Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Wieslaw Cerocki. When Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Amauri Barbosa in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ajax's goalie prevented a goal. Gigi Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre de Lara in the 72nd minute. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remigiusz Galaska in the 80th minute of play. Cristiano Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walery Nowacki, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Amauri Barbosa hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 91 played minutes Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Wojciech Mietus. After some careless play in the Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ defense, Wieslaw Cerocki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristiano Albuquerque. The Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristiano Albuquerque should have stopped the shot.